Bury North / data
Mr James Frith · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
399
of 504 possible
Attendance
79%
105 absent / paired
Whip alignment
98%
vs party majority
Speeches
201
34 debates
Written Qs
107
107 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£211k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 125 claims
Interests
6
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 82 | |
| Taxation | 75 | |
| Crime & Policing | 40 | |
| Employment | 39 | |
| Education | 37 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 26 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Energy | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 17 | 2,929 |
| Culture Community | 9 | 1,784 |
| Social Care | 7 | 1,252 |
| Other | 3 | 949 |
| Cost Of Living | 2 | 722 |
| Local Government | 6 | 602 |
| Defence | 4 | 482 |
| Health | 4 | 477 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Rep… | Free vote | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily st… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar 2026 | Digital ID Scheme: Public consultationI thank my hon. Friend for his well wishes; I am grateful for the opportunity to help to dispel any misinformation on this exciting programme of digital transformation of our publi… TechnologyEconomy Jobs | 127 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Digital ID Scheme: Public consultationPublic services should be there for us when we need them, but right now it is too hard for people to get what they need. The new, free-to-access digital ID intends to change that b… TechnologyEconomy Jobs | 72 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | IranI thank the Minister for his work on this matter and for his statement. I want to raise the testimony of a constituent, a British-Iranian woman who fled Iran after being arrested t… DefenceCrimeImmigration | 161 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillOf course I support the Bill. It is what we are here for: to do this at the stroke of a pen—not of any pen, but that of a Government pen—after years in opposition, hoping to be abl… Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsSocial Care | 642 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Mobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenI welcome the leadership that the Secretary of State is showing on this issue. In Bury North, parental appetite for a ban on mobile phones is real, but so are the practical conside… HealthEducationCulture Community | 139 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Topical QuestionsT4. Following my recent meeting with Bury’s child and adolescent mental health services, can I ask the Secretary of State whether he has considered the merits of separating neurodi… HealthSocial CareLocal Government | 70 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Topical QuestionsT9. I welcome the Government’s commitment to supporting servicemen and women, including those from Bury North, to travel home for Christmas. Given Bury’s long and proud military tr… DefenceEconomy JobsTechnology | 87 |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Acquired Brain Injury Action PlanThe right hon. Gentleman is making a typically thoughtful contribution, and I congratulate him on securing this debate. I also thank Clare Harrison, a constituent of mine, from the… HealthSocial CareEducation | 120 |
| 07 Sept 2025 | Indefinite Leave to RemainMy hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way and is making excellent remarks. At the weekend, I met Sid, who is in the Gallery today, and he made many of the excellent point… ImmigrationSocial CareEconomy Jobs | 96 |
| 03 Sept 2025 | Economic CrimeA businessman in my constituency has been defrauded of £100,000. Local police lack the skills and resources to investigate, and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau says that it … CrimeEconomy Jobs | 92 |
| 03 Sept 2025 | Business of the HouseThe return to school in Bury North has seen the Derby and the Elton high schools introduce smartphone bans. I congratulate the principals Helen Hubert and Jonathan Wilton on their … Fiscal PolicyLocal GovernmentMp Performance | 106 |
| 03 Sept 2025 | Economic Crime10. What steps her Department is taking with the Serious Fraud Office to tackle economic crime. CrimeEconomy Jobs | 16 |
| 01 Sept 2025 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWill my right hon. Friend give way on that point? Local GovernmentEconomy JobsHousing | 10 |
| 01 Sept 2025 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWe are very proud of the work of our Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham. On the issue of driving change, I would like to raise a point about drivers. Half of private hire taxis… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsHousing | 85 |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Topical QuestionsI recently hosted a series of engagements and roundtables on the SEN reforms, and it is impossible to ignore the sheer size of the problems this Government are confronting. Will th… EducationSocial Care | 79 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 27 | 25.2% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 17 | 15.9% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 11 | 10.3% |
| Department for Education | 9 | 8.4% |
| Treasury | 9 | 8.4% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 7 | 6.5% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6 | 5.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 5 | 4.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social 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. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | 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. | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | 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.. | Answered |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | 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. | Answered |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | 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. | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 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. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | 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-domiciliati… | Answered |
| 16 Sept 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | 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. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the cut-off date of 22 September 2025 for people reaching the state pension age of 66 for Winter Fuel Payment. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the use of evidence-based off-label medicines where there is no commercial incentive for a pharmaceutical company to seek a marketing a… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to engage with the pharmaceutical industry on price negotiations relating to Enhertu; and if he will take steps to help ensure that Enhertu become… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department attaches provisions on (a) mentoring and (b) role modelling in its funding of UK sports bodies. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding she has allocated to paternity leave for each professional tier of each sport. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 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. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 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. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 Oct 2024 | 27 Oct 2025 |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 89 | 30,304 | 14.4% |
| Accommodation | 21 | 20,762 | 9.8% |
| Staffing | 7 | 143,427 | 68.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 10,130 | 4.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 6,175 | 2.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 6 | 15,885 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 11 | 13,303 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 4,281 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 4,080 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 9 | 3,360 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 5 | 3,037 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 9 | 2,299 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 4 | 2,290 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 4 | 1,624 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 2 | 1,422 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,252 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2025 | Office Costs MP Budget Overspend | Office Costs Overspend 2024-25 | 0 | Repaid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,500 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | FACEBK [***] [200011725-9933] | 12 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -365 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,500 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 104 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 40 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | BURYTIMESCOU ONLINE [200011725-7381] [200011924-0] | 2 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 3,250 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,500 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Office cleaning services for February 2025 | 100 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 900 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 522 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 114 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Receipt for refreshments at public meeting Feb 25 | 37 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | BURYTIMESCOU ONLINE | 3 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Staffing Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 3,000 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 3,250 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | PARLI-TRAINING | 658 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Office service charge March 2025 | 460 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4 entries
10 Mar 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)
02 Sept 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)
05 Aug 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)
17 Jun 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)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital2 entries
16 Aug 2024
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)
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Pull Together Ltd
Nature of business: Education services company trading as All Together
(Registered 23 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 7 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury East | Gavin Phillip McGill | Labour Party | 999 | 02 May 2024 |
| Elton | Martin John Hayes | Labour Party | 1,606 | 02 May 2024 |
| Moorside | Ciaron Michael Boles | Labour Party | 1,202 | 02 May 2024 |
| North Manor | John Southworth | Labour Party | 1,844 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ramsbottom | Tom Pilkington | Labour Party | 2,214 | 02 May 2024 |
| Redvales | Tamoor Tariq | Labour Party | 1,155 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tottington | Luis James McBriar | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,416 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 106,872 | Electorate 77,686 (2024) |
| Median age | 41 | years |
| Degree-educated | 30.9% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 82.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 69.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 17.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.1% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.