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.
1607
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)
358
Written Questions
8
Oral Questions
93
Debates Spoken In⚑
116
Speeches⚑
361
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 AYECourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 13 Oct 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 13 Oct 2026
2 AYE2 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
1 AYE2 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
2 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Financial Interests
No registered interests found.
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the amount of seeds imported into the UK from non-EU countries was by weight in each year since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the amount of seeds imported into the UK from EU countries was by weight in each year since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of seed imported into the UK via online marketplaces in each year since 2020.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to question 129483, how many (a) individual consignments and parcels were covered by BIRDs declarations under CPC
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to question 129483, what (a) the declared trade value of goods imported under BIRDs declarations across all proced
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC reconciles BIRDs import declaration data with (a) online marketplace order data, (b) VAT returns submitted by sellers and marketplaces and (c) the Cust
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many BIRDs declarations submitted in each year between 2022 and 2025 were associated with (a) UK-incorporated companies that had been registered at Companie
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many BIRDs-authorised traders have had authorisation (a) suspended, (b) withdrawn, (c) reviewed following compliance investigations and (d) referred to HMRC
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, since January 2021, how many applications for UK VAT registration from companies incorporated in the UK within the previous 24 months have been (a) accepted wit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK VAT registration numbers have been identified as having been used in customs declarations submitted under PVA (Postponed VAT Accounting) after the r
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