Ben Lake MP
Plaid Cymru
Ceredigion Preseli
M
Ben Lake is the Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion Preseli, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£70,492
/ £93,904 annual
274 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£70,492
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Ceredigion Preseli
current
2017-06-08 → 2024-05-30
Ceredigion
Party history
2017-06-08 → present
Plaid Cymru
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2020-07-21 → 2024-05-30
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
2020-07-21 → 2024-05-30
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Education)
2020-07-21 → 2024-05-30
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2020-07-21 → 2024-05-30
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
2020-07-21 → 2024-05-30
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Housing, Communities & Local Government)
2020-07-21 → 2024-05-30
Shadow PC Spokesperson (The Constitution and Welsh Affairs)
2020-07-21 → 2024-05-30
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)
Committee memberships
2024-11-04 → present
Welsh Affairs Committee
2020-03-02 → 2024-05-30
Welsh Affairs Committee
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Welsh Affairs Committee
2021-11-03 → 2021-11-18
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
2022-01-18 → 2024-05-30
Welsh Grand Committee
2022-01-19 → 2022-01-26
Down Syndrome Bill
2023-06-26 → 2024-05-30
Public Accounts Committee
2024-03-13 → 2024-05-30
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
2024-04-17 → 2024-04-24
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
2024-04-17 → 2024-04-24
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
2024-05-01 → 2024-05-08
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill
2024-05-01 → 2024-05-08
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
2024-05-08 → 2024-05-15
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
2025-06-25 → 2025-06-25
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
2025-06-25 → 2025-06-25
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
ben.lake.mp@parliament.uk
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
01570 940 333
·
Bryndulais, 67 Bridge Street, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 7AB
APPGs (2026) · 21 active officership(s) · 23 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All Party Parliamentary Group on Cleaning and Hygiene
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | British Cleaning Council | 11 | 2022-06-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Community Energy
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-06-08 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Compassionate Politics
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Compassion in Politics | 15 | 2024-07-03 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Reuniting Britain Post-Brexit
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Daily Mirror · My Life My Say | 7 | 2021-06-24 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Uplands and Hill Farming
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 5 | 2024-07-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 9 | 2024-05-27 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Wales in the World
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 7 | 2024-01-07 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | White Stork Consultancy Limited | 13 | 2022-07-10 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bowel Cancer
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | Bowel Cancer UK · M+F Health | 4 | 2025-02-25 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deliberative Democracy
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 18 | 2023-05-15 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry and Timber Security
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | Confor: Promoting Forestry and Wood | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry and Tree Planting
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | Confor: Promoting Forestry and Wood | 4 | 2025-06-11 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on France
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 4 | 2027-02-15 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | National Energy Action | 4 | 2024-06-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Geographically Protected Foods
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2023-06-12 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Industrial Hemp
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 4 | 2026-07-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prepayment Meters
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 11 | 2024-06-01 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on White Ribbon UK
Subject Group
|
Co Vice Chair | White Ribbon UK | 13 | 2024-02-26 |
|
Netherlands All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
|
Western Sahara All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 4 | 2025-06-11 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Voting record (2026)
77 / 109
32 missed (29%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£20,695
29% of £70,492 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£27,568
29% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£915
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+1.8 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
37 Aye(33.9%)
40 No(36.7%)
32 didn't vote(29.4%)
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143
Pass
2026-04-22
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260–161
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
380–7
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293–155
Pass
2026-04-20
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294–156
Pass
2026-04-20
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155
Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169
Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307–176
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295–162
Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280–161
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99
Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107
Pass
2026-03-10
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203–311
Fail
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182
Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181
Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84
Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161–272
Fail
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
279–90
Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107
Pass
2026-02-04
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116
Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104
Pass
2026-01-28
Didn't vote
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
294–108
Pass
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191–326
Fail
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347–184
Pass
2026-01-20
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347–185
Pass
2026-01-20
Didn't vote
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344–182
Pass
2026-01-14
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301–110
Pass
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote"
covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
132
of 132 tabled
128 answered(97.0%)
16
departments
2026-09-07
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Export Health Certificates
Answered
2026-09-07
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Export Health Certificates
Answered
2026-09-07
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Veterinary Medicine: Export Health Certificates
Answered
2026-09-07
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Veterinary Medicine: Export Health Certificates
Answered
2026-09-07
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Veterinary Medicine: Export Health Certificates
Answered
2026-05-19
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones: Aerials
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Seeds: Import Controls
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones: Standards
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones: Standards
Answered
2026-04-20
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones: Standards
Answered
2026-04-15
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek
Answered
2026-04-10
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones: Standards
Answered
2026-04-10
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Standards
Answered
2026-04-10
Department of Health and Social Care
Long Covid: Medical Treatments
Answered
2026-04-10
Department of Health and Social Care
Long Covid: Medical Treatments
Answered
2026-04-10
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Software: Licensing
Answered
2026-03-26
Department for Business and Trade
Competition and Markets Authority: Microsoft
Answered
2026-03-24
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Voice Over Internet Protocol
Answered
2026-03-18
Department for Transport
HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme
Answered
2026-03-18
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Animal Breeding
Answered
2026-03-12
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Television: Digital Broadcasting
Answered
2026-03-11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Turkey: Politics and Government
Answered
2026-03-02
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Turkey: Politics and Government
Answered
2026-03-02
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Egypt: Religious Freedom
Answered
2026-02-26
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Children
Answered
2026-02-04
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Social Rented Housing
Answered
2026-01-27
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Home Discount Scheme: Rural Areas
Answered
2026-01-02
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
X Corp: Artificial Intelligence
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shared Prosperity Fund (Wales) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2022-03-22 | |
| Access to Banking Services Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2018-02-27 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.