Dr Simon Opher

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Orchestras: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support orchestras.

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Funds: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with The Pensions Regulator on what estimate it has made of how many and what proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in (a) thermal coal-fired and (b) any other foss

20 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to keep the Gaza medical evacuation scheme operating.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

New Businesses and Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) small and (b) start-up businesses.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department will resume approvals for applications made by schools to attain purchasing power agreements for the installation of solar panels.

7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Non-governmental Organisations: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support international non-governmental organisations that have been deregistered in Gaza and the West Bank by the Israeli government.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards: Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Integrated Care Boards include further education colleges as partner institutions in their place-based partnerships, clinical strategic plans and Neighbourhood Health Plans; and if he will

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Association of Colleges' report entitled From treatment to prevention: how colleges can build a healthier society, published in December 2025, what assessment his Department has made of th

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Association of Colleges' report entitled From treatment to prevention: how colleges can build a healthier society, published in December 2025, what discussions he has had with Cabinet coll

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social and Affordable Homes Programme: Stroud

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Stroud.

6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to UIN 94508, how many of these unique applications were made by people currently outside the UK, compared to those already based in the UK.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the modelled projections in the 10 Year Workforce Plan will include projections for medical specialties.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how extra training places as set out in the 10 year plan will be divided between specialities.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthetics: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog for core anaesthetic training.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Solar Power

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.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish data on school swimming attainment.

9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Freehold

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.

9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Management Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to regulate property management companies.

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Training

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.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of allegations of foreign interference in recent elections in Romania and Germany through social media;

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to protect election candidates from anonymous abuse on social media through the forthcoming Elections Bill.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to help protect UK citizens from (a) foreign influence and (b) manipulation operations using fake accounts on social media

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Fraud: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Ofcom's Online Safety Act Illegal Content Codes of Practice on levels of fraud against UK consumers.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Ofcom's Online Safety Act Illegal Content Codes of Practice on levels of online violence against women and girls.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom on ensuring that the steps it is taking to implement the Online Safety Act (2023) contribute to the delivery of its target to halve th

3 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Law: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reasons the UK has opposed proposals at the UN to guarantee at least one year of free pre-primary education and free secondary education in international law.

3 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Education and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on the UK's position on proposals at the UN to negotiate an Option

29 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that (a) universal lay terminology is used in the NHS app and (b) there is signposting to Lab Tests Online UK to enable patients to interpret their diagnostic results correctly.

29 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase funding for (a) the pathology (i) workforce, (ii) estates and (iii) IT infrastructure and (b) pathology disciplines involved in the pathways for cancer patients.

29 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Environment Agency's Chief Scientist’s Group report entitled Exploring recreational water