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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3 AYE1 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
2 AYE2 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 AYECyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
2 AYE1 NORailways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
2 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 9 Jun 2026
3 AYE1 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Financial Interests
No registered interests found.
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
Social Security Benefits: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory veteran-aware training for benefit assessors.
Social Security Benefits: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of automatically exempting armed forces veterans with severe, long-term PTSD
Public Expenditure: Wales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on updating the Welsh Fiscal Framework.
Telemedicine: Voice over Internet Protocol
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the National Telecare Campaign is delivered bilingually in (a) English and (b)
Railways: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department classifies heavy rail projects located entirely within England as (a) local and (b) national projects.
East West Rail Line: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has received representations from the Welsh Government requesting that the East-West rail project be reclassified as an England only
Revenue and Customs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48499 on Revenue and Customs, when HMRC's Statutory Payment Consultation Group will next be convened.
Revenue and Customs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48499 on Revenue and Customs, whether her Department plans to publish the minutes of the 2024 meeting of the St
East West Rail Line: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her Department's policy that the classification of the East-West rail project as carrying 100% comparability factor for Wales is a publishing erro
Deirdre Murphy
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Máire ní Mhurchú has access to legal representation following her detention by I
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