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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 →

Every Commons division on file for Mr James Frith — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 801 of 1,053 (76%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 No
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 No
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Ayes 98, Noes 306 No
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas Ayes 108, Noes 297 No
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans Ayes 88, Noes 266 No
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty Ayes 103, Noes 259 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Ayes 175, Noes 292 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Ayes 172, Noes 283 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 174, Noes 292 No
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Ayes 91, Noes 287 No
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Ayes 103, Noes 284 No
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 Ayes 88, Noes 310 No
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 Ayes 61, Noes 311 No
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 Ayes 91, Noes 378 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 Ayes 172, Noes 334 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 Ayes 181, Noes 335 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Ayes 187, Noes 351 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 Ayes 184, Noes 331 No
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Ayes 105, Noes 332 No
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials Ayes 182, Noes 290 No
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work Ayes 98, Noes 325 No
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 170, Noes 332 No
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

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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