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Information between 21st April 2026 - 1st May 2026

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Division Votes
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 280 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 149
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment 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 - 291 Noes - 144
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment 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 - 288 Noes - 147
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment 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 - 287 Noes - 150
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment 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 - 293 Noes - 155
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment 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 - 287 Noes - 149
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 152
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment 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 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 297 Noes - 147
27 Apr 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over) - View Vote Context
Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 269 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 176
27 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 269 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 164
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment 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 - 271 Noes - 171
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 264 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 269 Noes - 170
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 265 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 170
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment 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 - 273 Noes - 167
27 Apr 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 262 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 64
28 Apr 2026 - Business without Debate - 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 6 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 28
28 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 322 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 158
28 Apr 2026 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 308 Noes - 81


Speeches
Simon Opher speeches from: Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
Simon Opher contributed 1 speech (59 words)
Wednesday 22nd April 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care


Written Answers
General Practitioners: Termination of Employment
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud)
Tuesday 28th April 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GPs have left each ICB in the last 12 months.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Thanks to actions taken by this Government, we have the highest number of fully qualified general practitioners (GPs) since 2015, and steps are being taken to grow the GP workforce further. The national leaver rate was 7.8% in the period covering March 2025 to March 2026.

The table below shows the proportion of fully qualified GPs who have left each integrated care board, and the total change in full-time equivalent (FTE) fully qualified GPs employed by practices from March 2025 to March 2026.

ICB Name

Headcount leaver rate

Change in FTE fully qualified GPs employed by practices

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB

7.6%

12

NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB

6.8%

20

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB

9.5%

1

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB

10.3%

47

NHS North West London ICB

7.3%

1

NHS South West London ICB

7.5%

22

NHS Devon ICB

6.6%

25

NHS Gloucestershire ICB

7.4%

2

NHS Dorset ICB

7.5%

-2

NHS Sussex ICB

6.3%

25

NHS Hampshire and Isle Of Wight ICB

7.5%

47

NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB

7.7%

71

NHS Lincolnshire ICB

14.1%

-7

NHS Black Country ICB

7.1%

12

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB

7.7%

12

NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB

8.8%

12

NHS Greater Manchester ICB

6.8%

62

NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB

8.2%

12

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB

10.2%

-5

NHS West Yorkshire ICB

5.0%

26

NHS South East London ICB

9.2%

14

NHS North Central London ICB

7.1%

25

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

7.0%

10

NHS Somerset ICB

11.0%

1

NHS Kent and Medway ICB

8.2%

53

NHS Frimley ICB

9.5%

22

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB

7.7%

69

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB

9.1%

-5

NHS Northamptonshire ICB

8.2%

6

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

7.2%

0

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB

7.1%

-6

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

8.1%

26

NHS North East London ICB

7.7%

1

NHS Cornwall and The Isles Of Scilly ICB

8.4%

-5

NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB

4.6%

8

NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB

9.7%

-3

NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB

6.7%

0

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB

9.6%

1

NHS Mid and South Essex ICB

7.9%

-13

NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB

8.8%

-7

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB

6.7%

26

NHS South Yorkshire ICB

8.4%

6

Notes:

  1. data does not include estimates for practices that did not provide fully valid staff records;
  2. data does not include GPs employed in primary care networks;
  3. data does not include GPs who moved from one ICB to another during the reporting period;
  4. the headcount percentage of GPs leaving is calculated based on the period in which the GP last appeared. It indicates the percentage of the cohort workforce that left the cohort prior to the next data extract; and
  5. leavers are GPs whose identifying information was present in the relevant dataset at the beginning but not at the end of the specified time period.


MP Financial Interests
27th April 2026
Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud)
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Brazil between 13 April 2026 and 19 April 2026
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Early Day Motions Signed
Thursday 23rd April
Simon Opher signed this EDM on Thursday 30th April 2026

Protection and restoration of ancient woodland

42 signatures (Most recent: 13 May 2026)
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House recognises the rich biodiversity of ancient woodlands across the United Kingdom, and their vital role in meeting the nation’s climate and biodiversity obligations as set out in the Environment Act 2021; notes that ancient woodland, those that have existed since at least 1600, covers just 2.5% of …
Monday 26th January
Simon Opher signed this EDM on Thursday 30th April 2026

Right To Food UK Commission

38 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2026)
Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
That this House welcomes the establishment of the Right To Food UK Commission, launched in Parliament in November 2025, to produce an evidence-based roadmap for Right To Food legislation by Autumn 2026; recognises the Commission’s vital role in exposing the scale and causes of food poverty and hunger in the …
Monday 20th October
Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 27th April 2026

Future of BBC Radio 4 Longwave

25 signatures (Most recent: 27 Apr 2026)
Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House notes with concern the BBC’s intention to cease broadcasting BBC Radio 4 on Longwave, ending a 90-year tradition of national service; recognises the cultural and historical importance of programmes such as The Shipping Forecast, The Daily Service and Test Match Special, and that the Sovereign’s Speeches have …
Tuesday 7th January
Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 27th April 2026

Detainment of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya

41 signatures (Most recent: 27 Apr 2026)
Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South)
That this House condemns Israel’s raid and destruction of Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza; expresses deep concern over the detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of the hospital and a paediatric specialist; calls for his immediate release along with other detained medical …
Thursday 16th April
Simon Opher signed this EDM on Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners

44 signatures (Most recent: 28 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 …