The Lord Evans of Rainow
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord 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.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,420
20 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£1,888
Travel claims
£443
Attendance £443
Total claimed
£9,751
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
134 Content(70.9%)
7 Not-Content(3.7%)
48 didn't vote(25.4%)
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, when we consider that China, with its long-term strategic endeavour to undermine our economy, owns critical national infrastructure such as water and our manufacturing industry—this has been evidenced in the motor manufacturing industry—could w
2026-09-15
Neighbourhood Health and Social Care
My Lords, the noble Baroness did not answer the question from my noble friend the Front Bench spokesman on who will be accountable if this does not work out properly.
2026-09-10
Home Owners and Home Ownership
My Lords, I am delighted to speak in this debate, for which I am most thankful to my noble friend Lady Eaton. It is we on these Benches who have been and proudly remain the party of home ownership. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Paul, I declare that I was
2026-09-10
Home Owners and Home Ownership
I apologise. I simply ask the Minister whether the Government will consider scrapping the stamp duty land tax for primary residences. I thank my noble friend Lady Eaton for giving me the opportunity to voice this cause, and I look forward to the response
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
My Lords, the Minister will be aware that the Chinese Government and their motor manufacturers are eyeing up the European car market, flooding it with millions of good-quality cars which are undercutting our own domestic market—an issue the noble Lord, L
My Lords, I pay tribute to our formidable chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, for keeping us all on track. I welcome the Government’s response to the Social Mobility Policy Committee’s report on social mobility and NEETs, and it is encoura
2026-07-23
Young People: Gambling Harm
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, for this very important debate. I also welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Twycross, back to her place.
First, it is important to define what is meant by young people. Those under the age of 18 are c
2026-07-23
National Youth Strategy
My Lords, I welcome the Minister to her place and start by declaring an interest. Macclesfield is a long way from the sea, but we are very fortunate to have a wonderful sea cadet unit, TS Ardent. My two children had 10 years of fun and frolics on the wat
2026-07-20
EU Security Action for Europe Programme
My Lords, I congratulate our new Prime Minister: he was a good MP for Leigh and Mayor of Manchester. In the interest of our country, I wish him every success. Last week, I met with military chiefs at NATO headquarters in Brussels, and they told me of the
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for securing this important debate. There is broad agreement across the House on one central point: if we are to build an NHS that is sustainable for the future, we cannot rely solely on treating people o
2026-06-25
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
My Lords, the Department of Health and Social Care’s own health needs assessment noted that there are still no reliable prevalence studies for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in England, despite estimates suggesting that the UK may have one of the highe
2026-06-24
Resistant Hypertension
My Lords, NICE has recognised renal denervation as a potential treatment option for resistant hypertension, yet its use remains limited and subject to special arrangements for governance and research. What assessment have the Government made of the exten
2026-06-18
Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
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 encephal
2026-06-17
State of Extremism Report
My Lords, I will give the Minister a case study that he has previously referred to. In university campuses, student union committees get elected on a platform of antisemitism, Holocaust denial and insisting on the sacking of a Jewish professor of economi
2026-06-11
Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment
My Lords, I am truly grateful to everyone who contributed with excellent speeches to this debate today. As the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, said, it has been a non-partisan debate, which means that I look forward to debating again when we get the Milburn re
2026-06-11
Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment
That this House takes note of the economic implications of the Government’s approach to welfare reforms and the current levels of youth unemployment.
2026-06-11
Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment
My Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Younger on his 15 years’ service on the Front Bench. He was an outstanding public servant and is very much missed in your Lordships’ House.
All of us can remember our first job and the moment we got our
2026-06-01
Devolved Public Services: Funding
My Lords, Lord Barnett was an outstanding public servant as a Manchester Member of Parliament and a Treasury Minister under the Callaghan Government, and he was given the task to come up with this formula in 1978 to placate the Scottish nationalists. I h
2026-05-20
Self-employed: Paternity Leave
The Minister has said twice at the Dispatch Box that she will report back with a decision in early 2027. Will that be January or February 2027?
2026-05-19
VAT Relief: Business Donations
My Lords, what assessment have the Government made of VAT registration for high street businesses such as mini-markets, vape shops and the like? I recently bought a phone charger and was surprised not to see a VAT receipt, and that business—there are man
2026-04-21
Cancer Outcomes in the UK
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for securing this important debate. When I was a Minister, the noble Lord used to stand up and ask me extremely searching questions—well, they were searching questions to me—to which I did not always know the
My Lords, when will the Government respond to the House of Lords Select Committee report on social mobility? That response is overdue. I appreciate that the Minister may not have the answer, but perhaps she could write to me.
2026-03-24
Public Transport: Accessibility
My Lords, accessibility into Macclesfield station is severely curtailed for disabled people. The booking hall has been refurbished, which is most welcome, but it would be helpful if there was a completion date. Can the Minister look into this matter? The
My Lords, the Minister did not answer my noble friend’s question. How many other councils could be in this position on equal pay?
2026-03-13
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, Amendments 158 and 163 are in my name. I will speak also to Amendments 157 and 164, in the name of my noble friend Lord Ahmad, who cannot be with us here today. Amendment 157 in my noble friend’s name
“seeks to ensure that a doctor may not r
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Register of Interests · 3 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Director, GTE Consultants Limited (company owned with wife which provides advice on UK and global current affairs)
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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GTE Consultants Limited (company owned with wife which provides advice on UK and global current affairs - see category 1)
registered 2022-12-08 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Contributions to member and his wife's travel, accommodation and associated costs as part of the Lords and Commons cricket team visit to Australia, 26 December 2025 to 5 January 2026, made by Horatius Advisory Limited and Deltroit Asset Management (UK) LLP
registered 2026-01-21
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Party history
2010-05-06 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2023-01-01 → 2024-07-05
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2026-06-05 → present
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2024-09-01 → 2024-11-10
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2011-11-14 → 2013-03-25
Administration Committee
2012-10-29 → 2015-03-30
Work and Pensions Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-11-04
Social Mobility Policy Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 8 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cricket
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2027-02-22 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Football Supporters
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-03 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Smart Towns and Regions
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-04-17 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on ClimateTech
Subject Group
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Officer | Startup Coalition | 4 | 2027-04-16 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion
Subject Group
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Officer | National Black, Asian, Mixed Race, and Minority Ethnic Transplant Alliance (NBTA) | 4 | 2027-02-14 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society
Subject Group
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Officer | AtaLoss | 4 | 2026-07-19 |
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Football All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Fair Game | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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Football Club All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Officer | iNHouse Communications | 4 | 2026-03-25 |
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
Showing
10
of 10 tabled
10 answered(100.0%)
4
departments
2026-07-23
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Marine Environment: Tanzania
Answered
2026-07-23
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Hurricanes and Tornadoes: Antigua and Barbuda
Answered
2026-07-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Energy Supply: Batteries
Answered
2026-01-15
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestine: Curriculum
Answered
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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)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Driving (Assessment of Drug Misuse) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-06-19 | |
| National Commonwealth Military Day Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-03-12 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.