The Lord Coaker
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Coaker's full title is The Lord Coaker. His name is Vernon Rodney Coaker, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-08 → present
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools and Learners)
2008-10-05 → 2009-06-09
Minister of State (Home Office) (Policing, Crime & Security)
2007-07-02 → 2008-10-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Crime Reduction)
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
2003-06-13 → 2005-05-10
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2015-09-14 → 2016-06-26
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
2013-10-07 → 2015-09-14
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
2011-10-07 → 2013-10-07
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
2010-10-08 → 2011-10-07
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
2010-05-12 → 2010-10-08
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
Committee memberships
1998-11-09 → 1999-02-01
Social Security
2017-10-16 → 2019-11-06
Business and Trade Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights
Subject Group
|
Treasurer | UN Global Compact Network UK | 6 | 2023-07-04 |
|
Midlands Engine All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2024-11-22 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces Commissioner Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-11-06 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.