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Dr Simon Opher MP

Party
Labour — Labour Party
Constituency
Stroud
Member for this seat since
4 July 2024
In the records
Every register entry that names Dr Simon Opher, and how each was tied to them

Declared interests

MPs must register financial interests within 28 days. This is the register’s own text, republished verbatim from the official Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Registering an interest is a requirement met, not a finding against anyone.

Employment and earnings

  • Locum Doctor - NHS (registered 17 July 2024)
    • Payment expected for services on 11 June 2026 - £900.00 (registered 17 June 2026)
    • Payment received on 23 March 2026 - £1,550.00 (registered 23 March 2026)
    • Payment received on 16 October 2025 - £1,500.00 (registered 17 October 2025)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • SXSW London - £1,560.00 (registered 3 June 2026)

Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Brazil between 13 April 2026 and 19 April 2026 (registered 20 April 2026)
  • International visit to Palestine between 14 September 2025 and 16 September 2025 (registered 18 September 2025)

Miscellaneous

  • Political Patron for CRAFT (the new body for the UK comedy industry). This is an unpaid role. (registered 6 March 2026)
  • Vice President of Cotswold Canal Trust. This is an unpaid role. (registered 2 December 2025)
  • Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role. (registered 22 July 2025)
  • Director of Prema Arts Centre, Uley. This is an unpaid role. (registered 17 July 2024)

Source: UK Parliament Register of Members’ Financial Interests API (Open Parliament Licence). Amounts are shown only where the register itself records one as a figure; nothing is parsed out of the free text.

Voting record

In the 463 recorded divisions where Dr Simon Opher and at least one other Labour member were recorded voting, Dr Simon Opher voted the same way as most voting Labour members 455 times (98.3%).

This compares Dr Simon Opher with other members of their own party who were recorded voting in the same division. It is not a measure of loyalty to a whip: Civometry holds no whipping records, so it cannot say which votes were whipped, and voting differently from party colleagues is not described here as a rebellion. Members not recorded in a division are excluded from the comparison rather than counted, because an absence from a division list is not a vote and does not mean the member was absent from the House.

The 100 most recent recorded divisions in which Dr Simon Opher is listed.
DivisionDateVote
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading2 September 2026Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 882 September 2026No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 672 September 2026No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 652 September 2026No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots15 July 2026Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 202615 July 2026Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1914 July 2026No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 July 2026No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 314 July 2026No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 20268 July 2026Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 20268 July 2026Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 20268 July 2026Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 16 July 2026Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 51 July 2026No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 41 July 2026No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 21 July 2026No
Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 20261 July 2026Aye
Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 20261 July 2026Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 202624 June 2026Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers23 June 2026No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment23 June 2026Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness23 June 2026No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1122 June 2026No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2222 June 2026No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1122 June 2026No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 422 June 2026No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 317 June 2026No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 1317 June 2026No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 817 June 2026No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 317 June 2026No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion17 June 2026Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading10 June 2026Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 14810 June 2026No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 14310 June 2026No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 110 June 2026No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 20269 June 2026Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 49 June 2026No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 129 June 2026No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 209 June 2026No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 88 June 2026No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 28 June 2026No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 128 June 2026No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 20263 June 2026Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 132 June 2026No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 62 June 2026No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 52 June 2026No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 22 June 2026No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading21 May 2026No
King's Speech Motion for an Address20 May 2026Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)20 May 2026No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)20 May 2026No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)20 May 2026No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)19 May 2026No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 202628 April 2026Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 202628 April 2026Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V28 April 2026Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X27 April 2026Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion27 April 2026Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)27 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 12327 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C27 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)27 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C27 April 2026Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F22 April 2026Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X22 April 2026Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B22 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 9821 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4121 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3721 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3621 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2621 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1321 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 421 April 2026Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 221 April 2026Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 43920 April 2026Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 34220 April 2026Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1120 April 2026Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 625 March 2026Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 525 March 2026Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 425 March 2026Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 325 March 2026Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 225 March 2026Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 125 March 2026Aye
Opposition Day: Defence24 March 2026No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas24 March 2026No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 623 March 2026Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 523 March 2026Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 323 March 2026Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 223 March 2026Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 123 March 2026Aye
Opposition day: Student loans18 March 2026No
Opposition day: Fuel duty18 March 2026No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading11 March 2026Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 611 March 2026No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 511 March 2026No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1111 March 2026No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1069 March 2026Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1029 March 2026Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 449 March 2026Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 419 March 2026Aye

Donations reported to the Electoral Commission

The register holds no donations reported against this name. Donations are matched on the regulated entity name exactly as the Electoral Commission publishes it; a member who reports under a different form of their name will not match here, and no similar name is substituted.

Source: Electoral Commission register of donations. Reporting thresholds apply, so this is not every sum given. A donation is a lawful, reported transaction; its presence here says nothing about why it was made and nothing about anything that followed it.

Staffing and business costs paid by IPSA

2025-26: £28,993 across 67 claim lines; 2024-25: £203,790 across 176 claim lines.

Amount paid by IPSA, by year and category, as published. Years are IPSA financial years.
YearCategoryClaim linesPaid
2025-26Office Costs57£24,525
2025-26Accommodation3£3,310
2025-26Staffing7£1,159
2024-25Staffing15£147,336
2024-25Office Costs150£28,232
2024-25Accommodation2£18,979
2024-25Staff Travel3£5,725
2024-25MP Travel4£2,946
2024-25Miscellaneous1£365
2024-25Dependant Travel1£206
The 15 largest individual claim lines IPSA has published for Dr Simon Opher, all years.
DateCategoryDescriptionPaidStatus
24 July 2024Office Costs · Software & applicationsELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011799-56]£994Paid
29 January 2025Staffing · Training - staffTIDAL TRAINING LTD£990Paid
23 May 2025Office Costs · Stationery & printingBanner June 2025£96Paid
13 January 2025Office Costs · Stationery & printingBanner February 2025£95Paid
25 September 2024Office Costs · Stationery & printingBanner October 2024£95Paid
23 October 2025Office Costs · Equipment - purchaseComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — CURRYS ONLINE£95Paid
24 September 2024Office Costs · Stationery & printingBanner October 2024£10Paid
24 October 2024Office Costs · Stationery & printingBanner November 2024£9Paid
25 September 2024Office Costs · Stationery & printingBanner October 2024£9Paid
30 January 2025Office Costs · Equipment - purchaseComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — CEXTECH STROUD£9Paid
12 December 2024Office Costs · Stationery & printingBanner January 2025£9Paid
9 January 2025Office Costs · Equipment - purchaseComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — WWW.DJI.COM£89Paid
1 November 2024Accommodation · Council taxWWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK£886Paid
24 September 2024Office Costs · Stationery & printingBanner October 2024£8Paid
24 October 2024Office Costs · Stationery & printingBanner November 2024£8Paid

Source: IPSA, MP staffing and business costs (Open Government Licence v3), joined on IPSA’s Parliamentary ID, which is Parliament’s member id. These are the running costs of an MP’s office and staff, claimed within IPSA’s rules and paid by IPSA; they are not the member’s salary and not personal income. A claim is a claim, not a finding. Staffing costs are published by IPSA in aggregate categories, not per employee.

Sources on this page: UK Parliament Members API, Register of Members’ Financial Interests API and Commons Votes API (Open Parliament Licence); Electoral Commission register of donations; IPSA business costs. Each section links its own official record. This page assembles public registers and draws no conclusion from their appearing together.