Information between 5th March 2026 - 15th March 2026
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 163 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 173 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 106 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 182 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 109 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 171 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 181 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 177 |
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11 Mar 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 292 |
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11 Mar 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 292 Noes - 161 |
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11 Mar 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 279 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 283 |
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11 Mar 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 286 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 292 |
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Performing Arts: Business Rates
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Monday 9th March 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to make comedy venues eligible for the 15% business rates relief. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has defined in guidance which properties will be eligible for the relief announced on 27th January 2026 based on definitions used previously in the business rates system. Individual Local Authorities will need to determine which properties meet these definitions. Some comedy clubs may be eligible for the relief, depending on their specific circumstances.
Properties that are not eligible for this support will still benefit from the wider business rate support package announced at the Budget, worth £4.3 billion over the next three years. The Government is also introducing new permanently lower multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties, which includes comedy venues, gyms and leisure businesses open to the public and with rateable values below £500,000. As a result, over half of ratepayers will see no bill increases, including 23% seeing their bills go down next year. This also means most properties seeing increases will see them capped at 15% or less next year, or £800 for the smallest.
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Domestic Abuse: Health Professions
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Friday 13th March 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support networks of (a) clinicians and (b) health professionals who wish to share best practice on responding to domestic abuse. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) A network of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (DASV) Leads are embedded in almost every National Health Service trust, integrated care board, and region across England. These Leads act as advocates both within the NHS and in partnership with external agencies to improve services for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. The national network of DASV Leads hold quarterly webinars to share good practice. They also use a secure NHS online workspace to share learning, resources, and training. |
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9th March 2026
Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) 8. Miscellaneous Political Patron for CRAFT (the new body for the UK comedy industry). This is an unpaid role. Source |
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Thursday 5th March Simon Opher signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th March 2026 King's Guard's ceremonial bearskin caps 45 signatures (Most recent: 26 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House commends this Government's commitment to advancing animal welfare, as demonstrated by key reforms including a banning of trial hunting, a banning of boiling live crustaceans, recognising their capacity for pain and ending the cruel practice of puppy farming; acknowledges the dedicated efforts of People for the Ethical … |
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Monday 16th March Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 23rd March 2026 Transition of rail workers into Great British Railways 28 signatures (Most recent: 26 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House welcomes and applauds the bringing into public ownership of the Train Operating Companies and their combination with Network Rail to create Great British Railways (GBR); believes that a just transition for railway workers into the new structures is vital to deliver a railway that works for everyone; … |
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Monday 9th March Simon Opher signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 16th March 2026 Future of Hamworthy Fire Station 19 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House expresses its concern at the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Authority’s plans to close eight stations within the service, including the one at Hamworthy in Poole constituency; acknowledges that this would result in a loss of 96 firefighters overall, thirteen of which would be from Hamworthy, with a … |
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Tuesday 10th February Simon Opher signed this EDM on Friday 6th March 2026 Rare Disease Day and Achalasia 16 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House marks Rare Disease Day on 28 February 2026; recognises achalasia as a rare and serious swallowing condition affecting the oesophagus, causing severe pain, malnutrition and significant impacts on physical and mental health; notes that around 6,000 people are estimated to be living with achalasia in the UK; … |