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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3 NO

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

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

1 AYE3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

4 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 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

Allergies: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech on the NHS at the King's Fund on 12 September 2024, whether his Department has plans to move all

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Feb 2025

Cats and Dogs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend standards for cat and dog pens.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs21 Feb 2025

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has targets for the time it takes to complete evaluations of new medicines.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Feb 2025

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what discussions he has had with NICE on the potential impact of its approval of medicines for use in the NHS on (a) economic productivity, (b)

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Feb 2025

Copyright: Data Processing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make it his policy that a copyright exception for text and data mining will not be brought into law until a rights rese

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology30 Jan 2025

Copyright: Data Processing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that a rights reservation mechanism has been (a) trialled and (b) proven before a copyright exce

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology27 Jan 2025

Pakistan International Airlines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Civil Aviation Authority is reviewing the ban on Pakistan International Airlines; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of t

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Jan 2025

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including further education colleges under the remit of the School Teacher Review Body from 2025-

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Dec 2024

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including further education providers under the remit of the School Teacher Review Body in her De

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Dec 2024

Copyright: Data Processing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend copyright legislation in relation to text and data mining.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology5 Dec 2024
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