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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2 AYE2 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
1 AYE2 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
2 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 AYETaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Financial Interests
No registered interests found.
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for implementing dynamic alignment with the EU-UK SPS agreement; and what assessment has been made of wheth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the a) effectiveness and b) future of the Common Travel Area between the United Kingdom
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen incentives for long-term investment in network resilience in rural and storm-impacted
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the forthcoming Energy Resilience Strategy will reinforce the need for a more predictive, data-led and technology-enabled energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support network operators to adopt a predictive, data-led and technology-enabled energy network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve accessible transport options for disabled people in rural and coastal communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 12794, what timetable the UK National Screening Committee is working to for (a) reviewing th
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 12794, how the commitment made in the Written Statement of 2 June 2026 to maintain and regul
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered extending the proposed 20% business rates reduction for pubs, social clubs and live music venues
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is raised annually from Vehicle Excise Duty on motorcycles with owners registered in Wales.
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