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Written Question
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
Tuesday 1st July 2025

Asked by: James Frith (Labour - Bury North)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for distributing interim payments for people affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is carefully considering the work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departments. The Government will provide a further update to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s report.


Written Question
Schools: Allergies
Tuesday 24th June 2025

Asked by: James Frith (Labour - Bury North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children withdrawn from mainstream education due to allergy-related safety concerns in schools in the last five years.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

The department does not hold this data.


Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
James Frith (Lab) voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 160 Labour No votes vs 224 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 291
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
James Frith (Lab) voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 122 Labour No votes vs 198 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 224
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
James Frith (Lab) voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 114 Labour No votes vs 199 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 275 Noes - 209
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
James Frith (Lab) voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 122 Labour Aye votes vs 186 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 266
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
James Frith (Lab) voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 113 Labour Aye votes vs 185 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 261
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
James Frith (Lab) voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 125 Labour Aye votes vs 190 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 269
Division Vote (Commons)
18 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
James Frith (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 114 Noes - 310
Division Vote (Commons)
18 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
James Frith (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 313