Dr Simon Opher
Labour MP for Stroud, since 4 July 2024
Dr Simon Opher is the Labour MP for Stroud, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Scorecard
Voting record
575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
1. Employment and earnings
Payment expected: £900
Completed or provided on: 11 June 2026. Hours: 9 hrs.
(Registered 17 June 2026)
Role, work or services: Locum Doctor
Payer: NHS, May Lane Surgery, Dursley, Glos GL11 4JN
(Registered 17 July 2024; updated 12 May 2025)
Payment: £1,550
Received on: 23 March 2026. Hours: 15.5 hrs five GP surgeries.
(Registered 23 March 2026)
Payment: £1,500 Payment for work as a locum at three GP surgeries
Received on: 16 October 2025. Hours: 20 hrs 3 GP surgeries.
(Registered 17 October 2025)
3. 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 £1,560
Date received: 3 June 2026
Date accepted: 3 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 16034054
(Registered 3 June 2026)
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)
4. Visits outside the UK
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)
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)
8. Miscellaneous
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)
Director of Prema Arts Centre, Uley. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 17 July 2024)
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Debates
101 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- NHS Corridor Care
- Ceramics Industry
- Puberty Blockers
- Progression of Bills through Parliament
- Health Bill
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
- Public Baths and Lidos
- Social Enterprises and Community Ownership
- GP Contract
- Gaza Healthcare System
Money declared to them
1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £2,950 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026 | Dr Simon Opher sitting MP | Imperial College London Other | Visit | £2,950 |
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