Ben Lake

Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)

Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion

@BenMLake

About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Ben Lake) represents you, and all of the people who live in Ceredigion, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

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Topics of interest

  • Treasury
  • Department for Business
  • Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Department for Environment
  • Food and Rural Affairs
  • Department for Digital
  • Culture
  • Media and Sport
  • Home Office
  • EU Grants and Loans
  • Coronavirus: Vaccination
  • S4C: Reviews
  • Self-employment Income Support Scheme
  • Immigration

Currently held offices

  • Member, Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill Committee (since 13 Mar 2024)
  • Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 26 Jun 2023)
  • Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Education) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media & Sport) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Health and Social Care) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (Housing, Communities & Local Government) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow PC Spokesperson (The Constitution and Welsh Affairs) (since 21 Jul 2020)
  • Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 26 Jan 2022)
  • Member, Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee ( 3 Nov 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
  • Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • Disability Benefits 26 Mar 2024

    The hon. Gentleman is making an important point. I have a constituent who until 2016 was in receipt of disability living allowance. She was then told to apply for PIP and was rejected. She then went to tribunal and had the decision overturned, and her payment was increased on review. Now, however, in 2024, she has been told that she was never entitled to it and is being pursued by the...
  • Israel and Gaza 26 Mar 2024

    The deputy Foreign Secretary rightly referred to the devastating and growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the urgent need to increase the delivery of aid by land, sea and air. He mentioned that the first delivery of UK aid by the Royal Air Force took place yesterday. Does he anticipate that future air drops will increase in frequency until such time as the barriers to the delivery of aid...
  • Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Fraud 26 Mar 2024

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the use of AI in benefit fraud investigations does not discriminate against vulnerable people.

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