Information between 16th November 2025 - 26th November 2025
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 143 Noes - 318 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 318 |
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18 Nov 2025 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 327 |
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19 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 92 |
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20 Nov 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 376 Noes - 16 |
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20 Nov 2025 - Telecommunications - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 376 Noes - 16 |
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Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Monday 17th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting search and rescue vehicles from Vehicle Excise Duty. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government annually reviews the rates and thresholds of taxes and reliefs to ensure that they are appropriate and reflect the current state of the economy. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events in the context of the public finances. |
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Broadband: Rural Areas
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Monday 17th November 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that pricing mechanisms for infrastructure access do not adversely impact private investment in rural gigabit rollout. Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) As the independent regulator for telecommunications, Ofcom is responsible for making regulatory decisions in the fixed telecoms sector, including on the Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product. In July, we published our draft Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecommunications, the management of radio spectrum, and postal services that sets out the Government’s view on infrastructure sharing in the fixed telecoms sector, including asking Ofcom to demonstrate greater transparency in how they calculate and set PIA prices. In the draft Statement we also set out the importance of continued investment, competition and fair pricing. The government is considering consultation responses, market development and the economic context before the final version is published. |
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Deposit Return Schemes: VAT
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Monday 17th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43325 on Deposit Return Schemes: VAT, for what reason her Department is considering applying VAT to unredeemed deposits in the deposit return scheme in the context of HMRC expecting the impact on exchequer receipts to be negligible. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Deposit Returns Scheme (DRS) will launch in the UK in October 2027, introducing mandatory refundable deposits on drinks containers with the aim of increasing recycling.
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is the UK’s third largest tax, forecast to raise £180 billion in 2025/26. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited and balanced against affordability considerations.
The previous administration legislated for a simplification to the normal VAT rules so that VAT will only be accounted for on unredeemed deposits rather than on a deposit at the point of sale.
We remain committed to supporting the circular economy through successful implementation of the DRS, and we are keen to ensure that VAT is not a barrier to its effective operation. We are continuing to consider how best to achieve this while maintaining the integrity of the tax and will provide clarity on the VAT treatment of unreturned deposits as soon as possible. |
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Apprentices: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding raised by the Apprenticeship Levy was passed to the Welsh Government as part of the Welsh Block Grant in each year of the past five years. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant.
The Block Grant Transparency publication breaks down all changes in the devolved governments’ block grant funding from the 2015 Spending Review up to and including Spending Review 2025.
The most recent report was published in October 2025: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-july-2023 |
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Apprentices: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the total Apprenticeship Levy funding collected by HMRC from employers (a) primarily based in Wales and (b) who work across the UK but have a headcount in Wales was transferred to the Treasury in each of the past five years. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury UIN 91154 - While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant. It is for the devolved governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes. UIN 91152 - Reliable estimates of the revenue raised from the Apprenticeship Levy from businesses who work across the UK but have a presence in Wales are not available. While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant. It is for the devolved governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes. UIN 91151 - Reliable estimates of the revenue raised from the Apprenticeship Levy from businesses primarily based in Wales are not available. While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant. It is for the devolved governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes. |
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Apprentices: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding was raised by the Apprenticeship Levy from employers who work across the UK, but have a headcount in Wales, in each year of the past five years. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury UIN 91154 - While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant. It is for the devolved governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes. UIN 91152 - Reliable estimates of the revenue raised from the Apprenticeship Levy from businesses who work across the UK but have a presence in Wales are not available. While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant. It is for the devolved governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes. UIN 91151 - Reliable estimates of the revenue raised from the Apprenticeship Levy from businesses primarily based in Wales are not available. While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant. It is for the devolved governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes. |
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Apprentices: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding was raised by the Apprenticeship Levy from employers primarily based in Wales in each of the past five years. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury UIN 91154 - While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant. It is for the devolved governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes. UIN 91152 - Reliable estimates of the revenue raised from the Apprenticeship Levy from businesses who work across the UK but have a presence in Wales are not available. While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant. It is for the devolved governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes. UIN 91151 - Reliable estimates of the revenue raised from the Apprenticeship Levy from businesses primarily based in Wales are not available. While the Apprenticeship Levy is UK wide, apprenticeship policy and spending is devolved. This means that the devolved governments receive funding through the Barnett formula in relation to English apprenticeship spending as part of their block grant. It is for the devolved governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit, including investing in their skills programmes. |
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Welsh Government: Borrowing
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Monday 24th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the current real terms value of their capital borrowing powers as compared with their real terms value when they were introduced. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury HM Treasury ministers regularly engage with their Welsh Government counterparts, including through forums such as the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC), to discuss a range of issues affecting Wales.
We remain committed to working in partnership with the Welsh Government to ensure the smooth delivery of their funding settlement. |
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Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Monday 24th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has she made of the potential merits of conducting a Wales specific impact assessment on the implementation of changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief announced at the Autumn Budget 2024. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) Ministers from several Government departments have met with organisations, including NFU Cymru and the Farmers’ Union of Wales, to discuss the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026.
The Government believes its reforms get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, fixing the public finances, and funding public services. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advantages available to owners of agricultural and business assets, but still mean those assets will be taxed at a much lower effective rate than most other assets. Despite a tough fiscal context, the Government will maintain very significant levels of relief from inheritance tax beyond what is available to others and compared to the position before 1992. Where inheritance tax is due, those liable for a charge can pay any liability on the relevant assets over 10 annual instalments, interest-free.
Information from claims is not recorded to enable regional or national breakdowns of the number of estates expected to be affected. However, the Government has set out that the reforms are expected to result in up to 520 estates across the UK claiming agricultural property relief, including those also claiming business property relief, paying more inheritance tax in 2026-27. Almost three-quarters of estates claiming agricultural property relief, including those that also claim for business property relief, will not pay any more tax as a result of the changes in 2026-27, based on the latest available data.
The Government has also set out that around 1,500 estates across the UK only claiming business property relief are expected to pay more inheritance tax in 2026-27, with around 1,000 of these expected to only hold shares designated as “not listed” on the markets of recognised stock exchanges, such as the Alternative Investment Market. The remaining 500 estates will include business assets from sectors across the economy that are eligible for business property relief. These reforms mean that around three-quarters of estates claiming business property relief in 2026-27 (excluding those estates only holding shares designated as “not listed”) will not pay any more inheritance tax in 2026-27.
The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief are forecast to raise a combined £520 million in 2029-30. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility certified this costing at Autumn Budget 2024 and it does not expect the reforms to have a significant macroeconomic impact.
The Government published a tax information and impact note on 21 July 2025 and this is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/reforms-to-agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. |
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Railways: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Monday 24th November 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the total identifiable expenditure per head on railways as shown in her department's Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis 2025, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of spending on railways in Wales in the last five years. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Our 10 year UK Infrastructure Strategy, published in June 2025, acknowledged that for too long Wales’s long-term rail infrastructure needs have not been recognised and committed the UK Government to delivering at least £445 million of rail enhancements funding for Wales.
This transformative rail package, the majority of which will be delivered over the Spending Review Period to 2030, will reconnect Wales’s industrial heartlands, improve commuter journeys and drive economic growth in communities that have long suffered from poor transport links.
This funding is on top of the almost £2 billion that Network Rail will invest in the operation, maintenance, and renewal of railways in Wales during Control Period 7 (2024-2029), to tackle climate change, improve train performance from current levels, and invest in the areas that matter most to passengers and freight users. |
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Apprenticeship Levy: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Tuesday 25th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in pursuant to the answer to Question 91154, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) collecting and (b) publishing data on the revenue raised from the Apprenticeship Levy from (a) businesses who work across the UK but have a presence in Wales and (b) businesses primarily based in Wales. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury Receipts data for the Apprenticeship Levy is published by HM Revenue and Customs in their Tax and NIC Receipts publication which can be found online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk
HMRC does not require or collect data on where in the UK the economic activities occurs in order to collect the Apprenticeship Levy.
Receipts data based on company registered addresses do not necessarily reflect where liabilities are accrued. For example, the data on receipts from companies with registered addresses in Wales will not include businesses registered in Northern Ireland, Scotland, or England, who have a presence and pay employees in Wales. |
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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 8 signatures (Most recent: 10 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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Thursday 4th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 57 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025) 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 on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Armed exports to the United Arab Emirates and the situation in Sudan 15 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025)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 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 as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Northern Powerhouse Rail and Wales 7 signatures (Most recent: 10 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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Wednesday 3rd December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Political prisoners in Bangladesh 10 signatures (Most recent: 9 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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Wednesday 3rd December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Palestinian children in Israeli military detention 34 signatures (Most recent: 10 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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Tuesday 2nd December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 31 signatures (Most recent: 10 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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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Independent Office for Police Conduct findings on Norman Bettison 29 signatures (Most recent: 10 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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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 International Day of People with Disabilities 19 signatures (Most recent: 9 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 Repression following the Iran-Israel war 15 signatures (Most recent: 9 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 Palestine Action hunger strike 40 signatures (Most recent: 9 Dec 2025)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 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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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025 Magic Lantern Cinema in Tywyn, BIFA Award 2025 6 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House congratulates the Magic Lantern Cinema in Tywyn on being named Cinema of the Year at the British Independent Film Awards 2025; notes that this accolade recognises the Magic Lantern’s exceptional contribution to independent film and its role as a vital cultural hub for the local community in … |
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Thursday 27th November Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025 UK Government Budget and structural investment in Wales 13 signatures (Most recent: 4 Dec 2025)Tabled by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) That this House expresses profound concern that the UK Government’s recent Budget fails to deliver the structural reforms and investment necessary to meet Wales’s long-term economic and social needs; regrets in particular that the Budget did not include the devolution of the Crown Estate in Wales, despite strong cross-party and … |
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Wednesday 26th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Thursday 27th November 2025 Israel’s use of cluster munitions 47 signatures (Most recent: 9 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East) That this House expresses its alarm at evidence showing Israel used cluster munitions in its 2023 onwards invasion and bombings of Lebanon, which has killed more than 4,000 people in total; highlights that under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international treaty signed by Britain and more than 100 other … |
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Tuesday 25th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 26th November 2025 46 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) That this House recognises the severe impact that thefts from and of work vans have on tradespeople and small business owners across the United Kingdom, including loss of income, business disruption and emotional distress; notes that tradespeople rely on their vehicles and tools to earn a living and that repeated … |
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Monday 24th November Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 25th November 2025 Garej Arwyn Cyf in Penygroes, 2025 Motor Ombudsman Regional Star Award 5 signatures (Most recent: 25 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House congratulates Garej Arwyn Cyf, an independent garage based in Penygroes, Gwynedd, on being named the Regional Star Award winner for Wales at the Motor Ombudsman Star Awards 2025; notes that this prestigious accolade recognises exceptional customer service and commitment to high standards within the automotive sector; further … |
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Thursday 20th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th November 2025 25 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) That this House expresses deep concern at the continuing rise in illegal street-racing across the United Kingdom; notes with sorrow the fatalities and serious injuries that have occurred as a direct result of these reckless activities, which endanger not only participants but also innocent road users, pedestrians and spectators at … |
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Thursday 20th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th November 2025 Reduction to UK Official Development Assistance 21 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central) That this House acknowledges that the reduction of the UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to 0.3% of Gross National Income (GNI) has, and will continue to cause, significant destruction and harm across the globe, making the world a more volatile and dangerous place; recognises that the reduction of … |
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Monday 24th November Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 25th November 2025 13 signatures (Most recent: 8 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House welcomes UNISON’s Fund Our Future campaign to protect jobs, pay, and terms and conditions in higher education; expresses concern about the funding crisis in the sector which is leading to cuts and redundancies across universities; notes that the combination of tuition-fees, Brexit, a decline in international student … |
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Monday 24th November Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 25th November 2025 33 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) That this House notes with concern the continued decline in the number of high street bank branches across the UK, particularly noting the impact on rural communities and small businesses; acknowledges that there is no protection for face-to-face banking services in current legislation; recognises the need for an Access to … |
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Monday 24th November Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 25th November 2025 Safeguarding pubs, brewers and one million jobs 31 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House notes the significant economic and social contribution of the UK beer and pub sector, which supports over one million jobs from grain to glass and generates £34 billion in GVA; further notes that increased costs announced at the last Budget, combined with cumulative fiscal and regulatory pressures, … |
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Tuesday 18th November Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 25th November 2025 7 signatures (Most recent: 26 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central) That this House is concerned by media reports that 31 staff at Rockstar Games have been dismissed without warning, allegedly for their involvement with the Game Workers Branch of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB); understands that staff have been dismissed from studios in Dundee, Edinburgh and Lincoln; … |
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Thursday 13th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th November 2025 18 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Peter Lamb (Labour - Crawley) That this House expresses grave concern regarding the actions of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their takeover of el-Fasher in the Darfur region of Sudan as part of the ongoing conflict between the RSF and government forces, which has displaced a reported 12 million people since 2023, resulted in … |
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Tuesday 11th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th November 2025 9 signatures (Most recent: 25 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) That this House expresses its deep regret at the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa on the people of Jamaica, The Bahamas, Cuba, Bermuda, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Turks and Caicos Islands; expresses further sympathy for the various diaspora communities in the United Kingdom whose families and loved ones have been … |
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Tuesday 11th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th November 2025 Support for the UK-Ukraine Trauma and Recovery Collaborative 26 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House recognises the importance of the Trauma and Recovery Collaborative in strengthening Ukraine’s health system while enhancing the UK’s own resilience and preparedness for conflict-related health challenges; notes that this initiative, developed under the framework of the UK-Ukraine 100-Year Partnership Agreement, will deliver vital clinical support, training and … |
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Tuesday 11th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th November 2025 Release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah and the plight of British nationals arbitrarily detained abroad 48 signatures (Most recent: 25 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock) That this House is relieved and delighted by the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, following six years of his unjust and arbitrary detention in Egypt; warmly welcomes Alaa being reunited with his family; emphatically commends the courage of Alaa's mother, Laila Soueif for her activism, including hunger striking, to help … |
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Monday 24th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th November 2025 Phenylketonuria awareness and access to treatment (No. 2) 15 signatures (Most recent: 8 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett) That this House recognises the progress made in improving the care of people with phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare inherited metabolic disorder which prevents the body from properly metabolising phenylalanine; welcomes that many patients have benefitted from access to sapropterin, which has improved quality of life for some individuals living with … |
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Tuesday 18th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 21st November 2025 110 years of the Women's Institute 31 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford) That this House congratulates the Women’s Institute on 110 years since its formation in 1915; recognises its position as one of the oldest and largest women's organisations and the important role it plays in inspiring women from all over England, Wales and The Islands to be active citizens who care … |
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Tuesday 18th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 21st November 2025 Safe and legal routes for Sudanese people to the UK 36 signatures (Most recent: 4 Dec 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House notes the Home Secretary's support for safe and legal routes for people seeking asylum; acknowledges that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is severely limited and not meeting the desperate needs of the Sudanese people; and calls on the Government, bearing in mind the Foreign Secretary's report of … |
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Wednesday 19th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 21st November 2025 50th Anniversary of women’s right to independent mortgages 28 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House notes that this year marks the 50th anniversary of women in the United Kingdom gaining the legal right to apply for a mortgage in their own name without requiring the consent of a father or husband, a milestone that represented a profound and overdue shift toward economic … |
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Wednesday 19th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 21st November 2025 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day on 20 November 2025 39 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House recognises Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day on 20 November 2025; notes that pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the United Kingdom, remaining the UK’s fifth biggest cancer killer and taking nearly 11,000 lives each year; further notes that only around 5% of patients survive ten … |
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Wednesday 19th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 21st November 2025 28 signatures (Most recent: 8 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Maureen Burke (Labour - Glasgow North East) That this House welcomes the publication of the Marie Curie report, Dying in Poverty 2025; understands that the report is based on research carried out by Marie Curie and Loughborough University; further understands from the research that one in four working age people and one in six older people still … |
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Wednesday 19th November Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 21st November 2025 20 signatures (Most recent: 4 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House marks Road Safety Week with deep concern at the continuing toll of deaths and serious injuries on the UK’s roads as a result of drink-driving; acknowledges the profound and lasting harm to individuals, families and communities caused by these entirely preventable tragedies; recognises the importance of using … |
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Thursday 20th November Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 21st November 2025 Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week 2025 88 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Andrew Snowden (Conservative - Fylde) That this House recognises Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week, taking place in December 2025, highlighting the experiences of people living with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis across the UK; notes that these serious, lifelong, and often invisible conditions affect around one in every 123 people, impacting education, employment, relationships and … |
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Tuesday 18th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th November 2025 New private capital in the NHS in the Autumn Budget 47 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) That this House welcomes the Government’s ambition to bring care closer to communities, but notes with grave concern proposals to reintroduce the use of private capital for building NHS Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHC); believes that similar past arrangements, such as PFI and PF2, are still damaging the NHS, with one … |
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Wednesday 25th June Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th November 2025 70 signatures (Most recent: 18 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House recognises the importance of naloxone as a lifesaving medication that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose; expresses alarm at the broad rise of deaths involving opioids in recent years; acknowledges that an addiction to drugs is not a lifestyle choice, nor a moral flaw, but … |
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18 Nov 2025, 2:53 p.m. - House of Commons " Ben Lake can I echo the Foreign. slaughter. " Ben Lake MP (Ceredigion Preseli, Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 Nov 2025, 12:56 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Ben Lake I also associate myself with the comments and that the Minister for the Wales Office mentioned, and my thoughts are very much with the people of " Ben Lake MP (Ceredigion Preseli, Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 Nov 2025, 12:56 p.m. - House of Commons "support and help as quickly and seamlessly as possible. >> Ben Lake I also associate myself " Adjournment: Accessibility at Northwich railway station Anna McMorrin MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Cardiff North, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Martin Jones CBE - Chief Inspector of Probation at HM Inspectorate of Probation Keith Fraser - Chair at Youth Justice Board Adrian Usher - Prisons and probation ombudsman at Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Efa Gruffudd Jones - Welsh Language Commissioner at Comisiynydd y Gymraeg / Welsh Language Commissioner At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Bryn Hall - Area Engagement and Partnerships Manager for Wales at Clinks Lucy Russell - Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Women in Prison View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025 9:45 a.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Promoting Wales for inward investment At 10:15am: Oral evidence Rebecca Evans MS - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning at Welsh Government Liz Lalley - Director - Economic Policy and Strategy at Welsh Government Andrew Gwatkin - Director - International Relations and Trade at Welsh Government View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 17th December 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence between the Chair and Charlie Taylor regarding a Welsh speaking prisoner survey, dated 21 October & 11 November 2025 Welsh Affairs Committee |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Lord Timpson dated 14 November 2025 relating to a Welsh Disaggregated Data Update Welsh Affairs Committee |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-12-03 14:30:00+00:00 Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales - Welsh Affairs Committee |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to and from Michelle Rowson-Woods, Coalfields Regeneration Trust, following the 22 October oral evidence session Welsh Affairs Committee |