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Mr James Frith

Labour Bury North

Voting record

5
Voted for
2
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Mr James Frith’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Whip meter Estimate 82%

How often Mr James Frith voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Mr James Frith currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) — Department of Health and Social Care — since 2026-07-22 Government
Previously held
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) — Cabinet Office (2026-06-12 to 2026-07-22) Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) — Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2026-06-12 to 2026-07-22) Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) — Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2026-03-03 to 2026-06-11) Government
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) — Cabinet Office (2026-03-03 to 2026-06-11) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Mr James Frith →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

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)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: March of the Living
Address of donor: PO Box 80430, London NW9 1TA (Registered Charity No: 1138604)
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£450), accommodation (£1050 inc. £350 single supplement), food (£300), transport (£350), security (£250), site entrance (£250) and staff (£200), value £2,850
Destination of visit: Poland
Dates of visit: 12 April 2026 to 16 April 2026
Purpose of visit: An important education tour of Holocaust sites to gain a deeper understanding of the Holocaust.
(Registered 1 May 2026)

Education
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Pull Together Ltd
Nature of business: Education services company trading as All Together
(Registered 23 July 2024)

Education

Name of company or organisation: Lemonade Partners
Nature of business: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Jointly with my wife
(Registered 23 July 2024)

Employment & business

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Mr James Frith yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Mr James Frith has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£240,233.62 paid out to or for Mr James Frith across 179 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Mr James Frith’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £144,902.57 (10 claims)
Office Costs — £50,290.12 (135 claims)
Accommodation — £28,736.17 (27 claims)
MP Travel — £10,129.70 (5 claims)
Staff Travel — £6,175.06 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £392.25, 2026-04-20 — Electricity
Service charge & ground Rent — £5,520.00, 2026-04-01 — Constituency office annual service charge April 2026 to March 2027 inclusive
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £112.90, 2026-03-27 — Landline & internet package
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £0.00, 2026-03-17 — Repayment of erroneous claim 60355175
Utilities — £2,043.06, 2026-03-16 — Electricity
Equipment - purchase — £54.72, 2026-03-08 — Sundries
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £63.48, 2026-03-02 — Landline & internet package
Cleaning services — £50.00, 2026-02-26 — Constituency office cleaning Feb 26

Every claim on file for Mr James Frith →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Mr James Frith — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Mr James Frith’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Mr James Frith isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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