Ben Lake

Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)

Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion

@BenMLake

Right to Remain for European Union Nationals in the UK

There have been a votes in Parliament which relate to EU nationals currently living in the UK having the right to remain.

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Ben Lake almost always voted for a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK

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Major votes

  • On 29 Mar 2019: Ben Lake voted against leaving the EU with a [withdrawal] agreement as soon as possible and not to approve the negotiated withdrawal agreement and associated documents. Show vote
  • On 27 Mar 2019: Ben Lake voted against leaving the European Union on the 12th of April 2019 without a withdrawal agreement. Show vote
  • On 13 Mar 2019: Ben Lake voted against delaying leaving the EU by a couple of months, against continuing current arrangements with the EU until the end of 2021, and against unilaterally guaranteeing the rights of European Union citizens in the United Kingdom. Show vote
  • On 28 Jan 2019: Ben Lake voted not to make European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss nationals, and their family members, subject to UK immigration controls. Show vote
  • On 17 Jan 2018: Ben Lake voted against the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Show vote
  • On 17 Jan 2018: Ben Lake voted against the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Show vote
  • On 11 Sep 2017: Ben Lake voted against ending the supremacy of EU law in UK law; against converting EU law into domestic law on the UK's exit from the European Union and against giving ministers the power to correct deficiencies in retained EU law. Show vote
  • On 11 Sep 2017: Ben Lake voted against ending the supremacy of EU law in UK law; against converting EU law into domestic law on the UK's exit from the European Union and against giving ministers the power to correct deficiencies in retained EU law. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 7 Jul 2021: Ben Lake voted to either automatically grant Settled Status to EU nationals residing in the UK or scrap or extend the deadline for applying to the settlement scheme; to provide physical proof of settled status; and to devolve immigration powers to the Scottish Government. Show vote
  • On 30 Jun 2020: Ben Lake voted against ending the general right for nationals of European Union member states, European Economic Area states and Switzerland to enter and reside in the UK. Show vote
  • On 18 May 2020: Ben Lake voted against ending the general right for nationals of European Union member states, European Economic Area states and Switzerland to enter and reside in the UK. Show vote
  • On 7 Jan 2020: Ben Lake voted to automatically, without requiring an application, assign a right of permanent residence in the UK to EU citizens who have resided in the UK for at least five years. Show vote
  • On 7 Jan 2020: Ben Lake voted to limit the fees charged to European Union citizens and certain others registering as a citizen of the United Kingdom. Show vote
  • On 4 Sep 2019: Ben Lake voted to require the Prime Minister to seek a delay to the UK leaving the EU until 31 January 2020 unless MPs have approved either terms of a withdrawal agreement, or withdrawal without an agreement. Show vote
  • On 3 Sep 2019: Ben Lake voted to enable the House of Commons to pass a bill to require the Prime Minister to seek to delay withdrawal to prevent the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement, unless doing so is approved by MPs. Show vote
  • On 9 Apr 2019: Ben Lake voted in favour of seeking to delay the UK leaving the EU until 30 June 2019. Show vote
  • On 8 Apr 2019: Ben Lake voted against allowing the Government to delay the UK leaving the EU to an alternative date so long as any delay extends beyond 22 May 2019. Show vote
  • On 3 Apr 2019: Ben Lake voted to allow the Prime Minister to delay the withdrawal of the UK from the EU until after 22 May 2019. Show vote
  • On 29 Jan 2019: Ben Lake voted to seek to delay the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union; to rule out leaving without a withdrawal agreement; and for Scotland to remain in the European Union. Show vote
  • On 29 Jan 2019: Ben Lake voted to in favour of seeking to delay the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union until 31 December 2019 if no withdrawal agreement is negotiated, and accepted by the House of Commons, by the 26th of February 2019. Show vote
  • On 29 Jan 2019: Ben Lake voted to seek to delay the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union if no withdrawal agreement has been negotiated, and accepted by the House of Commons, by 26 February 2019. Show vote
  • On 13 Jun 2018: Ben Lake voted to make the UK's withdrawal from the EU conditional on seeking, as an objective for the UK's negotiation of the withdrawal agreement, an international agreement which enables the UK to continue to participate in the European Economic Area. Show vote
  • On 13 Jun 2018: Ben Lake voted to make the UK's withdrawal from the EU conditional on a statement on how the UK's continued participation in a customs union with the EU was sought during negotiations on the withdrawal agreement. Show vote
  • On 14 Nov 2017: Ben Lake voted for the UK to remain a member of the European Communities, and for new European Union law to remain incorporated in UK law. Show vote
  • On 29 Jun 2017: Ben Lake voted for an energy price cap; for a properly resourced industrial strategy; to maintain the benefits of the European Single Market and Customs Union; to maintain the existing rights of EU nationals living in the UK and EU nationals living in the EU; for increased funding of public services; to scrap university tuition fees; to restore Education Maintenance Allowance, maintenance grants and nurses’ bursaries; to end the public sector pay cap and to increase the minimum wage. Show vote
  • On 29 Jun 2017: Ben Lake voted to express regret the Government is: not guaranteeing a Parliamentary vote on the outcome of negotiations on leaving the European Union; not ruling out leaving the EU without a deal; not setting out transitional arrangements for leaving the EU; not setting out proposals to remain within the Customs Union and Single Market and not protecting the rights of EU nationals living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU. Show vote

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