Information between 7th December 2025 - 6th January 2026
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 300 Noes - 96 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights 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 - 395 Noes - 98 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights 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 - 327 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 308 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 96 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332 |
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9 Dec 2025 - UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 13 Labour Aye votes vs 3 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 100 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 173 |
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10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 325 |
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10 Dec 2025 - Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer - View Vote Context Simon Opher voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 90 Noes - 297 |
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10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - 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 - 320 Noes - 98 |
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15 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - 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 - 311 Noes - 96 |
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16 Dec 2025 - 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 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 340 |
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17 Dec 2025 - 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 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 165 |
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Simon Opher speeches from: Resident Doctors: Industrial Action
Simon Opher contributed 1 speech (125 words) Wednesday 10th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Simon Opher speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Simon Opher contributed 2 speeches (77 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Simon Opher speeches from: Creative Education
Simon Opher contributed 6 speeches (1,458 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Education |
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Property Management Companies: Regulation
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Monday 15th December 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to regulate property management companies. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 77534 on 17 October 2025. |
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Housing: Freehold
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Wednesday 17th December 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he holds data on the number of private new-build freehold estates managed via resident-run companies. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) My Department does not hold specific data on the number of private new-build freehold estates managed via resident-run companies. |
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Schools: Swimming
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Thursday 18th December 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish data on school swimming attainment. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department is processing the information gathered on school swimming attainment, which was received through the physical education and sport premium digital expenditure reporting return. We will publish a summary of quality assured data in due course. |
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Schools: Solar Power
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Tuesday 23rd December 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools seeking to attain purchasing power agreements for solar panels. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Budget 2025 indicated that departments could consider private sources of finance, including Public Private Partnerships, to decarbonise the public sector estate. The department is exploring how this could be applied to schools, including the potential use of Power Purchase Agreements for solar installations. Based on research to date there is an estimated capacity on the school estate in its current roof condition to generate up to 1.9 gigawatts of electricity. The Great British Energy Solar Partnership for Schools is already investing £100 million to install solar and other energy efficiency interventions on 250 schools and colleges. The department ‘s sustainability website also provides support for all schools on reducing their emissions, including some low-cost approaches. |
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Health Professions: Training
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Monday 22nd December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individual applicants applied for specialty training places across all 65 medical specialties; and how many training places were available in 2025. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department holds data based on the application process for medical specialty training which allows the identification of unique applicants. This data is part of management information systems summarising information supplied in medical specialty training cycles. Applicants may have chosen to only apply to one specialty programme or may have made multiple applications within the year. The following table shows the number of unique applicants in rounds one and two of medical specialty training for 2025 and the associated training places available across the United Kingdom:
Source: NHS England Medical Specialty Programme Applications Data. Round one of the medical specialty application process includes applications to first year specialty training and core training programmes, often referred to as ST1 and CT1 respectively, and some ‘higher’ medical specialty training programmes, usually at year three, often referred to as ST3. Round two is for entry to most ‘higher’ medical specialty training programmes, ST3 or ST4. There will be a limited number of doctors who apply in a year to both rounds one and two. Information on the number of applications and posts available for individual medical specialty training programmes is published annually by NHS England and can be found at the following link: The 10-Year Health Plan set out that 1,000 more specialty training places would be created over the next three years. On 8 December, the Government put an offer in writing to the British Medical Association Resident Doctors Committee which would have put in place emergency legislation in the new year which would prioritise United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland medical graduates for foundation training, and prioritise UK and Republic of Ireland medical graduates and doctors who have worked in the National Health Service for a significant period of time for specialty training. This would have applied for current applicants for training posts starting in 2026, and every year after that. The British Medical Association has rejected the Government's offer and the Government will consider its next steps. |
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15th December 2025
Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) 8. Miscellaneous Vice President of Cotswold Canal Trust. This is an unpaid role. Source |
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Tuesday 6th January Simon Opher signed this EDM on Thursday 8th January 2026 Parliamentary screening of The Removed and historic forced adoptions 39 signatures (Most recent: 19 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) That this House welcomes the screening of The Removed, a film that sheds light on the pain and suffering caused by historic forced adoptions in the UK, illustrating the harrowing experiences of unmarried mothers who had their babies taken from them during the 1950s to the late 1980s; notes the … |
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Monday 5th January Simon Opher signed this EDM on Thursday 8th January 2026 Bank holiday for celebrations if England win the 2026 FIFA World Cup 15 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Lee Pitcher (Labour - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme) That this House notes that the final of the 2026 World Cup will be played on Sunday 19 July 2026; recognises that a World Cup victory by England would be a rare national moment likely to bring together families, neighbours and communities across the country, including through local celebrations in … |
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Wednesday 7th January Simon Opher signed this EDM on Wednesday 7th January 2026 Hunger strike by pro-Palestinian activists 53 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jan 2026)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to engage urgently with the legal representatives of the pro-Palestinian activists who are on hunger strike in UK prisons; notes that, although some have paused their hunger strike, Heba Muraisi, aged 31 is on day 66 of her hunger … |
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Thursday 20th November Simon Opher signed this EDM on Thursday 18th December 2025 Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week 2025 99 signatures (Most recent: 8 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Andrew Snowden (Conservative - Fylde) That this House recognises Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week, taking place in December 2025, highlighting the experiences of people living with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis across the UK; notes that these serious, lifelong, and often invisible conditions affect around one in every 123 people, impacting education, employment, relationships and … |
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Monday 15th December Simon Opher signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 Union of Agricultural Work Committees in the Occupied West Bank 29 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House condemns the raid carried out on 1 December 2025 by Israeli forces on the offices of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a Palestinian non-governmental organisation, in Ramallah and Hebron in the Occupied West Bank; notes that soldiers reportedly physically assaulted, tied up and blindfolded people … |
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Tuesday 28th January Simon Opher signed this EDM on Wednesday 10th December 2025 Compensation for Equitable Life policyholders 22 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East) That this House notes the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report into Equitable Life; acknowledges its finding of a decade of maladministration by Government Departments and their regulators and its recommendation for full financial redress; further notes the then Government’s acceptance of the report’s findings and how much individuals lost … |
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Monday 1st December Simon Opher signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Palestine Action hunger strike 69 signatures (Most recent: 19 Jan 2026)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its extreme concern that six prisoners associated with Palestine Action have felt that they had no other recourse to protest against their prison conditions but to launch a hunger strike; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to intervene urgently to ensure their treatment … |
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Thursday 4th December Simon Opher signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 8th December 2025 39 signatures (Most recent: 19 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire) That this House recognises that the public overwhelmingly values nature, and expresses concern that recommendations 11 and 12 of the Nuclear Regulatory Review propose a weakening of the Habitats Regulations; believes that this would constitute a sledgehammer to crack a nut; notes that the Habitats Regulations applied in full during … |
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Tuesday 2nd December Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 8th December 2025 34 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East) That this House expresses grave concern at recent Government proposals to abolish or severely restrict the right to trial by jury in England and Wales by limiting jury trials to cases attracting sentences of less than three years; notes that trial by jury has been a centuries-old constitutional safeguard and … |
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Thursday 4th December Simon Opher signed this EDM on Monday 8th December 2025 79 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire) That this House notes that a majority of Britons, 54 percent, intend to send their Christmas gifts this year using Royal Mail, an increase from 30 percent in 2024; recognises the vital role Royal Mail continues to play in connecting families and communities; and expresses its sincere thanks to every … |
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9 Dec 2025, 12:14 p.m. - House of Commons " Simon Opher thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can I thank the Chancellor Speaker. Can I thank the Chancellor for investing in our community care in Stroud? The two beating hearts " Dr Simon Opher MP (Stroud, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Dec 2025, 7:57 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Doctor Simon Opher. >> Thank you. Can I commend the Secretary of State around the international medical graduates? Because it is something that we " Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Ilford North, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Dec 2025, 7:57 p.m. - House of Commons "are lowest paid and who often lie bills. >> Doctor Simon Opher. " Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Ilford North, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Monday 12th January 2026 2:30 p.m. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Housing, Communities and Local Government Damian Hinds: If he will review the methodology for assessing housing affordability used to set local house building targets. Peter Prinsley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Munira Wilson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Katie Lam: What discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the rate of housebuilding in London. Lincoln Jopp: What recent progress his Department has made on delivering 1.5 million new homes by the end of this Parliament. Mary Kelly Foy: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Juliet Campbell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tulip Siddiq: What steps he is taking to implement the provisions on leasehold reform in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. Sean Woodcock: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Banbury. Gill Furniss: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Martin Wrigley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. David Smith: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle the causes of homelessness in North Northumberland constituency. Luke Evans: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Liz Twist: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Blaydon and Consett constituency. Tom Collins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. David Chadwick: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of sales commission charges on park home residents. Yuan Yang: What steps he plans to take to reform the property management system. Steve Darling: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Dan Carden: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle private rent inflation. Liz Twist: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Camborne and Redruth constituency. Mary Kelly Foy: What steps he plans to take to reform the leasehold system. Sonia Kumar: If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of establishing a statutory national register of electricians. Alex Baker: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Aldershot constituency. James McMurdock: What recent discussions he has had with Basildon and Thurrock councils on proposals to postpone the local elections of May 2026. Liam Conlon: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle damp and mould in social housing. Afzal Khan: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27 on Greater Manchester. Gareth Snell: What steps his Department is taking to help support housebuilding in Stoke-on-Trent. Jonathan Brash: What assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of trends in the level of the dispersal of homeless families from local authorities in the South East and the Midlands to the North East. Caroline Dinenage: What steps he is taking to strengthen the rights of leaseholders. Torcuil Crichton: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on neighbourhoods in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency. Elsie Blundell: If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring at least 10% of social housing stock to be let as furnished. Lee Barron: What steps he is taking to consult with communities on the use of Pride in Place funding in Corby and East Northamptonshire constituency. Simon Opher: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Stroud. Chris Vince: What steps he is taking to help reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation in Harlow constituency. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Friday 12th December 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal minutes 2024-25 Backbench Business Committee Found: West and Wales • Mrs Sharon Hodgson: Increasing the provision of Auditory Verbal Therapy • Dr Simon Opher |