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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1598 votes — page 6 of 64
3 AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 12 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 12 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading
17 Dec 2025
2 NORailways Bill
2 votes · 9 Dec 2025
Railways Bill
2 votes · 9 Dec 2025
4 AYEEmployment Rights Bill
4 votes · 8 Dec 2025
Employment Rights Bill
4 votes · 8 Dec 2025
3 AYEPension Schemes Bill
3 votes · 3 Dec 2025
Pension Schemes Bill
3 votes · 3 Dec 2025
Financial Interests
No registered interests found.
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public sector in Wales to date of the increase in Employers National Insurance Contributions from April 2025.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT for the hospitality sector in Wales to 10%.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of consequential funding the Welsh Government would receive through the Barnett Formula if (a) HS2, (b) East- Wes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure Wales receives its UK population share of UKRI funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help Syria develop local governance and security structures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what fire intensity multiplier her Department uses when assessing the impact that higher fuel loads of vegetation will have on th
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Official Veterinarians needed to maintain current export certification vol
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of Official Veterinarians currently undertaking export cert
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has in place should Official Veterinarian capacity decline before certification requirement
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to UK exporters of disruption to certification capacity during the period before
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