Dr Simon Opher

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)

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)

Miscellaneous

• Director of Prema Arts Centre, Uley. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 17 July 2024)
• Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 15 July 2025 (Registered 22 July 2025)
• Vice President of Cotswold Canal Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 29 November 2025 (Registered 2 December 2025)
• 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)