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
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 46,302 voters
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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1598 votes — page 25 of 64
1 AYE2 NOIllegal Migration Bill
3 votes · 13 Mar 2023
Illegal Migration Bill
3 votes · 13 Mar 2023
5 NOPublic Order Bill
5 votes · 7 Mar 2023
Public Order Bill
5 votes · 7 Mar 2023
2 AYESocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill Committee
2 votes · 6 Mar 2023
Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill Committee
2 votes · 6 Mar 2023
3 AYESeafarers' Wages Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 7 Feb 2023
Seafarers' Wages Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 7 Feb 2023
3 AYEUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 1 Feb 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 1 Feb 2023
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 31 Jan 2023
Opposition Day
2 votes · 31 Jan 2023
4 AYE1 NOStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill Committee
5 votes · 30 Jan 2023
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill Committee
5 votes · 30 Jan 2023
Financial Interests
No registered interests found.
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
Egypt: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Egyptian counterpart on religious expression online in Egypt; and what steps her
Turkey: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Egyptian counterpart on the detention of opposition mayors in Turkiye, inc
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the written statement of 20 January 2026 on Mobile Phones and Social Media: Use by Children, HCWS1262, when she
Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government on the withdrawal of the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep shea
Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with a) British Wool, b) the Farmers' Union of Wales and c) NFU Cymru on the withdrawal of the visa conce
Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of withdrawing the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep
India: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 90911 on India: Christianity, what assessment she made of the po
Syria: Kurds
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect and support Kurdish communities in North-East Syria.
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how will property subject to tenancies agreed under (a) the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and (b) the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 be valued for the purpose
National Wealth Fund: Wales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the spending of the national wealth fund in Wales.
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