Mr James Frith MP: votes, interests and costs
Mr James Frith (Labour) is the MP for Bury North, elected on 4 July 2024. The Members API lists the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) from 22 July 2026.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Mr James Frith, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | Department of Health and Social Care | 22 July 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 12 June 2026 | 22 July 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 12 June 2026 | 22 July 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 3 March 2026 | 11 June 2026 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 3 March 2026 | 11 June 2026 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | 21 October 2024 | 27 October 2025 |
| Education Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d9e0817df22b.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 4 entries for Mr James Frith: Shareholdings (2), Visits outside the UK (1), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). The most recent was registered on 1 May 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Poland between 12 April 2026 and 16 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: An important education tour of Holocaust sites to gain a deeper understanding of the Holocaust.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-04-12
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-16
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £3,432.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets and hospitality for The BRITs, in Manchester
- Value of the benefit: £3,432.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-02-28
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-28
- Name of the donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Shares in Lemonade Partners
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Lemonade Partners
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: Jointly with my wife
Shares in Pull Together Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Pull Together Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Education services company trading as All Together
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Mr James Frith's 2024-25 staffing spend as £143,427 (budget £185,538). Office costs came to £30,426 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £143,427.19 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,425.75 |
| Accommodation: spent | £20,762.01 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £16,329.56 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £36,491 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024, with an uplift to cover the cost of three dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Bury North BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Intern ×2 (fixed term full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (fixed term part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Intern ×2 (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Mr James Frith is recorded voting in 469 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 53 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was an Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Mr James Frith has tabled 107 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Work and Pensions; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Department for Business and Trade; and others.
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.
Learning Disability: Low Incomes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Written Parliamentary Question 107115, how many people with a learning disability are recorded as beneficiaries of the NHS Low Income Scheme.
NHS England: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NHS England staff who have taken partial retirement receive fair redundancy payments..
Eyesight: Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider extending NHS sight test eligibility criteria by listing learning disability as a risk factor.
Means-tested Benefits: Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the proportion of people with a learning disability of working age in England in receipt of a means tested benefit.
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential differential impact of the local government finance system on local authorities.
Foreign Companies: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Independent Expert Panel on Corporate Re-domiciliation report, published on 14 October 2024, whether he plans to consult on the proposed UK corporate re-domiciliation regime.
Asthma: Medical Devices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing free prescriptions for inhalers to people with asthma who are moving into adulthood.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department attaches provisions on paternity and parental leave when allocating grants to organisations.
Animals: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of animal import standards on (a) animal welfare and (b) British farmers.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 aef1c7d008ba. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mr James Frith.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Bury North returned Mr James Frith with a majority of 6,944: 19,625 votes, 43.1% of those cast, against 12,681 for James Daly. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Bury North figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.