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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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
3 AYETaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Financial Interests
No registered interests found.
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to section 48(1) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, how many times HMRC exercised the power to direct a non-established taxable person to appoint a
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total number of import declarations made by express operators for consignments with a value of a) £135 or less and b) greater than £135 in each year
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) drug prices, (b) appliance prices and (c) fees paid to pharmacy contractors in the N
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of progress made by UK-based researchers funded by his Department on finding methods to treat the symptoms of long
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much public funding is allocated to support UK-based research into methods to treat and cure long Covid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the number of households in (a) Ceredigion Preseli constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate Department estimate of the total number of households in (a) Ceredigion Preseli constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the
Competition and Markets Authority: Microsoft
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding opening a strategic market status investigation into
Iron and Steel: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much of the £2.5 billion fund to develop the steel industry as set out under the UK Steel Strategy will be spent in Wales.
Land Use: Wales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Welsh Government's written statement entitled Agreement to consult on devolution of powers for a Vacant Land Tax in Wales, published on 11
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