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Calendar
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Ministry of Defence Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer) Urgent Question Repeat - Main Chamber Subject: Impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on armed forces recruitment and retention View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 12th January 2026 Ministry of Defence Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer) Statement - Main Chamber Subject: Ukraine and wider operational update View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 130
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory 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 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 178
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 131
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 131 Noes - 127
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 105 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 132 Noes - 124
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 97 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 41 Noes - 97
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 125 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 136
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 219
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 209
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 122 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 134 Noes - 185

Speeches
Lord Coaker speeches from: Defence Spending Lord Coaker contributed 8 speeches (967 words) Tuesday 6th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed Forces Recruitment and Retention Lord Coaker contributed 8 speeches (676 words) Tuesday 6th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Lord Coaker contributed 2 speeches (1,115 words) Report stage Monday 5th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence

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Lord Coaker mentioned

Parliamentary Research
Future of the Ajax programme - CDP-2026-0002 Jan. 09 2026 Found: Answering member: Lord Coaker | Ministry of Defence The safety of our Service personnel remains a

Deposited Papers
Friday 9th January 2026 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 08/01/2026 from Lord Coaker to Lord Craig of Radley regarding whether there had been any foreign interest in purchasing Ajax, as discussed during the Urgent Question on Ajax Armoured Vehicle. 1p. Document: MinLords_letter_to_Lord_Craig_-_Ajax.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 08/01/2026 from Lord Coaker to Lord Craig of Radley regarding whether there had been any
Friday 9th January 2026 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 08/01/2025 from Lord Coaker to Baroness Goldie and Lord Lilley regarding how the Government has taken account of the Pelindaba Treaty in relation to the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago, as discussed during the Report stage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill. 2p. Document: BIOT_MSU_MinLords_to_Baroness_Goldie.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 08/01/2025 from Lord Coaker to Baroness Goldie and Lord Lilley regarding how the Government
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 05/01/2026 from Lord Coaker to Peers regarding the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill committee stage debate (second day), amendments relating to the security arrangements group, the Government's response to those amendments, and questions raised during the debate. 2p. Document: MinLords_DG_Bill_Committee_Stage_Letter_Final.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 05/01/2026 from Lord Coaker to Peers regarding the Diego Garcia Military Base and British