Dr Simon Opher
Member of Parliament for Stroud
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Official record
- Role
- Member of Parliament for Stroud
- Party
- Labour
- Contact
- Official contact page
Self-declared by this MP's office to the official UK Parliament record, the same standard Parliament itself publishes them by.
Registered financial interests
12 entriesMoney, gifts, earnings and support this MP has declared in the official Register of Members' Financial Interests.
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Name of donor: Labour Together Limited Address of donor: Langley House Park Road East Finchley London N2 8EY United Kingdom Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: company, registration 09630980 (Registered 28 August 2026) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 1 September 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
- Name of donor: Unison Address of donor: UNISON Centre 130 Euston Road London NW1 2AY United Kingdom Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,500 Donor status: trade union (Registered 28 August 2026) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 1 September 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
- Name of donor: Unison Address of donor: UNISON Centre 130 Euston Road London NW1 2AY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 28 August 2026) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 1 September 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services: Locum Doctor Payer: NHS, May Lane Surgery, Dursley, Glos GL11 4JN (Registered 17 July 2024; updated 12 May 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: SXSW London Address of donor: Second Floor, 67-71 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I received a complementary platinum pass for SXSW London conference where I was a speaker, value £1,300 Date received: 12 June 2025 Date accepted: 19 June 2025 Donor status: company, registration 16034054 (Registered 2 July 2025)
- Name of donor: SXSW London Address of donor: Second Floor, 67-71 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I received a complementary platinum pass for SXSW London conference, where I was a speaker, value £1,560 Date received: 3 June 2026 Date accepted: 3 June 2026 Donor status: company, registration 16034054 (Registered 3 June 2026)
Miscellaneous
- Director of Prema Arts Centre, Uley. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 17 July 2024)
- Political Patron for CRAFT (the new body for the UK comedy industry). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 6 March 2026 (Registered 6 March 2026)
- Vice President of Cotswold Canal Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 29 November 2025 (Registered 2 December 2025)
- Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 15 July 2025 (Registered 22 July 2025)
Visits outside the UK
- Name of donor: Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) Address of donor: 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food, value £1,050 Destination of visit: Palestine and Jordan Dates of visit: 14 September 2025 to 16 September 2025 Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding (Registered 18 September 2025)
- Name of donor: Imperial College London Address of donor: Exhibition Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2200), consumables (£200), taxis/transport (£50) and accommodation (£500), value £2,950 Destination of visit: Brazil Dates of visit: 13 April 2026 to 19 April 2026 Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit to observe work of Brazil's community health workers with Imperial College London. (Registered 20 April 2026)
Source: UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests
Recent votes
How this MP voted in the most recent House of Commons divisions.
- Aye
- Closure motionAye
11 Sept 2026
- Aye
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1No
8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143No
8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142No
8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140No
8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145No
7 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6No
7 Sept 2026
- Aye
- No
- No
- No
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union BallotsAye
15 Jul 2026
- Aye
Source: UK Parliament Commons divisions.
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