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).

801

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

65

Debates Spoken In

133

Speeches

446

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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8 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 20 Apr 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

NODefence
You
2 NO

Opposition day motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

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, if his Department will provide guidance to Integrated Care Boards on the minimum provision of palliative care that should be available for hos

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 May 2025

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether long-term reform hospice care funding will be included in the NHS 10-year plan.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 May 2025

Givinostat

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all eligible NHS Trusts participate in the Early Access Programme for givinostat.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Apr 2025

Givinostat

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NHS England on the reason that some NHS Trusts are not yet offering access to givinostat through the Early

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Apr 2025

Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) listing and National Portfolio programmes and (b) other heritage and community protection

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport29 Apr 2025

Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps to modernise (a) heritage and (b) community protection schemes to support (i) nightclubs, (ii) gr

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport29 Apr 2025

BetIndex and Football Index: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44518 on BetIndex and Football Index, if she will introduce a regulator levy to fund com

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport29 Apr 2025

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Child Poverty Strategy of Parentkind's report entitled The Missing Chapt

AnsweredDepartment for Education29 Apr 2025

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the 2025-2026 pay review for NHS staff.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care28 Apr 2025

Press: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people affected by press wrongdoing have access to redress.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport17 Apr 2025
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