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.

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

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

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Armed Forces: Recruitment 21 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains his policy to increase (a) female personnel to 15 per cent of intake and (b) Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic personnel to at least 10 percent of total intake by 2020.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Immigration: EU Nationals 21 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the constituency of Ceredigion have applied for status under the EU Settlement Scheme and have (a) received settled status, (b) been declined, (c) received pre-settled status, or (d) applications which are unresolved.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Public Works Loan Board 21 Oct 2019

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the recent increase to the Public Works Loan Board interest rate will apply to existing loans payable by local authorities.

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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
• Lotteries: Charities

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 51 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Ben Lake’s speeches
• Has received answers to 104 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 83.93% 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?)