Information between 9th March 2026 - 8th April 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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18 Mar 2026 - Student Loans - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 262 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 266 |
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18 Mar 2026 - Fuel Duty - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 252 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 259 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 276 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 164 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 276 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 167 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 273 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 164 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 275 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 161 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 268 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 281 Noes - 167 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 283 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 286 Noes - 163 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 289 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 291 Noes - 158 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 284 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 300 Noes - 149 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 285 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 292 Noes - 162 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 286 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 163 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 162 |
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24 Mar 2026 - Oil and Gas - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 283 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 297 |
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24 Mar 2026 - Defence - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 295 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 306 |
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Simon Opher speeches from: Public Baths and Lidos
Simon Opher contributed 1 speech (551 words) Wednesday 25th March 2026 - Westminster Hall |
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Simon Opher speeches from: Social Enterprises and Community Ownership
Simon Opher contributed 1 speech (332 words) Wednesday 18th March 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade |
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Simon Opher speeches from: GP Contract
Simon Opher contributed 1 speech (116 words) Monday 16th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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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 16th April Simon Opher signed this EDM on Wednesday 22nd April 2026 Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners 32 signatures (Most recent: 22 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House expresses grave concern about reports of widespread and systematic torture of Palestinians detained and imprisoned by Israel, including children; notes with alarm that, since 2023, the situation has deteriorated significantly, with evidence of intensifying abuses, including beatings, sexual violence, starvation and lethal mistreatment, leading to unprecedented numbers … |
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Tuesday 14th April Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 20th April 2026 23 signatures (Most recent: 22 Apr 2026) Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South) That this House notes recent research showing that the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda is a major hub for oil industry tax avoidance, and hosts the headquarters of three of the world’s top ten oil drilling contractors, four of the world’s ten biggest oil tanker companies, Shell and Chevron offices, … |
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Monday 13th April Simon Opher signed this EDM on Friday 17th April 2026 Upland farmers and common land 13 signatures (Most recent: 21 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House notes with concern that thousands of upland farmers in England face exclusion from future environment schemes due to the absence of a mechanism for common land to apply to the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT); recognises that around 4,000 farming businesses … |
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Thursday 5th March Simon Opher signed this EDM on Thursday 16th April 2026 Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (No. 2) 53 signatures (Most recent: 20 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow) That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 1691, a copy of which was laid before this House on 5 March, be disapproved. |
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Monday 13th April Simon Opher signed this EDM on Tuesday 14th April 2026 Palestinian Nakba commemoration march 37 signatures (Most recent: 22 Apr 2026)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House notes that every year the Palestine Coalition organises a march in London on the anniversary of the Nakba and that this year the march falls on Saturday 16 May; expresses its strong concern that the Metropolitan Police has refused the Palestine movement its preferred route for the … |
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Thursday 26th March Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 13th April 2026 Decoupling the price of gas from electricity 21 signatures (Most recent: 14 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Carla Denyer (Green Party - Bristol Central) That this House notes with alarm that another global fossil fuel price shock is once again threatening to send bills for households and businesses through the roof, equal to or worse than the price surge seen after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; believes that when people across the UK are already … |
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Wednesday 11th March Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 13th April 2026 Payment of employment tribunal awards 34 signatures (Most recent: 13 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House notes with concern the continuing non-payment of a significant number of awards made by the Employment Tribunal, including reports by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism that Freedom of Information requests found that three quarters of more than 7,000 workers using the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme did … |
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Monday 2nd March Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 13th April 2026 Use of catapults against wildlife 29 signatures (Most recent: 13 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn) That this House condemns the increasing misuse of catapults against wildlife, domestic animals, private property and persons in both urban and rural settings; commends the work of Naturewatch Foundation and other animal welfare organisations in raising awareness of this issue and in seeking to reduce the number of innocent victims … |
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Thursday 5th March Simon Opher signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th March 2026 King's Guard's ceremonial bearskin caps 78 signatures (Most recent: 22 Apr 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 29 signatures (Most recent: 13 Apr 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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16 Mar 2026, 5:35 p.m. - House of Commons "notes. >> Gloucester Simon Opher. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I'd like to declare an interest. " Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) (Aberafan Maesteg, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Pension Schemes Bill
123 speeches (26,138 words) Report stage Monday 23rd March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Sharkey (LD - Life peer) the Pensions Regulator; in its February 2026 responses to the Minister’s honourable friends Dr Simon Opher - Link to Speech |