Information between 10th October 2026 - 20th October 2026
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Tuesday 20th October 2026 4:30 p.m. Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Westminster Hall debate - Westminster Hall Subject: House of Lords reform View calendar - Add to calendar |
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13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 306 |
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13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 193 |
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13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 312 |
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13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 302 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 304 |
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13 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over Extension) - 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 - 304 Noes - 179 |
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14 Oct 2026 - Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 115 |
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14 Oct 2026 - Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 114 |
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14 Oct 2026 - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 115 |
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14 Oct 2026 - Trade Unions - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 115 |
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14 Oct 2026 - MOD Bicester and Illegal Migrants - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 292 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 113 Noes - 309 |
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14 Oct 2026 - Inheritance Tax - 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 - 99 Noes - 291 |
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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 319 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 328 |
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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 319 |
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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 327 |
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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 327 |
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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Programme) (No.2) - 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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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 327 |
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Simon Opher speeches from: Infants, Parents and Carers Bill (First sitting)
Simon Opher contributed 1 speech (133 words) Committee stage: 1st sitting Wednesday 14th October 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department of Health and Social Care |
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Simon Opher speeches from: Infants, Parents and Carers Bill
Simon Opher contributed 1 speech (133 words) Wednesday 14th October 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department of Health and Social Care |
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Shoreline Management Plans
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they she has taken to initiate the review of Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) committed to for 2026. Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) are a critical tool in long term resilience. The Environment Agency completed a refresh of SMPs in 2024. This Government keeps SMPs under active review. That is why we strengthened coastal planning policies in the National Planning Policy Framework and provided £30m for Coastal Adaptation Pilots. |
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Monday 12th October Consultation on an alternative second chamber 22 signatures (Most recent: 22 Oct 2026)Tabled by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) That this House calls on the Government to support the House of Lords (Alternative Second Chamber) Bill [HL] and begin an inclusive national conversation to replace the House of Lords with a representative alternative second chamber; urges the Government to undertake a consultation with the devolved governments, representatives of English … |
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Wednesday 21st October Simon Opher signed this EDM on Wednesday 28th October 2026 15 signatures (Most recent: 28 Oct 2026) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House welcomes the Out of Reach report, published by the Hepatitis C Trust, alerting us to the declining access to needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) and the threat to public health; notes that NSPs are an evidence-based public health intervention which help prevent the transmission of hepatitis C, … |
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Monday 12th October Simon Opher signed this EDM on Wednesday 28th October 2026 14 signatures (Most recent: 28 Oct 2026) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House commends Drugs: It’s Complicated, the series of short films produced by Dr Adam Holland at the University of Bristol and funded by the Medical Research Council; welcomes this exemplary intervention as an effective contribution to understanding drug use and users, challenging prevalent negative stereotypes; recognises that this … |
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Monday 26th October Simon Opher signed this EDM on Tuesday 27th October 2026 Publication of the final report of the Right to Food UK Commission 32 signatures (Most recent: 2 Nov 2026)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House welcomes the final report published by the Right to Food UK Commission titled A Roadmap to Delivering Food Security to All by 2035; recognises the Commission’s vital role in exposing the scale and causes of food poverty and hunger in the UK, having collected evidence from policy … |
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Monday 19th October Simon Opher signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 21st October 2026 14 signatures (Most recent: 26 Oct 2026) Tabled by: Abtisam Mohamed (Labour - Sheffield Central) That this House recognises the vital role of financial support in enabling students from all backgrounds to access and succeed in higher education; welcomes the commitment to increase maintenance loans in line with inflation; notes the continuing pressures that rising living costs place on students and their families; further recognises … |
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Monday 14th September Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 12th October 2026 34 signatures (Most recent: 22 Oct 2026) Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East) That this House expresses its grave concern at the mounting evidence emerging from the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) of extremely serious police misconduct and corruption on a scale far outstripping expectations at the Inquiry’s inception; welcomes the numerous apologies issued by the Metropolitan Police Service for misconduct which includes but … |
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Monday 7th September Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 12th October 2026 Contribution of cinemas to local communities 23 signatures (Most recent: 21 Oct 2026)Tabled by: Peter Prinsley (Labour - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket) That this House recognises the important cultural, social and economic contribution of cinemas to communities across the UK; notes the success of National Cinema Weekend in encouraging people to enjoy films on the big screen; celebrates the role of cinemas in supporting town centres and bringing people together; further recognises … |
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15 Oct 2026, 12:21 p.m. - House of Commons " Madam Deputy Speaker. The Leader of the House may be aware of the recent coverage around the industry's concerns on the future deployment of floating offshore wind technology in the North Sea. Simon Opher investment has already " Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Tynemouth, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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House of Lords (Alternative Second Chamber) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 11 of 2026–27 - LLN-2026-0053
Oct. 13 2026 Found: Lords is a genuine opportunity to strengthen our democracy”— Carmen Smith’, 3 June 2026. 29 Dr Simon Opher |