Lord Evans of RainowWhip
House of Lords
ConservativeLord Evans of Rainow's full title is The Lord Evans of Rainow. His name is Graham Evans, and he is a current member of the House of Lords. Sits on the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 432nd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 34%. 22 contributions since 2024-07-19.
What they’ve raised
Lord Evans of Rainow has engaged extensively with health and social care through 22 debate speeches, addressing a broad range of topics including mental health, cancer, dementia, palliative care, and NHS workforce issues. His contributions demonstrate a particular focus on end-of-life care and assisted dying, with multiple speeches during the Terminally Ill Adults Bill debates, alongside substantive interventions on preventative healthcare, rare diseases like myalgic encephalomyelitis, and the role of unpaid carers in the social care system. He has also raised specific NHS access issues, such as the availability of dementia treatments like lecanemab on the NHS.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care147th of 55210.0
- Public health & prevention174th of 68310.0
- Assisted dying104th of 3478.0
- Mental health446th of 8678.0
- Dementia55th of 2456.0
- NHS waiting lists198th of 5306.0
- Learning disability & autism591st of 8984.0
- Cancer320th of 613
What they’ve said
“…also recognise the potential benefits of neighbourhood health centres in bringing diagnostics, rehabilitation, mental health services and primary care together and closer to where people live. However, there are legitimate questions to be asked about pace and delivery.”
Healthcare Services: Acute, Primary and Community · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for securing this important debate. I join others in paying tribute to the patients, families, clinicians, researchers and charities who have worked tirelessly to improve understanding of myalgic encephalomyelitis.”
Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The proportion of disabled NEET young adults who cite mental health as their main health problem has risen from 24% in 2011 to 42% in 2025. All those who fell into ill health-related economic inactivity between 2017 and 2019, almost eight in 10, were still NEET more than two years later.”
Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment · 2026-06-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As I say, I am a family man and have had two experiences of cancer. The first was my late sister, who died of pancreatic cancer. I was listening attentively to the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick, who mentioned a spray that can detect pancreatic cancer. That was not available until relatively recently.”