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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4 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

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

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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

Press: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to consult on reforms to press regulation.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport17 Apr 2025

Social Media: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to prevent social media companies from removing (a) C2PA Content Credentials and (b) ot

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology17 Apr 2025

Social Media: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to help social media companies implement (a) C2PA Content Credentials and (b) other

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology17 Apr 2025

Digital Technology: Subscriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has received representations from providers of digital content subscription services on the potential impact of proposals o

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade17 Apr 2025

Digital Technology: Subscriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of his Department's proposals for cooling-off rights within the subscription contrac

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade17 Apr 2025

Digital Technology: Subscriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had meetings with providers of digital content subscription services on the potential impact of proposals on cooling-off rights wit

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade17 Apr 2025

Fruit Juices: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to extend the suspension of customs tariffs on fruit juices after June 2026.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade17 Apr 2025

BetIndex and Football Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a regulator levy to fund compensation for people who lost money t

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport7 Apr 2025

Change of Use: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support the conversion of (a) vacant and (b) underused mills into (i) housing and (i

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4 Apr 2025

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support the horticultural sector in the peat free transition.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs28 Mar 2025
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