Lord MarkhamShadow
House of Lords
ConservativeLord Markham's full title is The Lord Markham CBE. His name is Nicholas Francis Markham, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 333rd of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 26%. 29 contributions since 2024-11-19.
What they’ve raised
Lord Markham has engaged substantially on assisted dying and end-of-life care, delivering 29 debate speeches predominantly focused on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill across multiple sessions in early 2026. Drawing on personal experience with his mother's terminal illness and his background as a former Health Minister, he advocated for assisted dying as a compassionate choice while emphasising the importance of robust safeguards and decision-making frameworks. His contributions also addressed broader health topics including palliative care, cancer, mental health, and NHS resources, alongside procedural matters on other bills.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Assisted dying32nd of 34724.0
- Palliative & end of life care72nd of 55220.0
- Cancer171st of 61310.0
- Mental health446th of 8678.0
- Heart disease & stroke69th of 3866.0
- Rare diseases44th of 1986.0
- Learning disability & autism591st of 8984.0
- Dementia206th of 2452.0
What they’ve said
“…Lord Hayward, if I was ever to win anything significant, it would definitely be by a massive stroke of luck. The Government’s clearly stated intention for the Bill is to create an event-agnostic framework that can be applied to certain future sporting events without requiring new primary legislation.”
Sporting Events Bill [HL] · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. This is clearly a serious incident that goes to the heart of public trust in one of our most important research assets. I pay tribute to the hundreds of thousands of volunteers whose data underpins the success of the UK Biobank and the breakthrough it has enabled.”
UK Biobank Data · 2026-04-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In 2007, she was diagnosed with late-stage womb cancer. When she was in pain at the end of her life, she was helped by hospice staff—in my words—to take an earlier train home. That experience changed how I see the debate.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The noble Lord was at pains to say that he felt that assisted dying was somehow not a compassionate part of care, but will he accept that, for some people, it is the true definition of compassion? Noble Lords have heard me say on many occasions that, when my mother was terminally ill and it was suggested that we might…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 ·