Mr James Frith

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Mr James Frith is the Labour MP for Bury North, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), and Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office).

791

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

6,944

Majority

43.1%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,520 voters

Labour
19,625 votes43.1%
Conservative
12,681 votes27.9%
Reform UK
7,385 votes16.2%
Workers Party of Britain
1,917 votes4.2%
Green Party
1,747 votes3.8%
Liberal Democrat
1,317 votes2.9%
Independent
571 votes1.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

107

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

63

Debates Spoken In

122

Speeches

436

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

3 votes · 20 May 2026

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Financial Interests(7)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd

Two tickets and hospitality for The BRITs, in Manchester

28 February 2026

£3,432
Name of donor
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Address of donor
Unit 4/4A, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets and hospitality for The BRITs, in Manchester, value £3,432
Date received
28 February 2026
Date accepted
28 February 2026
Donor status
company, registration 01132389

Registered 7 March 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

PRS for Music Limited

2 tickets for Glastonbury and accommodation

27 June 2025 to 30 June 2025

£3,122
Name of donor
PRS for Music Limited
Address of donor
1st Floor, Golding’s House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
2 tickets for Glastonbury and accommodation, value £3,122
Date received
27 June 2025 to 30 June 2025
Date accepted
27 June 2025
Donor status
company, registration 03444246

Registered 18 July 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd

Attendance, with a guest, to the BRIT Awards (two tickets at £1560 each)

1 March 2025

£1,560
Name of donor
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Address of donor
27 Old Gloucester St, London WC1N 3AX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Attendance, with a guest, to the BRIT Awards (two tickets at £1560 each), value £3,120
Date received
1 March 2025
Date accepted
1 March 2025
Donor status
company, registration 01132389

Registered 27 March 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

UK Music

Attendance at the Ivor Novello Awards

22 May 2025

£684
Name of donor
UK Music
Address of donor
Work.Life, 33 Foley Street, London W1W 7TL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Attendance at the Ivor Novello Awards, value £684
Date received
22 May 2025
Date accepted
22 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration 3245288

Registered 13 June 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Sky UK Ltd

Two tickets to the Oval Cricket Ground for England versus India with food

3 August 2025

£432
Name of donor
Sky UK Ltd
Address of donor
Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets to the Oval Cricket Ground for England versus India with food, value £432
Date received
3 August 2025
Date accepted
3 August 2025
Donor status
company, registration 02906991

Registered 29 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Feb 2026

Learning Disability: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Written Parliamentary Question 107115, how many people with a learning disability are recorded as beneficiaries of the NHS Low Inc

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Feb 2026

NHS England: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NHS England staff who have taken partial retirement receive fair redundancy payments..

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care27 Jan 2026

Means-tested Benefits: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the proportion of people with a learning disability of working age in England in receipt of a means tested benef

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions20 Jan 2026

Eyesight: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider extending NHS sight test eligibility criteria by listing learning disability as a risk factor.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Jan 2026

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential differential impact of the local government finance system o

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Nov 2025

Foreign Companies: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Independent Expert Panel on Corporate Re-domiciliation report, published on 14 October 2024, whether he plans to consult on

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade10 Oct 2025

Asthma: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing free prescriptions for inhalers to people with asthma who are mov

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Sept 2025

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the cut-off date of 22 September 2025 for people reaching the state pension age of 66 for Winter Fuel Payment.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Aug 2025

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the use of evidence-based off-label medicines where there is no commercial incentive for a phar

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Aug 2025
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