Ben Lake

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Ben Lake is the Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion Preseli, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

1598

Votes Cast

£250,650

Expenses 2024-25

14,789

Majority

47.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£250,650

Staffing£223,557
Office£18,809
Travel£8,284

Year-on-Year

2024-25£250,650
2023-24£230,089
2022-23£199,487
2021-22£185,599
2020-21£166,495
2019-20£163,808
2018-19£147,469
2017-18£95,514

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,302 voters

Plaid Cymru
21,738 votes47.0%
Liberal Democrat
6,949 votes15.0%
Labour
5,386 votes11.6%
Reform UK
5,374 votes11.6%
Conservative
4,763 votes10.3%
Green Party
1,864 votes4.0%
Workers Party of Britain
228 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

341

Written Questions

8

Oral Questions

88

Debates Spoken In

111

Speeches

352

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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1 AYE2 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jul 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee

2 votes · 9 Jul 2025

2 AYE

Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage

2 votes · 8 Jul 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

2 AYE3 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

5 votes · 20 Jun 2025

4 AYE1 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 17 Jun 2025

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered the potential merits of extending the range of offences that can be considered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice24 Mar 2026

Voice Over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of safeguards implemented by the telecoms sector to ensure that risks arising from th

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology24 Mar 2026

Public Expenditure: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the actions under the Agenda for Change uplift and a fairer deal for nurses statement for NHS England published on on 12 February 2026 will lead to addi

AnsweredTreasury23 Mar 2026

Motorway Service Areas: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of i) truck stops and ii) Motorway service areas have received any non self-certified security accreditation.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport18 Mar 2026

Dogs: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to incorporate the Innate Health Assessment of dog breeds in future statutory licensing conditions for dog br

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs18 Mar 2026

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her department has to ensure that the road safety strategy includes provisions to support lorry driver welfare.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport18 Mar 2026

HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, i) how much funding in total was granted to applicants to the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme ii) how much of this funding came directly from m

AnsweredDepartment for Transport18 Mar 2026

Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised through the domestic VAT charge on heating oil and liquid petroleum gas since the outbreak conflict between the United States,

AnsweredTreasury17 Mar 2026

Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including household Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) data in the methodology used to allocate support fundin

AnsweredTreasury17 Mar 2026

Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultations were had with the (a) fuel distribution industry and the (b) Welsh government on the development of the support package for households in Wal

AnsweredTreasury17 Mar 2026
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