Ben Lake’s voting in Parliament

Ben Lake is a Plaid Cymru MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Plaid Cymru MPs.

This is a selection of Ben Lake’s votes.

• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2018–2019
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 38 votes for, 3 votes against, 10 absences, between 2017–2019

Last updated: 4 Sep 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

We have lots more plain English analysis of Ben Lake’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Ben Lake’s full vote analysis page for more.

Ben Lake has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: State Retirement Pensions 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the 2016 changes to the state pension system on the household income of people who have been recently bereaved.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: State Retirement Pensions 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the savings accrued to the public purse by the 2016 changes to the state pension system, specifically in relation to the inheritance of spouses’ state pension.

• Us Tariffs: Scotch Whisky 7 Oct 2019

  This announcement has put the hard reality of trade disputes into sharp relief, but may I ask the Minister whether the tariff also applies to Welsh single malt whisky, such as that produced by Dà Mhìle Distillery in my constituency? In the harmonised tariff schedule published by the United States Government, the relevant subheading and description refer only to Irish and Scotch whisky.

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Profile

Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion

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

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @BenMLake

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Office
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Transport
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• EU Grants and Loans
• S4C: Reviews
• Forensic Science
• Immigration
• Children: Poverty

Currently held offices

• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Mark Williams
• Simon Thomas
• Cynog Dafis

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Overseas Electors Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (12 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Ben Lake’s speeches
• Has received answers to 108 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 83.86% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 48 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)