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

Staffing£223,557
Office£18,809
Travel£8,284

Year-on-Year

2024-25£250,650
2023-24£230,089
2022-23£199,487
2021-22£185,599
2020-21£166,495
2019-20£163,808
2018-19£147,469
2017-18£95,514

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,302 voters

✓Plaid Cymru
21,738 votes47.0%
Liberal Democrat
6,949 votes15.0%
Labour
5,386 votes11.6%
Reform UK
5,374 votes11.6%
Conservative
4,763 votes10.3%
Green Party
1,864 votes4.0%
Workers Party of Britain
228 votes0.5%

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 AYE7 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

10 votes · 14 Apr 2026

1 AYE5 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

5 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 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, when she plans to publish the summary of responses and government response to the consultation titled Cage reform: proposed ban o

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs30 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the the BBFC’s joint statement published on 16 September, whether she plans to meet with the Safer Screens Forum

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to prevent older teenagers aged 16 and 17 f

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport19 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the impact of current levels of inflation on the Welsh Government budget.

Treasury14 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the provision of further funding to protect public services from the effects of higher inflation.

Treasury14 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions has he had with the Welsh Government on reviewing the Welsh Fiscal Framework.

Treasury14 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has his department made of the potential merits of extending the Rural Fuel Duty to Wales.

Treasury13 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has he given to introducing an Essential User Rebate for HGV, coach and van operators.

Treasury13 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has he made of the impact of rising fuel prices on off-grid properties in Wales.

Treasury13 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has he made of the level of UK Government spending on reserved areas in Wales compared to the level in England.

Treasury13 Oct 2026
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