Information between 3rd December 2025 - 23rd December 2025
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3 Dec 2025 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 299 |
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3 Dec 2025 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 154 Noes - 303 |
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3 Dec 2025 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 298 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 98 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 96 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332 |
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9 Dec 2025 - UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 100 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 173 |
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16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) 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 - 341 Noes - 195 |
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17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) 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 - 312 Noes - 165 |
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Ben Lake speeches from: Finance (No. 2) Bill
Ben Lake contributed 3 speeches (1,252 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Ben Lake speeches from: Sudan: Humanitarian Situation
Ben Lake contributed 1 speech (56 words) Monday 15th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Ben Lake speeches from: AI Safety
Ben Lake contributed 1 speech (459 words) Wednesday 10th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
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Gaza: Military Aircraft
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of UK military flights over Gaza since October 2023. Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans) While I am unable to disclose these costs for reasons of operational security and as a matter of policy, Defence operational spend in relation to the Israel-Gaza conflict and the wider Middle East has been published in its Annual Reports and Accounts for financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25. |
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Public Expenditure: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Monday 8th December 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 95185, what the updated average annual change in the Welsh Government’s capital budget is between 2025-26 and 2029-30; and whether that budget will increase. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury As a result of decisions at Budget 2025, the Welsh Government will receive an additional £185m CDEL through the operation of the Barnett formula on top of the record settlement provided at Spending Review 2025. This will ensure the Welsh Government are funded above their independently assessed level of need in all years of the Spending Review 2025 period. |
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Business Rates: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 10th December 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the Zone A rates for retail properties used to calculate the business rates due in (a) Aberystwyth, (b) Tregaron, (c) Aberaeron, (d) Lampeter, (e) Llandysul, (f) Cardigan, (g) St Dogmaels, (h) Crymych, (i) Fishguard, (j) Goodwick and k) Clunderwen. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) Retail Zone A rates are specific to individual properties, so there will be a range of Zone A values in each of the locations referred to. |
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Horizon IT System: Compensation
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Thursday 18th December 2025 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub postmasters resident in Wales have had claims related to the Horizon IT system (a) settled and (b) not settled. Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Department for Business and Trade has not, to date, compiled data on Horizon-related claims by the UK’s constituent countries; however, we intend to include this breakdown in a future publication. Overall, across the UK, as of 28 November 2025, approximately 10,000 claims have been settled under the Horizon redress schemes, while around 2,600 received claims remain unsettled. |
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Thursday 17th October Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 5th January 2026 Establishment of the Women’s Caucus in Westminster 65 signatures (Most recent: 5 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) That this House agrees to establish a Women’s Caucus in the UK Parliament, which is the women Members of Parliament working together to advance issues that disproportionately affect women; notes that there are women’s caucuses in the devolved nations of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland; further notes that now is … |
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Thursday 11th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 28 signatures (Most recent: 5 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House recognises with gratitude the dedication and hard work of shop workers, particularly during the Christmas period when they work longer hours under significant pressure to serve their communities; acknowledges the essential role they play in ensuring families can access food, gifts and everyday necessities at the busiest … |
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Monday 15th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 24 signatures (Most recent: 5 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House expresses its alarm at the growing number of higher education institutions deploying approaches which are having a negative impact on the pension schemes of academics and staff, including through fire and rehire proposals and other approaches tantamount to forcing workers onto worse contracts, terms and conditions; further … |
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Monday 15th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 US military build-up in the Caribbean 33 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House notes with alarm the recent US military build-up in the Caribbean, with warships, bombers and tens of thousands of troops deployed near the Venezuelan coast; further notes with alarm missile strikes by the US on small boats in the region and the extrajudicial killing of over 80 … |
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Monday 15th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 Postal workers and Royal Mail staff 30 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh) That this House expresses its sincere thanks to all postal workers and Royal Mail staff in Eastleigh and across the country for their dedication and hard work in delivering Christmas cards, parcels and presents during the busy festive period; recognises the professionalism, commitment and resilience they continue to demonstrate, including … |
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Monday 15th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th December 2025 Union of Agricultural Work Committees in the Occupied West Bank 29 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House condemns the raid carried out on 1 December 2025 by Israeli forces on the offices of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a Palestinian non-governmental organisation, in Ramallah and Hebron in the Occupied West Bank; notes that soldiers reportedly physically assaulted, tied up and blindfolded people … |
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Monday 3rd November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025 Ukrainian Permission Extension Scheme 41 signatures (Most recent: 5 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife) That this House expresses concern about the continuing uncertainty faced by Ukrainians living in the United Kingdom under the Ukraine Schemes; notes that while the introduction of the Ukrainian Permission Extension Scheme in February 2025 provided an additional 18 months’ leave to remain for those already in the UK, it … |
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Tuesday 9th December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 10th December 2025 Life and legacy of Saskia Jones 18 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat - Stratford-on-Avon) That this House remembers with deep respect and admiration Saskia Jones, whose life was tragically cut short in the Fishmongers’ Hall attack in November 2019; recognises her outstanding commitment to social justice, inclusion, learning and public service through her research with Rape Crisis, Cambridge while studying at Anglia Ruskin University … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 International Day of People with Disabilities 23 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House recognises the importance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated on 3 December 2025; notes the significant contribution that disabled people make to society across this nation and that that many disabled people still face barriers to employment and health; highlights that building a disability-inclusive … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Palestine Action hunger strike 64 signatures (Most recent: 5 Jan 2026)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its extreme concern that six prisoners associated with Palestine Action have felt that they had no other recourse to protest against their prison conditions but to launch a hunger strike; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to intervene urgently to ensure their treatment … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Repression following the Iran-Israel war 16 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House condemns the new and brutal wave of widespread repression that the Iranian Islamic Republic has initiated following the 12-day Iran-Israel war; is alarmed that the regime has intensified arrests, executions and escalated the systemic violence used to suppress social and political opposition, especially targeting workers, women, and … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Gaelic and Scots recognised as official languages 15 signatures (Most recent: 9 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire) That this House welcomes the commencement of the Scottish Languages Act 2025 on St Andrew’s Day, which formally recognises Gaelic and Scots as official languages of Scotland; notes that the Act introduces new measures to strengthen language education, expand qualifications available in Gaelic, and support the creation of areas of … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Independent Office for Police Conduct findings on Norman Bettison 42 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House notes the findings of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigations relating to Sir Norman Bettison and the circumstances surrounding his application for the post of Chief Constable of Merseyside in 1998; further notes the IOPC view that had Sir Norman Bettison still been serving, he … |
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Tuesday 2nd December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 34 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East) That this House expresses grave concern at recent Government proposals to abolish or severely restrict the right to trial by jury in England and Wales by limiting jury trials to cases attracting sentences of less than three years; notes that trial by jury has been a centuries-old constitutional safeguard and … |
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Wednesday 3rd December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Palestinian children in Israeli military detention 39 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham) That this House notes with concern that Israeli forces continue to arrest, detain and try several hundred Palestinian children in the Israeli military court and detention system each year despite evidence that that process violates international law; highlights that Israel regularly prosecutes Palestinian children in military courts which lack fundamental … |
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Wednesday 3rd December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Political prisoners in Bangladesh 13 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West) That this House notes with concern that many former MPs, journalists and judges have been imprisoned without charge for over a year in Bangladesh; recalls that justice delayed is justice denied; expresses its concern that there has been a resurgence of human rights abuses by state institutions, including over 40 … |
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Thursday 4th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 78 signatures (Most recent: 5 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire) That this House notes that a majority of Britons, 54 percent, intend to send their Christmas gifts this year using Royal Mail, an increase from 30 percent in 2024; recognises the vital role Royal Mail continues to play in connecting families and communities; and expresses its sincere thanks to every … |
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Monday 8th December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Northern Powerhouse Rail and Wales 11 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)Tabled by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) That this House notes with concern the classification of Northern Powerhouse Rail as an England and Wales project despite no part of the route being located in Wales; further notes that this follows similar classifications for HS2 and East-West Rail, which have resulted in Wales not receiving consequential funding for … |
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Monday 8th December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Steve and Isobel Weake and Cycle Power Adaptive Cycling Club 5 signatures (Most recent: 9 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House congratulates Steve and Isobel Weake, founders of Cycle Power Adaptive Cycling Club, on receiving recognition at the Byw’n Iach annual awards for their outstanding contribution to sport and inclusion; notes that the club was established to provide safe, accessible cycling opportunities for children and adults with physical … |
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Monday 8th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Armed exports to the United Arab Emirates and the situation in Sudan 29 signatures (Most recent: 5 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House is deeply alarmed by evidence that British-made military equipment exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been diverted to, and is being used by, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan; notes that the RSF is carrying out mass atrocities, including the killing of more than … |
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Monday 8th December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 8th December 2025 Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways National Rail Heritage Award 5 signatures (Most recent: 9 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House congratulates the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways on receiving the Network Rail Award for Best Overall Entry at the National Rail Heritage Awards for the redevelopment of the historic Boston Lodge Works near Porthmadog; notes that Boston Lodge, dating back almost 200 years, is recognised as the … |
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15 Dec 2025, 6:13 p.m. - House of Commons " Ben Lake. >> Mr Speaker to hear the. >> Minister confirm. >> That the government supporting the work of the International Criminal Court in investigations " Ben Lake MP (Ceredigion Preseli, Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Dec 2025, 5:32 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Ben Lake. >> Madam Speaker. And I'm very. >> Pleased to speak in this debate on the Finance Bill, I. I think " John Grady MP (Glasgow East, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Dec 2025, 5:32 p.m. - House of Commons "for Scotland. I'm obliged. >> To. The way you tell. >> Ben Lake. " John Grady MP (Glasgow East, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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AI Safety
57 speeches (13,682 words) Wednesday 10th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Mentions: 1: Kanishka Narayan (Lab - Vale of Glamorgan) Members for Ceredigion Preseli (Ben Lake), for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, and for Runnymede and Weybridge - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 17th December 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-12-17 14:30:00+00:00 Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales - Welsh Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Ruth Jones (Chair); David Chadwick; Ann Davies; Gerald Jones; Ben Lake |
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Friday 12th December 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal minutes 2024-25 Backbench Business Committee Found: Representation for general elections • Jerome Mayhew: Improving financial education • Ruth Jones and Ben Lake |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-12-10 10:15:00+00:00 The environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past - Welsh Affairs Committee Found: meeting Members present: Ruth Jones (Chair); David Chadwick; Ann Davies; Gill German; Gerald Jones; Ben Lake |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-12-10 10:15:00+00:00 Promoting Wales for inward investment - Welsh Affairs Committee Found: meeting Members present: Ruth Jones (Chair); David Chadwick; Ann Davies; Gill German; Gerald Jones; Ben Lake |
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Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-12-02 16:15:00+00:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: Ben Lake and Simon Hoare II. Cameron Thomas III. Clive Jones IV. |
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Wednesday 17th December 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales At 2:30pm: Oral evidence The Lord Timpson OBE DL - Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending at Ministry of Justice Mr Ian Barrow - Executive Director for HMPPS Wales at HMPPS View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 7th January 2026 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |