The Rt Hon. the Lord Darzi of Denham OM KBE
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Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Darzi of Denham's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Darzi of Denham OM KBE. His name is Ara Warkes Darzi, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 13
2026-03-03
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
If I have not, then I apologise. I still believe it is not clear on paper. I feel it is the flavour that is being bound, but if the noble Lord’s amendment is correcting that, that is fine. Narrowing the powers before the science is settled is another is
2026-03-03
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I strongly support the Bill and the ambition to create a smoke- free generation. Throughout my clinical and academic career, I have consistently argued for bold preventive action, because nothing would do more to reduce preventable death and he
2026-02-12
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
My Lords, many of you will know that I did my medical training in Ireland. In fact, I exercised some of my skills in this Chamber back in 2007. Irish medical education is excellent, and many of its graduates have gone on to distinguished careers in the N
2023-01-17
Nagorno-Karabakh
My Lords, as we have heard, the ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor is causing a humanitarian crisis which has been widely condemned but to no discernible effect. Food is being rationed in Nagorno-Karabakh, schools are closed because of shortages and
2022-10-28
Genocide Determination Bill [HL]
My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for the passionate and determined way he has pursued this vital issue over many years. As the first Armenian in the British Parliament, and as a descendent of a genocide survivor, I owe him a particu
2019-07-02
Academic Health Science Centres
My Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Brockwell, for calling this debate on the future policy of academic health science centres. I declare an interest: I chair the Accelerated Access Collaborative, I am a non-executive director of NHS Im
2018-07-05
The NHS
My Lords, I have a few minutes to finish off. I thank everyone here for their amazing contributions on this very special day—the 70th anniversary of the NHS. The thoughts and ideas, although diverse, were all united in one thing: not just celebrating the
2018-07-05
The NHS
My Lords, in opening this debate, I declare my interest. I am a practising surgeon in the NHS at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, and the Royal Marsden and am the chair of surgery at Imperial College. I proudly sit as a non-executive director of NHS Impro
2018-07-05
The NHS
That this House takes note of the creation of the National Health Service in 1948, and the case for integration of health, mental health, social and community care to equip the National Health Service for the next 70 years.
2017-07-20
Health: Congenital Heart Disease
I suggest that the last person I will ask about their experience is the person who is conflicted.
2017-07-20
Health: Congenital Heart Disease
My apologies, my Lords. Just to finish, I strongly believe that this debate is based on complete fallacy in terms of the evidence supporting it and I urge the Government not to dismantle the most important hospital contributing to the treatment of congen
2017-07-20
Health: Congenital Heart Disease
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Boothroyd, for calling this debate. I declare an interest: I am a surgeon working in the NHS, the chair of surgery at Imperial College London and a consultant surgeon at Imperial College and the Royal Marsden NH
2016-12-06
Higher Education and Research Bill
My Lords, I acknowledge the noble Viscount, Lord Younger of Leckie, who is leading on the Bill. Before I begin, I declare an interest in that I sit on the advisory council of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. I also hold an academic
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Register of Interests · 29 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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Consultant Surgeon, The Royal Marsden Hospital Foundation NHS Trust
registered 2021-01-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Senior partner and chair, Pre-emptive Health & Medicine, Flagship Pioneering UK Ltd (life sciences)
registered 2021-01-12 · amended 2025-06-26
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Consultant Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
registered 2011-06-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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Paul Hamlyn Chair and Director, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London
registered 2010-05-06 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Prova Health Limited (healthcare solutions)
registered 2023-06-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Faro Ventures Limited (holding company)
registered 2021-05-04 · amended 2025-04-05
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Ca Cha Two HoldCo Limited (dormant company)
registered 2020-08-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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Ara Darzi London HoldCo Limited (dormant company)
registered 2020-08-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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SQI HoldCo Limited (dormant company)
registered 2020-08-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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HQI Holdings Limited (holding company)
registered 2018-02-27 · amended 2025-04-05
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Ara Darzi London Limited (100% subsidiary of Ara Darzi London HoldCo Limited)
registered 2018-02-27 · amended 2025-06-26
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Ca Cha Two Inc (property investment - 100% subsidiary of Ca Cha Two HoldCo Limited)
registered 2017-03-30 · amended 2025-04-05
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Health Quality Improvement LLC (100% subsidiary of HQI Holdings Limited) (holding company)
registered 2017-03-02 · amended 2025-06-26
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Ara Darzi Limited Qatar (healthcare consultancy - 100% subsidiary of Health Quality Improvement LLC)
registered 2016-03-18 · amended 2025-04-07
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SQI Limited (100% subsidiary of SQI HoldCo Limited)
registered 2016-03-09 · amended 2025-04-07
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SQI Property Limited (100% subsidiary of SQI Limited)
registered 2016-03-09 · amended 2025-04-07
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Harbinger Health
registered 2025-06-26
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YourBio Health
registered 2025-06-26
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BoobyBiome Ltd (healthcare)
registered 2025-06-26
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Montai Health Inc (molecular nutrition)
registered 2025-03-06 · amended 2025-04-05
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Hertility Ltd (healthcare)
registered 2023-06-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Ufonia Ltd (healthcare)
registered 2023-06-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Emteq Limited (developing wearable technology to monitor and translate human intent and expression)
registered 2022-05-18 · amended 2025-04-05
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Dosium Holding Ltd (paediatric drug measurement) (advisory shares)
registered 2020-12-01 · amended 2025-06-26
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IRIS Ideal Match Inc (advisory shares) (AI/facial recognition)
registered 2020-12-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Oxford Nanopore (DNA/RNA sequencing)
registered 2020-12-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Ten Lifestyle Holdings Limited
registered 2016-09-05 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Flat in London SW7 from which rental income is received
registered 2020-10-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Flat in London W1W from which rental income is received
registered 2018-07-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2019-07-09 → present
Non-affiliated
current
2007-07-12 → 2019-07-08
Labour
Government posts
2007-06-29 → 2009-07-21
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
External or private office
deidre.thompson@imperial.ac.uk
0203 312 1395; Fax: 020 3312 6950 · Division of Surgery, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital Campus, 10th Floor, QEQM Wing, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY
0203 312 1395; Fax: 020 3312 6950 · Division of Surgery, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital Campus, 10th Floor, QEQM Wing, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 1 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
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)
3 bills
2 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2009-01-15 | |
| Health and Social Care Act 2008 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2007-11-15 | |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2007-11-08 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.