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
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 AYERenters’ Rights Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2025
3 AYEHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
3 votes · 4 Sept 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
3 votes · 4 Sept 2025
2 NOOpposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
Opposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
1 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
1 AYE3 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
4 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
4 votes · 9 Jul 2025
3 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
3 NOFootball Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage
3 votes · 8 Jul 2025
Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage
3 votes · 8 Jul 2025
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
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
- 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
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
PRS for Music Limited
2 tickets for Glastonbury and accommodation
27 June 2025 to 30 June 2025
- 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
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
- 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
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
UK Music
Attendance at the Ivor Novello Awards
22 May 2025
- 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
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
- 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
Cultural Renewal Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-establishing the Cultural Renewal taskforce.
Science: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the curriculum framework for primary school science as part of her Department’s cur
Migrant Workers: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on supporting non-UK (a) artists, (b) sponsors and (
Immigration Controls: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential (a) economic and (b) cultural impact of UK border controls on (i) non-UK
Migrant Workers: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) issue guidance to and (b) deliver training on temporary admission procedures for entry to the UK fo
Migrant Workers: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of training for Border Force officers on temporary visas for creative workers.
Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the re-offending rate is for prisoners serving sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection who are released.
Copyright: Data Processing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the copyright regime for text and data mining on th
Artificial Intelligence: Copyright
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential value to the economy of licensing agreements between AI developers an
Copyright: Data Processing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to his Department's Green Paper entitled Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, published in October 202
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