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Calendar
Wednesday 14th January 2026 Ministry of Defence Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer) Urgent Question Repeat - Main Chamber Subject: Delays to the awarding of the New Medium Helicopter contract and potential closure of Leonardo’s helicopter site in Yeovil View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 123 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 127
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 162 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 176
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 152 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 211
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 161
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 155 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 160
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 149 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 153
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 151 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 156
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 162
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 134 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 150
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 114 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 53 Noes - 116
21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 159

Speeches
Lord Coaker speeches from: Royal Navy: Nuclear Submarines Lord Coaker contributed 11 speeches (901 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: Ministry of Defence: Budget Shortfall Lord Coaker contributed 8 speeches (969 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: Boarding of Sanctioned Vessels Lord Coaker contributed 8 speeches (946 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: New Medium Helicopter Contract Lord Coaker contributed 7 speeches (808 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence

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Lord Coaker mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2025 1 speech (1,239 words) Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Written Statements Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) Leeds North West (Katie White); my hon. and learned Friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury; Lord Coaker - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee Found: and Minister Elmore from the FCDO, who covers the Caribbean because of the links there; we had Lord Coaker

Written Answers

Type 45 Destroyers Asked by: Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 18 December 2025 (HL13064), whether only one Type 45 destroyer in the Royal Navy is operational. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) The Type 45 destroyers HMS Dauntless, Dragon and Duncan are operational. Type 45 Power Improvement Project upgrades remain on target and Class availability is maximised to ensure that the Royal Navy has been able to fulfil all of its operational commitments.

Parliamentary Research
Armed Forces Bill 2024-26 - CBP-10471 Jan. 21 2026 Found: In answer to a parliamentary question in November 2025, the Defence Minister, Lord Coaker, said that

Deposited Papers

Monday 19th January 2026 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 15/01/2026 from Load Coaker to the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham regarding a supplementary question raised during a question on sexual violence in the Armed Forces: specialist trauma-informed training for Armed forces chaplains to support victims. 1p. Document: MinLords_letter_Lord_Bishop_of_Southwell_and_Nottingham.pdf (PDF) Found: THE LORD COAKER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE