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 AYECrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 17 Jun 2025
3 AYETerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
3 votes · 13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
3 votes · 13 Jun 2025
2 AYEPlanning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 10 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 10 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10
16 May 2025
2 AYE2 NOData (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
4 votes · 14 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
4 votes · 14 May 2025
1 AYE2 NOBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 12 May 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 12 May 2025
Financial Interests
No registered interests found.
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
Israel: International Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with his Israeli counterparts on ensuring that actions in the Occupied Palestinian
Artificial Intelligence: Copyright
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of copyright law to ensure that creators are remunerated for the use of their work in
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty.
Artificial Intelligence: Devolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the AI Opportunity Action Plan.
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that that the skills needed for the implementation of the AI Opportunity Action Plan are develop
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussion he has had with (a) Skills England and (b) the equivalent agencies in the devolved nations on the AI Opportunity A
Death Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (England and Wales) Regulations 2024 on the t
Death: Wales
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were registered in Wales between 1 January 2024 and 8 September 2024.
Death: Wales
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were registered in Wales between 9 September 2024 and 31 December 2024.
Death Certificates: Wales
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, of the deaths registered in Wales between 1 January 2024 and 8 September 2024 and which were not reported to the Coroner, how long on average did it take fo
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