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

Imports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential financial savings to the Exchequer of (a) withdrawing the postponed VAT accounting process and (b) bringing forward

AnsweredTreasury13 May 2025

Income Tax: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of not increasing the personal allowance on levels of disposable income in Wales.

AnsweredTreasury12 May 2025

Kashmir: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the situation in Kashmir on (a) policing and (b) com

AnsweredHome Office8 May 2025

Revenue and Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC's Statutory Payment Consultation Group convened in each of the past 5 years.

AnsweredTreasury28 Apr 2025

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on release of the investment reserve of the British Coal Staff

AnsweredTreasury28 Apr 2025

BetIndex and Football Index

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating a portion of the financial penalties collected by the Financial Conduct Authority to fu

AnsweredTreasury28 Apr 2025

Holiday Accommodation: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support the owners of (a) short and (b) long term holiday lets to improve the energy efficiency rating o

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero24 Apr 2025

Western Sahara: Media and Non-governmental Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with (a) the UN Security Council and (b) his Moroccan counterpart on ensuring access to the

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office24 Apr 2025

Western Sahara: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April to Question 42840 on Western Sahara: Human Rights, what discussions he has had with

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office24 Apr 2025

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to carry out an impact assessment on the consequences of proposals detailed in the Health and Disability Green Paper t

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions22 Apr 2025
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