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Division Votes
30 Apr 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 163
30 Apr 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 162
30 Apr 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 162
30 Apr 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 161
30 Apr 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 159
8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 266
8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 269
8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 212 Noes - 274
8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 276
13 May 2024 - Risk-based Exclusion - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 169
15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 272
15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 275
15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 17 Noes - 268
22 May 2024 - Immigration and Asylum - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 49

Speeches
Ben Lake speeches from: Palestinians: Visa Scheme Ben Lake contributed 1 speech (37 words) Monday 13th May 2024 - Westminster Hall
Ben Lake speeches from: Finance (No. 2) Bill Ben Lake contributed 3 speeches (862 words) Committee of the whole House Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury
Ben Lake speeches from: National Grid: Pylons Ben Lake contributed 1 speech (676 words) Thursday 2nd May 2024 - Westminster Hall

Written Answers
British Nationality: Equality Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) Tuesday 30th April 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2024 to Question 16407 on British Nationality, whether his Department has made an assessment of the compatibility of the policy on British citizenship from birth for a person born between 2 October 2000 and 29 April 2006 with obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery) The British Nationality Act 1981 sets out how a person, born in the UK, may be a British citizen at birth, requiring that at least one parent is either settled here or British themselves. We are content that the determination of citizenship for children born to EEA nationals during the period cited is in keeping with that statute and does not breach any equalities obligations.
Telephone Services: Fraud Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) Tuesday 30th April 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to support (a) businesses and (b) other organisations whose numbers are used by (i) nuisance callers and (ii) criminals in number spoofing scams. Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) A central pillar of the Government’s Fraud Strategy is blocking individuals and groups from attempting to impersonate other organisations and institutional bodies. As part of this work, the Government has introduced a new measure to the Criminal Justice Bill to strengthen law enforcement capabilities to tackle scam text messages. The Bill will create a new offence for supplying or possessing “SIM farm” devices (which allow criminals to send scam texts to thousands of individuals and businesses at the same time), without good reason or undertaking adequate due diligence. In addition, the Government and Industry have signed the Telecommunications Fraud Sector Charter, a voluntary agreement to improve counter-fraud efforts. As a result of the Charter, the sector has introduced firewalls that detect and stop scam texts from reaching customers. Since January 2022, the firewalls have stopped 960 million scam text messages. Law enforcement are also working tirelessly to tackle criminal number spoofing operations at source. Last year, Operation Elaborate led by the Metropolitan police took down iSpoof, a website that was used to make 10 million spoof calls impersonating individuals and businesses. The international joint action led to 142 arrests and the main administrator of the website was sentenced to 13 years and 4 months of imprisonment. In April this year, in another successful joint operation codenamed Stargrew, the Met took down LabHost; a major criminal website, which fraudsters used to create over 40,000 fake phishing websites impersonating businesses. So far the operation has led to 37 arrests, and over 25,000 victims in the UK have been contacted.
Telephone Services: Fraud Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) Thursday 2nd May 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of scam telephone calls using number spoofing were reported in each of the last five years. Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office does not hold any data on the number of scam telephone calls using number spoofing. Ofcom recently published their experiences of suspicious calls, texts and app messages survey, conducted on 31^st January and 1^st February 2024 (2,202 UK adult respondents). Mobile and landline users were asked if they had ever received a call that looked like it was from a genuine source but then became suspicious that it was not genuine. 35% reported having received a call on their landline and 50% reported having received a call on their mobile of this nature. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0025/281158/data-tables-2024.xlsx NB: These figures cannot be combined as some users may have received both suspicious call on their mobile and landline and do not provide answers on the number of spoofing calls in the last five years.
CJD: Diagnosis Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) Thursday 2nd May 2024 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the reliability of diagnostic testing of blood samples for vCJD. Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women) Clinical diagnostic testing for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) is provided by the National Health Service, but there is currently no licensed blood screening test for vCJD, although there is ongoing research in this field. The National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit is involved in developing specialist investigations for vCJD, in collaboration with colleagues in Europe and internationally, with further information available at the following link: https://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/surveillance/diagnosis-and-testing
Furs: Sales Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) Thursday 2nd May 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the responses to his Department's call for evidence on the fur trade. Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) A summary of replies received to the Call for Evidence on the Fur Market in Great Britain should be published in due course. At this stage we do not have a confirmed date for publication.
Rural Areas: Economic Situation Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) Wednesday 8th May 2024 Question to the Wales Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the rural economy in Wales. Answered by Fay Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office) I regularly have conversations with Ministerial colleagues on support for the rural economy in Wales. I am delighted the Chancellor announced £5m at Budget for an Agri-food launchpad in North and Mid Wales which will deliver jobs, growth, and boost productivity for our rural communities.
UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) Monday 13th May 2024 Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Welsh Government and (b) local authorities in Wales on the operation of the Shared Prosperity Fund after March 2025. Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Decisions regarding funding beyond March 2025 are ultimately a matter for the next Spending Review. We nevertheless appreciate the case for certainty and are committed to setting out further detail at the earliest opportunity. Officials are in regular communication with all local authorities in Wales on this issue, as well as with the Welsh Local Government Association. We will work closely with the Welsh Government on the future of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Written Answers

British Nationality: Equality
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Tuesday 30th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2024 to Question 16407 on British Nationality, whether his Department has made an assessment of the compatibility of the policy on British citizenship from birth for a person born between 2 October 2000 and 29 April 2006 with obligations under the Equality Act 2010.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

The British Nationality Act 1981 sets out how a person, born in the UK, may be a British citizen at birth, requiring that at least one parent is either settled here or British themselves. We are content that the determination of citizenship for children born to EEA nationals during the period cited is in keeping with that statute and does not breach any equalities obligations.

Telephone Services: Fraud
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Tuesday 30th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to support (a) businesses and (b) other organisations whose numbers are used by (i) nuisance callers and (ii) criminals in number spoofing scams.

Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

A central pillar of the Government’s Fraud Strategy is blocking individuals and groups from attempting to impersonate other organisations and institutional bodies. As part of this work, the Government has introduced a new measure to the Criminal Justice Bill to strengthen law enforcement capabilities to tackle scam text messages. The Bill will create a new offence for supplying or possessing “SIM farm” devices (which allow criminals to send scam texts to thousands of individuals and businesses at the same time), without good reason or undertaking adequate due diligence.

In addition, the Government and Industry have signed the Telecommunications Fraud Sector Charter, a voluntary agreement to improve counter-fraud efforts. As a result of the Charter, the sector has introduced firewalls that detect and stop scam texts from reaching customers. Since January 2022, the firewalls have stopped 960 million scam text messages.

Law enforcement are also working tirelessly to tackle criminal number spoofing operations at source. Last year, Operation Elaborate led by the Metropolitan police took down iSpoof, a website that was used to make 10 million spoof calls impersonating individuals and businesses. The international joint action led to 142 arrests and the main administrator of the website was sentenced to 13 years and 4 months of imprisonment.

In April this year, in another successful joint operation codenamed Stargrew, the Met took down LabHost; a major criminal website, which fraudsters used to create over 40,000 fake phishing websites impersonating businesses. So far the operation has led to 37 arrests, and over 25,000 victims in the UK have been contacted.

Telephone Services: Fraud
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Thursday 2nd May 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of scam telephone calls using number spoofing were reported in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office does not hold any data on the number of scam telephone calls using number spoofing.

Ofcom recently published their experiences of suspicious calls, texts and app messages survey, conducted on 31^st January and 1^st February 2024 (2,202 UK adult respondents). Mobile and landline users were asked if they had ever received a call that looked like it was from a genuine source but then became suspicious that it was not genuine. 35% reported having received a call on their landline and 50% reported having received a call on their mobile of this nature.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0025/281158/data-tables-2024.xlsx

NB: These figures cannot be combined as some users may have received both suspicious call on their mobile and landline and do not provide answers on the number of spoofing calls in the last five years.

CJD: Diagnosis
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Thursday 2nd May 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the reliability of diagnostic testing of blood samples for vCJD.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

Clinical diagnostic testing for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) is provided by the National Health Service, but there is currently no licensed blood screening test for vCJD, although there is ongoing research in this field. The National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit is involved in developing specialist investigations for vCJD, in collaboration with colleagues in Europe and internationally, with further information available at the following link:

https://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/surveillance/diagnosis-and-testing

Furs: Sales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Thursday 2nd May 2024

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the responses to his Department's call for evidence on the fur trade.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

A summary of replies received to the Call for Evidence on the Fur Market in Great Britain should be published in due course. At this stage we do not have a confirmed date for publication.

Rural Areas: Economic Situation
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the rural economy in Wales.

Answered by Fay Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

I regularly have conversations with Ministerial colleagues on support for the rural economy in Wales. I am delighted the Chancellor announced £5m at Budget for an Agri-food launchpad in North and Mid Wales which will deliver jobs, growth, and boost productivity for our rural communities.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Monday 13th May 2024

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Welsh Government and (b) local authorities in Wales on the operation of the Shared Prosperity Fund after March 2025.

Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Decisions regarding funding beyond March 2025 are ultimately a matter for the next Spending Review. We nevertheless appreciate the case for certainty and are committed to setting out further detail at the earliest opportunity.

Officials are in regular communication with all local authorities in Wales on this issue, as well as with the Welsh Local Government Association. We will work closely with the Welsh Government on the future of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Early Day Motions
Tuesday 30th April Contribution of university research 9 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) That this House commends the outstanding contribution of university researchers throughout the United Kingdom; agrees with the view of Professor Mark Field of the University of Oxford that impact is the good the researchers have in the world; notes the work of researchers at the University of Aberystwyth into restoring …

Early Day Motions

Tuesday 30th April

Contribution of university research

9 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024)
Tabled by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
That this House commends the outstanding contribution of university researchers throughout the United Kingdom; agrees with the view of Professor Mark Field of the University of Oxford that impact is the good the researchers have in the world; notes the work of researchers at the University of Aberystwyth into restoring …

Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 22nd May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 24th May 2024 Essentials guarantee and minimum income guarantee 19 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East) That this House supports calls to implement an essentials guarantee into Universal Credit to ensure no one goes without life’s essentials; commends the Trussell Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on their Essentials Guarantee campaign; congratulates these organisations on securing more than 150,000 petition signatures in support of the campaign; …
Thursday 23rd May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 24th May 2024 Skin cancer awareness month 15 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Amy Callaghan (Scottish National Party - East Dunbartonshire) That this house recognises the importance of skin cancer awareness month in educating the public on the harms of the sun; recognises that sunscreen is an essential health item, and not a luxury to be used just on holidays; notes that almost 90% of melanomas are preventable, so it is …
Tuesday 21st May Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 23rd May 2024 Manchester Arena terror attacks 3 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) That this House notes the melancholy anniversary of the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena during the Ariana Grande concert which killed twenty-two and injured many others on this day seven years ago; whilst noting the long public inquiry and its many conclusions, believes that there are many questions still unanswered, …
Tuesday 14th May Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 20th May 2024 Youth mobility visas 11 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House acknowledges the European Commission’s proposal on youth mobility visas; notes the benefits that youth mobility visas would provide for UK industries who need to supplement their local workforce; recognises that the hospitality and tourism sectors in rural and coastal areas like the Lake District, West Country, and …
Tuesday 30th April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 Price cap on baby milk formula 29 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent North) This House recognises the impact that food price inflation has had on family budgets in recent years, with annual inflation of 19.1% to March 2023, which was the highest rate of food inflation in 45 years; notes with dismay that some retailers have taken to placing baby milk formula under …
Thursday 2nd May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 46th anniversary of the murder of Altab Ali 18 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House marks the 46th anniversary of the racially motivated murder of the 25-year-old textile factory worker, Altab Ali, on 4th May 1978; notes that in the 1970s far right activity and racism was prevalent in East London and that Asian and Black people were frequently attacked; recognises that …
Tuesday 7th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 Trans+ History Week 20 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow) That this House welcomes the first ever Trans+ History Week; notes that this groundbreaking initiative is aimed at educating and celebrating the millenia-old history of transgender non-binary gender-diverse and intersex individuals; and further acknowledges that the achievements of trans+ people deserve recognition.
Tuesday 7th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 Water sports and pollution 10 signatures (Most recent: 21 May 2024) Tabled by: Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) That this House notes the danger posed by water pollution and sewage spills to water sports athletes and participants; recognises that these sports, including angling, rowing, swimming, surfing and others are some the most popular participation sports in the UK; expresses its concern that the viability of certain sports may …
Tuesday 7th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 Dementia Action Week 25 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes Dementia Action Week 2024, taking place from 13 to 19 May 2024; highlights that Dementia Action Week is an awareness raising campaign and each year the Alzheimer's Society works with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to act on Dementia; underlines the support …
Wednesday 8th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 Maasai evictions in Tanzania 14 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham) That this House stands in solidarity with the Maasai people of Tanzania who are being forcibly evicted by their Government on the false pretext that they are damaging the eco systems through population growth; notes that some 150,000 Maasai people live in the Ngorongoro and Loliondo Conservation; further notes that …
Monday 13th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 19th Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony 17 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) That this House joins in commemorating the 19th annual Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony, held on Yom HaZikaron—Memorial Day—in Israel, beginning on the evening of 12 May 2024; pays tribute to all Israelis and Palestinians who grieve together and stand united in their demand for an end to bloodshed between …
Monday 13th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 Energy transition treaty 14 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South) That this House notes that 12 national governments, including nine Pacific Island States, are calling for countries around the world to back their proposal for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to negotiate a fast, fair and well-managed energy transition; recognises that Pacific Island States are particularly vulnerable to sea level …
Monday 13th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day 2024 13 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat - Chesham and Amersham) That this House notes that Crohn's and colitis are serious chronic diseases where your immune system affects the gut, affecting over 500,000 people in the UK; recognises that stigma, myths, and misunderstandings means thousands of people with these conditions are suffering in silence; acknowledges that World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day …
Monday 13th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 Scrutiny of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and arms exports to Israel 29 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Mick Whitley (Labour - Birkenhead) That this House expresses its deep concerns regarding the Israeli offensive on Rafah, which it believes will seriously worsen what is already one of the world’s worst man-made humanitarian crises; reiterates its calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire; further expresses its frustration at the Government’s continued refusal to suspend …
Tuesday 14th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 20th May 2024 Take Another Look campaign 16 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee West) That this House acknowledges the inherent vulnerability of motorcyclists on UK roads and the tragedy that road traffic collisions bring to motorcycle riders’ loved ones; extends condolences to Tracey Marsh, Maureen Rutherford and Jacqueline Dickson, who all tragically lost their husbands in road traffic collisions; supports the launch of their …
Friday 17th May Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 20th May 2024 ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map 17 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East) That this House regrets that the UK has received its lowest-ever rank on the ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map; recognises the 2024 Rainbow Map is the organisation's 13th annual review of the human rights situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people in 49 countries in Europe and Central Asia; further …
Thursday 16th May Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 20th May 2024 Lauren Price, World Champion title 7 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House commends Lauren Price for becoming Wales’ first female World Champion boxer and 14th world title holder; notes that she now holds the World Boxing Association, International Boxing Organization and Ring Magazine welterteight world titles after her victory over Jessica McCaskill in Cardiff on Saturday 11 May; further …
Thursday 21st March Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 13th May 2024 Teachers’ Pension Scheme and universities 25 signatures (Most recent: 14 May 2024) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House notes that employers’ contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), of which approximately 58,000 university staff are members, are soon to increase by 5% in England and Wales; further notes, with concern, that while schools and colleges will receive additional funding from the Department for Education (DfE) …
Monday 13th May Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th May 2024 Diagnosing Coeliac disease 26 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West) That this House recognises that coeliac disease is a serious autoimmune disease affecting 1 in 100 people; expresses concern that almost two-thirds of people with the condition, equating to almost half a million people in the UK remain undiagnosed, running the risk of long term complications; notes that the average …
Thursday 9th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 13th May 2024 Pesticide use in towns and cities 20 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) That this House recognises the harm caused to both human health and the environment by the use of pesticides such as glyphosate in our villages, towns, cities and public spaces; notes that glyphosate was designated as probably carcinogenic to humans by the World Health Organisation in 2015, is increasingly being …
Wednesday 8th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 13th May 2024 Public ownership of water 39 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) That this House condemns the mismanagement and underinvestment which led to untreated sewage being discharged into English waterways for more than 3.6 million hours in 2023; notes that water companies in England have incurred debts of more than £64 billion and paid out £78 billion in dividends since they were …
Wednesday 24th April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 10th May 2024 Work Capability Assessment reforms 18 signatures (Most recent: 21 May 2024) Tabled by: Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party - Motherwell and Wishaw) That this House expresses its deep concern that the Government’s proposed Work Capability Assessment reforms will expose more people, including disabled people and those with long-term health conditions to work conditionality and the threat of benefit sanctions; recognises that there is considerable evidence, including the Department of Work and Pension’s …
Tuesday 7th May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 10th May 2024 Government surveillance of bank accounts 42 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House is deeply alarmed by new powers contained within the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill that would allow the Government to engage in the mass surveillance of tens of millions of people's bank accounts; notes that these new powers would force banks to spy on the 23 …
Thursday 2nd May Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 7th May 2024 2024 Basque regional election results 8 signatures (Most recent: 16 May 2024) Tabled by: Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru - Arfon) This House notes the results of the 2024 Basque regional election held on 21 April; congratulates EH Bildu for receiving the best election results in its history having won over 340,000 votes and 27 seats, an increase of six since the last election; commends EH Bildu for the positive and …
Thursday 2nd May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 World Press Freedom Day 22 signatures (Most recent: 16 May 2024) Tabled by: Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North) This House applauds World Press Freedom Day in declaring its respect and admiration for all journalists and media representatives around the world who face the horrors of possible harassment, incarceration, injury, and death; deplores the targeting of journalists who are simply carrying out their invaluable work; mourns those journalists who …
Monday 29th April Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 1st May 2024 Armenian Genocide 20 signatures (Most recent: 16 May 2024) Tabled by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk) That this House notes that on 24 April 2024 the Armenian community commemorated the Medz Yaghern (Great Crime) of the Armenian Genocide that saw the massacre and starvation of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottomans; further notes the significance of recognising the Armenian genocide and engaging in commemorative actions in …
Wednesday 1st May Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 1st May 2024 Gabriel Fares and the Welsh Three Peaks challenge 10 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House commends six year old Gabriel Fares of Llwyngwril for undertaking the Welsh Three Peaks challenge to raise awareness of his family’s plight in Gaza; notes with concern that members of Gabriel’s extended family remain displaced in Rafah with their homes in Khan Yunis completely destroyed; further notes …
Tuesday 23rd April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 1st May 2024 Drug and alcohol treatment services for women 20 signatures (Most recent: 17 May 2024) Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House acknowledges that women’s substance use often results from trauma and abuse; notes that women’s access to trauma-informed, safe spaces has been limited, as cuts and contract competition have driven service provision to concentrate on its majority male user-base; welcomes the Centre for Justice Innovation’s guide to commissioning …
Wednesday 24th April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 1st May 2024 Diversion schemes for drug-related offending 17 signatures (Most recent: 22 May 2024) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House endorses the recognition from Dame Carol Black and the Home Affairs Committee that improved use of diversion schemes, where police deal with low-level offending without the involvement of courts, can be an important tool in reducing drug-related crime; pays tribute to the pioneering work of Police-led Drug …

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Parliamentary Debates
Recognition of Western Sahara as Moroccan 53 speeches (11,978 words) Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake), regrets that duties in Committee prevent him from taking part today.We - Link to Speech
National Grid: Pylons 49 speeches (13,624 words) Thursday 2nd May 2024 - Westminster Hall Mentions: 1: Alan Whitehead (Lab - Southampton, Test) Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake) said, the interesting new developments in cable ploughing and other - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 29th May 2024 Attendance statistics - Members attendance 2023-24 Public Accounts Committee Found: 60.0%) Peter Grant (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes) (added 2 Mar 2020) 27 of 37 (73.0%) Ben
Wednesday 29th May 2024 Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes Session 2023-24 Welsh Affairs Committee Found: Wednesday 22 November 2023 Members present Stephen Crabb, in the Chair Simon Baynes Ben Lake
Wednesday 29th May 2024 Report - Thirty-Fourth Report - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Public Accounts Committee Found: MP (Conservative, North East Bedfordshire ) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes ) Ben
Tuesday 28th May 2024 Report - Thirty-Fifth Report - Supporting mobile connectivity Public Accounts Committee Found: MP (Conservative, North East Bedfordshire ) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes ) Ben
Monday 27th May 2024 Report - Thirty-Eighth Report - Rail reform: The rail transformation programme Public Accounts Committee Found: MP (Conservative, North East Bedfordshire ) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes ) Ben
Sunday 26th May 2024 Report - Thirty-Seventh Report - Decarbonising home heating Public Accounts Committee Found: MP (Conservative, North East Bedfordshire ) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes ) Ben
Saturday 25th May 2024 Report - Thirty-Sixth Report - Investigation into whistleblowing in the civil service Public Accounts Committee Found: MP (Conservative, North East Bedfordshire ) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes ) Ben
Friday 24th May 2024 Report - Thirty-Third Report - Value for Money from Legal Aid Public Accounts Committee Found: MP (Conservative, North East Bedfordshire ) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes ) Ben
Wednesday 22nd May 2024 Oral Evidence - HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest, Post Office, Cash Access UK, and LINK Access to High Street Banking in Wales - Welsh Affairs Committee Found: Ben Lake: Lucky you!
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Oral Evidence - Ministry of Justice, and HMPPS Wales Prisons in Wales - Welsh Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Stephen Crabb (Chair); Tonia Antoniazzi; Ben Lake; Beth Winter
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Oral Evidence - HM Treasury, HM Treasury, and HM Treasury Public Accounts Committee Found: Meg Hillier (Chair); Olivia Blake; Sir Geoffrey Clifton- Brown; Mr Jonathan Djanogly; Peter Grant; Ben
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Oral Evidence - Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and Support, and Ministry of Defence Defence industry in Wales - Welsh Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Stephen Crabb (Chair); Tonia Antoniazzi; Virginia Crosbie; Ben Lake
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Report - Thirty-Second Report - Delivering value from government investment in major projects Public Accounts Committee Found: Francois MP (Conservative, Rayleigh and Wickford ) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes ) Ben
Friday 10th May 2024 Report - Thirty-First Report - Department of Health and Social Care 2022–23 Annual Report and Accounts Public Accounts Committee Found: Francois MP (Conservative, Rayleigh and Wickford ) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes ) Ben
Wednesday 8th May 2024 Oral Evidence - University of Lincoln, University of Nottingham, Natural Resources Wales, Natural Resources Wales, Coal Authority, and Coal Authority Welsh Affairs Committee Found: I am going to ask my colleague Ben Lake to open the questions.
Wednesday 8th May 2024 Report - Thirtieth Report - Non-executive appointments Public Accounts Committee Found: Francois MP (Conservative, Rayleigh and Wickford ) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes ) Ben
Wednesday 1st May 2024 Oral Evidence - Welsh Government, and Welsh Government Defence industry in Wales - Welsh Affairs Committee Found: meeting Members present: Stephen Crabb (Chair); Tonia Antoniazzi; Virginia Crosbie; Ruth Jones; Ben
Monday 29th April 2024 Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Transport, Department for Transport, and Network Rail Public Accounts Committee Found: Q8 Ben Lake: Very briefly, will any of the money that will no longer be spent on HS2 be spent on

Bill Documents
May. 24 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 24 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Dame Caroline Dinenage Jess Phillips Rebecca Long Bailey Rachael Maskell John Penrose
May. 23 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 23 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Dame Caroline Dinenage Jess Phillips Rebecca Long Bailey Rachael Maskell John Penrose
May. 22 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 22 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Dame Caroline Dinenage Jess Phillips Rebecca Long Bailey Rachael Maskell John Penrose
May. 21 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Dame Caroline Dinenage Jess Phillips Rebecca Long Bailey Rachael Maskell John Penrose
May. 20 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 20 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Dame Caroline Dinenage Jess Phillips Rebecca Long Bailey Rachael Maskell John Penrose
May. 17 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 17 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Dame Caroline Dinenage Jess Phillips Rebecca Long Bailey Rachael Maskell John Penrose
May. 16 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 16 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Dame Caroline Dinenage Jess Phillips Rebecca Long Bailey Rachael Maskell John Penrose
May. 15 2024 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 15 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob Roberts Justin Tomlinson Yvonne Fovargue Ben
May. 15 2024 All proceedings up to 15 May 2024 at Report Stage Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob Roberts Justin Tomlinson Yvonne Fovargue Ben
May. 14 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 14 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Stella Creasy Dawn Butler Caroline Lucas Cat Smith Debbie Abrahams Mohammad Yasin Ian
May. 13 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 13 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Kim Johnson Mrs Sharon Hodgson Valerie Vaz Richard Burgon Dr Rupa Huq Matthew Pennycook
May. 10 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 10 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Kim Johnson Mrs Sharon Hodgson Valerie Vaz Richard Burgon Dr Rupa Huq Matthew Pennycook
May. 09 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Lake Stella Creasy Dawn Butler Caroline Lucas Cat Smith Debbie Abrahams Mohammad Yasin Ian
May. 08 2024 Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 8 May 2024 Finance Act (No. 2) 2024 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: _NC5 Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Hywel Williams .
May. 08 2024 Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 8 May 2024 Finance Act (No. 2) 2024 2023-24 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called _NC5 Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Hywel Williams .
May. 08 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 8 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben
May. 07 2024 Notices of Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 7 May 2024 Finance Act (No. 2) 2024 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: _NC5 Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Hywel Williams .
May. 03 2024 Notices of Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 3 May 2024 Finance Act (No. 2) 2024 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: _NC5 Ben Lake .
May. 03 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 3 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben
May. 02 2024 Notices of Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 2 May 2024 Finance Act (No. 2) 2024 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: _NC5 Ben Lake ★.
May. 02 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 2 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben
May. 01 2024 Notices of Amendments as at 1 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben
May. 01 2024 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 1 May 2024 Automated Vehicles Act 2024 Amendment Paper Found: _6 Gavin Newlands Owen Thompson Liz Saville Roberts Hywel Williams Ben Lake .
May. 01 2024 Report Stage Proceedings as at 1 May 2024 Automated Vehicles Act 2024 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called _6 Gavin Newlands Owen Thompson Liz Saville Roberts Hywel Williams Ben Lake .