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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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
Global vaccines
16 signaturesThat this House celebrates the development of several vaccines against covid-19; highlights that with the development of covid-19 mutations across the world UK domestic recovery is dependent on collective vaccination efforts globally; believes that the UK has a duty to support va
11 Feb 2021
Postponement of the National Eisteddfod of Wales 2021
6 signaturesThat this House notes with sadness the unavoidable and sensible postponement of the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Ceredigion until 2022 due to the covid-19 pandemic; expresses deep concern about the incredibly difficult financial situation this poses for the festival organisers
26 Jan 2021
Ban on sample sachets
26 signaturesThat this House notes that globally personal care companies produce some 120 billion plastic sachets each year; recognises these samples of shampoo, moisturiser and fragrance placed end-to-end would stretch to the moon 27 times over; recognises that these sachets are completely n
2 Sept 2020
All-in deposit return scheme
26 signaturesThat this House notes that drinks containers including plastic and glass bottles, aluminium cans, cartons, pouches and coffee cups are a blight on Britain’s beaches, and that a 2019 Marine Conservation Society survey recorded more than 500 litter items per 100 meters of coastline
6 Jul 2020
Cardigan Energy Local Club
6 signaturesThat this House congratulates 4CG for their work in securing funding to establish two Energy Local Clubs in south Ceredigion; notes the success of Energy Local Clubs in Wales and congratulates the club in Bethesda for its outstanding achievements in both maximizing the amount of
23 Jun 2020
Extending the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme
19 signaturesThat this House welcomes the support provided through the Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) but is concerned that that scheme will not cover claimants beyond the end of May 2020; regrets that many self-employed people have not been eligible for that scheme
20 May 2020
Eisteddfod AmGen
5 signaturesThat this House congratulates the organizers of the annual National Eisteddfod of Wales, Wales's premiere cultural festival, for its readiness to work in alternative ways with local communities enabling people across Wales to celebrate Eisteddfod despite the covid-19 outbreak; co
18 May 2020
Local Volunteering Efforts in Ceredigion
3 signaturesThat this House applauds the work of local groups, organisations, and individuals in facilitating and supporting volunteering efforts across Ceredigion; commends all those who are volunteering to help deliver food and medicines to the most vulnerable in our society, in addition t
27 Apr 2020
Community support from Young Farmers' Clubs
4 signaturesThat this House commends Young Farmers' Clubs across Wales for responding so positively to the covid-19 pandemic; applauds its members for their work in supporting the elderly and most vulnerable in local communities by delivering food, medicine, and other essential supplies to p
22 Apr 2020
Government support for dental practices during the covid-19 outbreak
16 signaturesThat this House notes the impact of covid-19 on dental practices; recognises that dental practices offer vital services forncommunities; notes that the British Dental Association (BDA) has called for support with business rates to be provided for private and specialist dental pra
21 Apr 2020
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