Dr Simon Opher

I thought that, in Reform’s manifesto, it was going to abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a much smaller, more democratic second Chamber.

I have been working with Baroness Smith on her Bill. We need to get the great minds of this country to devise a good political system, one that reflects our country and gives us our best government. I

I would say that we need experts to look at how our democracy works and to devise a better way of doing it.

I beg to move, That this House has considered House of Lords reform. It is a pleasure to bring this debate to Parliament as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on House of Lords reform. A few w

As the Minister knows, over 1 million young people are currently on the mental health waiting list. In Stroud, and in the South Bank centre, I am working with clinical teams and creative teams to offe

5. What steps she is taking to help improve the health of young people.