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.
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2 NOBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
5 AYEEmployment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
Employment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
3 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 29 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 29 Oct 2025
3 AYE1 NOVictims and Courts Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Oct 2025
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Oct 2025
2 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill Committee
3 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
3 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Financial Interests
No registered interests found.
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
Gambling: Addictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a comparative assessment of the potential impact of (a) external lottery managers, (b) bookmakers and (c) other gambling pr
Coroners: Ceredigion
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests were launched in Ceredigion in each of the past ten years.
Coroners: Pembrokeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests were launched in Pembrokeshire in each of the past ten years.
Coroners: Ceredigion
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, of the inquests launched in Ceredigion in each of the past ten years, how many were concluded within 6 months.
Coroners: Pembrokeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, of the inquests launched in Pembrokeshire in each of the past ten years, how many were concluded within 6 months.
Coroners: Ceredigion
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was for an inquest to be concluded in Ceredigion in each of the last five years.
Coroners: Pembrokeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was for an inquest to be concluded in Pembrokeshire in each of the last five years.
Carer's Allowance: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people living in Wales that have received overpayments of the Carers Allowance.
Cars: Loans
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of people eligible for compensation and (b) the total cash value of the compensation owed under the ruling by the C
Israel: International Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Israel's operation Iron Wall in the occupied West B
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