Ben Lake — Hear, Hear

Voting record

3

Voted for

2

Voted against

4

Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Ben Lake’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Bill votes All votes Live bills

Whip meter Estimate 90%

How often Ben Lake voted the same way as most of the Plaid Cymru party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes

Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Ben Lake doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held

Shadow PC Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media & Sport) — Opposition Department (2020-07-21 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Shadow PC Spokesperson (Education) — Opposition Department (2020-07-21 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Shadow PC Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) — Opposition Department (2020-07-21 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Shadow PC Spokesperson (Health and Social Care) — Opposition Department (2020-07-21 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Shadow PC Spokesperson (Housing, Communities & Local Government) — Opposition Department (2020-07-21 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Shadow PC Spokesperson (The Constitution and Welsh Affairs) — Opposition Department (2020-07-21 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury) — Opposition Department (2020-07-21 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Declared financial interests

Nothing on file for Ben Lake yet, or they have no interests currently registered. Parliament’s official register for Ben Lake →

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Ben Lake yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Ben Lake has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£257,287.94 paid out to or for Ben Lake across 148 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Ben Lake’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category

Staffing — £223,506.87 (1 claim)

Office Costs — £25,497.01 (140 claims)

Staff Travel — £4,282.88 (6 claims)

MP Travel — £4,001.18 (1 claim)

Most recent claims

Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £75.00, 2026-03-30

Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase — £231.48, 2026-03-21 — Landline & internet package

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £228.74, 2026-02-21 — Landline & internet package

Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £60.00, 2026-02-20

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £228.68, 2026-01-21 — Landline & internet package

Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £60.00, 2026-01-16

Stationery & printing — £110.00, 2026-01-01 — Photocopier Equipment Protection for 2026

Equipment - hire — £412.16, 2026-01-01 — Printer, photocopier & scanner

Every claim on file for Ben Lake →

Early Day Motions

Ben Lake has tabled 2 Early Day Motions on file (as primary sponsor), drawing 10 sponsor signatures in total across them. This only counts motions Ben Lake personally tabled — not motions Ben Lake may have added their name to as a supporter, which this data source doesn’t track per MP. See Early Day Motions for what this does and doesn’t cover.

Most recent tabled

Eisteddfod y Garreg Las 2026 — tabled 2026-07-14, 5 sponsors

Lampeter Town AFC 100th anniversary — tabled 2026-06-09, 5 sponsors

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Ben Lake is a listed officer of 5 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry and Timber Security — Chair & Registered Contact

Declared funding: Confor: Promoting Forestry and Wood (£22,501-24,000).

All-Party Parliamentary Group on France — Chair & Registered Contact

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services — Vice Chair

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Bioeconomy — Chair & Registered Contact

No declared funding on file.

Netherlands All-Party Parliamentary Group — Vice Chair

No declared funding on file.

Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Confor: Promoting Forestry and Wood — about £23,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry and Timber Security).

Confor: Promoting Forestry and Wood — about £23,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Ben Lake personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Ben Lake is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.