About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Simon Opher) represents you, and all of the people who live in Stroud, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Stroud

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @simonforstroud.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Plastics: Treaties
• Housing: Construction
• Surgery: Reform
• Child Arrangements Orders
• Community Energy

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee (15 Jan 2025 to 25 Mar 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Siobhan Baillie
• David Drew
• Neil Carmichael
• David Drew
• Roger Knapman
• Anthony Kershaw
• Robert Perkins
• Benjamin Parkin
• Robert Perkins
• Frank Nelson
• Frederick Guest
• Stanley Tubbs
• Robert Lister
• Charles Allen
• Charles Cripps
• David Jones
• George Holloway
• Henry Brand
• Samuel Marling
• Henry Brand
• Alfred Stanton
• John Dorington
• Sebastian Dickinson
• Henry Winterbotham
• Edward Horsman
• Poulett Scrope
• Edward Horsman
• Poulett Scrope
• Edward Horsman
• Moreton
• William Stanton
• Poulett Scrope
• William Stanton
• Poulett Scrope
• John Russell
• Poulett Scrope
• John Russell
• Poulett Scrope
• Charles Fox
• Poulett Scrope
• David Ricardo
• William Hyett

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee (29 out of 29)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Food: Advertising 30 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban sponsorship of sports events by unhealthy food brands.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Food: Advertising 30 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban advertising of unhealthy foods at sports events.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Young People: Politics and Government 30 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase political engagement amongst young people.

More of Simon Opher’s recent appearances

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