Official portrait of Mr James Frith

Mr James Frith

Labour MP for Bury North, since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

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 post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care).

Scorecard

75.8% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
436 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
139 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
9 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
133 Debates spoken in 299 written questions tabled

Ranked 260 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Aye 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading Aye 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 Aye 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 Aye 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 Aye 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 Aye 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Aye 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 Aye 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 Aye 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Aye 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 Aye 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 Aye 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

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)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

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)

On the register since 2 Sep 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)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

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)

On the register since 19 May 2026

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)

On the register since 30 Jul 2025

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)

On the register since 30 Jul 2025

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Debates

133 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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