Information between 4th September 2025 - 24th September 2025
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4 Sep 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - 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 - 338 Noes - 74 |
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4 Sep 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - 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 - 336 Noes - 77 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights 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 - 327 Noes - 164 |
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15 Sep 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 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 158 |
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15 Sep 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 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 160 |
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15 Sep 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 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 160 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights 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 - 314 Noes - 178 |
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15 Sep 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 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 163 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights 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 - 316 Noes - 172 |
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15 Sep 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 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161 |
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15 Sep 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 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161 |
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15 Sep 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 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 160 |
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16 Sep 2025 - Child Poverty Strategy (Removal of Two Child Limit) - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 79 |
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Western Sahara: Migrant Camps
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 17th September 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to increase the provision of aid to the Sahrawi refugee camps, following the UN Secretary General’s report entitled Question of Western Sahara of 31 July 2025. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK continues to regularly meet and consult regional and international partners to discuss the issue of Western Sahara, including those from the peacekeeping mission, the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), the UN, civil society, and the broader international community. We continue to work with international partners to assess the situation and ensure UK aid reaches the most vulnerable, including Sahrawi refugees. |
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Western Sahara: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 17th September 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on the blocking of visits by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to occupied Western Sahara since 2015. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK has endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan as the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for a lasting solution of the Western Sahara conflict and welcomed Morocco's stated commitment to provide further details of what autonomy within a Moroccan state could entail, with a view to restarting serious negotiations. In that context, we continue to engage with all relevant parties in support of the UN-led process to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable solution, based on compromise, which conforms with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, including the principle of respect for self-determination. The former Foreign Secretary last spoke to Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Bourita on 23 July and I met representatives of the Polisario Front on 5 August. |
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Western Sahara: Politics and Government
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 17th September 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July to Question 64209 on Western Sahara: Human Rights, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Morocco on the details of what autonomy within the Moroccan State could entail. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK has endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan as the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for a lasting solution of the Western Sahara conflict and welcomed Morocco's stated commitment to provide further details of what autonomy within a Moroccan state could entail, with a view to restarting serious negotiations. In that context, we continue to engage with all relevant parties in support of the UN-led process to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable solution, based on compromise, which conforms with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, including the principle of respect for self-determination. The former Foreign Secretary last spoke to Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Bourita on 23 July and I met representatives of the Polisario Front on 5 August. |
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Tuesday 16th September Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 16th September 2025 4 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru - Ynys Môn) That this House notes the safety implications of speeding by delivery drivers on rural roads and the danger that this can cause to pedestrians, horse riders, school children, livestock and other road users, including farm vehicles and machines; appreciates the pressure put upon those drivers by delivery companies to meet … |
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Tuesday 17th June Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 15th September 2025 Farmers, growers and the supermarket supply chain 66 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House recognises that farmers and growers, in the UK and overseas, require fair dealing in the grocery supply chain in order to survive and thrive; welcomes the 2008 Competition Commission Inquiry which found that larger retailers and supermarkets often abused their power by transferring excessive risk and unexpected … |
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Wednesday 10th September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 15th September 2025 Neurodivergent children at school 36 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House notes with concern that, despite the hard work of teaching staff, too many neurodivergent children are not having their needs properly identified at school, potentially making learning inaccessible; acknowledges the personal effort of many teachers to make their classroom accessible, and that teaching staff require greater support; … |
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Monday 16th June Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 15th September 2025 27 signatures (Most recent: 15 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East) That this House notes with concern that local authorities currently lack sufficient powers to regulate the spread of gambling premises due to the statutory aim to permit duty set out in the Gambling Act 2005; further notes that this duty restricts councils’ ability to reject applications for new gambling venues … |
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Wednesday 10th September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 12th September 2025 Job reductions at news publisher Reach plc 17 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House recognises the skill and experience of journalists across Reach titles in the UK and Ireland; notes with alarm and dismay plans announced on 10 September 2025 proposing 321 editorial redundancies; urges the publisher to recognise the detrimental impact of huge swathes of cuts on journalists and journalism; … |
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Monday 8th September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 12th September 2025 Young farmers' organisations across the United Kingdom 15 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party - South Antrim) That this House commends the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster, National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs, Scottish Association of Young Farmers’ Clubs, and Wales Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs for supporting rural young people; recognises their vital work in tackling rural isolation, promoting positive mental health, and strengthening rural communities; … |
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Monday 8th September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 12th September 2025 Air Ambulance Week 2025 (No. 2) 25 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton) That this House celebrates Air Ambulance Week 2025, taking place from 8 to 14 September; recognises that this year’s theme, Every Mission Starts With You, reflects the reality that every life-saving flight depends upon the generosity and support of the public; applauds the vital role played by air ambulance charities … |
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Monday 8th September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 12th September 2025 34 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat - Hazel Grove) That this House expresses its concern regarding the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe taking place in Gaza, including the deeply alarming lack of access to mental health services; recognises the enormous importance in ensuring that everyone around the globe has access to high-quality mental health care; notes the destruction of the sole … |
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Tuesday 9th September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 12th September 2025 Statement on Palestine by children's authors, illustrators and educators 10 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) That this House welcomes the statement on Palestine signed by over 500 children’s authors, illustrators, and educators; notes that signatories to the statement include the current UK Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce and former laureates Sir Michael Morpurgo, Lauren Child CBE, Chris Riddell OBE and Michael Rosen, as well as the … |
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Wednesday 10th September Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 12th September 2025 Think Loud 4 Parkinson's fundraising album 7 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire) That this House recognises and warmly welcomes the fundraising album Think Loud 4 Parkinson’s compiled and assembled by Ian Grant, former manager of UK bands such as Big Country, The Stranglers, Elizabeth McGovern and The Cult and his partner in Kindred Spirit, Paul Mitchell; further recognises the contributions of artists … |
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Thursday 11th September Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 12th September 2025 Conduct of Lord Mandelson (No. 2) 17 signatures (Most recent: 15 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber) That this House believes that Lord Mandelson has brought Parliament into disrepute; and calls on the Government to take legislative steps to remove his peerage. |
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Monday 1st September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Thursday 11th September 2025 41 signatures (Most recent: 15 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) That this House notes with concern that the overwhelming majority of commercially available chewing gum in the UK contains plastic-based synthetic polymers hidden within the ingredients under the term gum base, meaning most consumers are unaware they are chewing and ingesting plastic; further notes that chewing gum is a significant … |
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Monday 8th September Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th September 2025 National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) grant 26 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) That this House recognises the enormous contribution that the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (NFYFC) provides in rural communities across the United Kingdom, in educating and supporting young people and in supporting the next generation of farmers and thus the UK’s future food security; condemns the decision by this … |
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Thursday 4th September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 8th September 2025 Sanctions on Israel and International Court of Justice findings 36 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House notes the International Association of Genocide Scholars' recent decision to declare genocide in Gaza and the official declaration of famine in Gaza by the UN-linked Integrated Food Security Phase Classification; further notes it is over a year since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) finding that Israel’s … |
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Monday 1st September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 8th September 2025 Oscar Mayer workers in Wrexham 32 signatures (Most recent: 8 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House celebrates the victory of Wrexham’s Oscar Mayer factory workers following a long-running dispute, during which over 500 Unite members undertook more than 200 days of strike action between September 2024 and April 2025 in solidarity to fight for the reinstatement of their 26 dismissed colleagues and for … |
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Monday 1st September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 8th September 2025 Strike action in the Parliamentary Security Department 43 signatures (Most recent: 9 Sep 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House stands in solidarity with members of the Public and Commercial Services Union employed in the Parliamentary Security Department, presently taking industrial action in a dispute over attacks on their terms and conditions of employment; recognises the vital services these staff play in safeguarding hon. Members and staff … |
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Monday 1st September Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 8th September 2025 7 signatures (Most recent: 8 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South) That this House congratulates Aberdeen City Council, the Port of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Inspired, and all those involved in the success of the Tall Ships Races 2025, which called at the Granite City from 19 to 22 July 2025 as part of their international voyage; notes that the return of the … |
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Wednesday 3rd September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 8th September 2025 11 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025) Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its extreme concern that on 19 August 2025 journalist Sherwan Sherwani was sentenced to another four years and six months in prison for allegedly threatening a prison officer; notes that on 16 February 2021 the Erbil Criminal Court sentenced Sherwan Sherwani and four others to six … |
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Wednesday 3rd September Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 8th September 2025 Eating disorders and online harms 44 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) That this House recognises the devastating rise in eating disorders, fuelled in part by harmful content on social media platforms promoting extreme dieting, idealised thinness, and punishing workouts; further notes the alarming findings of the Dump the Scales campaign’s recent survey and evidence presented at the recent APPG on Eating … |
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Thursday 4th September Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 8th September 2025 18 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire) That this House recognises Air Ambulance Week 2025, taking place from 8–14 September, and pays tribute to the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities, which collectively responded to over 49,000 missions in 2024; welcomes the forthcoming publication on 29 September of the sector’s manifesto Critical Moments, Lifesaving Decisions, … |
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Sep. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 September 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Ramsay Freddie van Mierlo Mrs Elsie Blundell Sir Roger Gale Carla Denyer James Naish Julia Buckley Ben Lake |
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Sep. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 September 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Ramsay Freddie van Mierlo Mrs Elsie Blundell Sir Roger Gale Carla Denyer James Naish Julia Buckley Ben Lake |
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Sep. 11 2025
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 September 2025 Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_NC18 Ann Davies Liz Saville Roberts Ben Lake Llinos Medi Kirsty Blackman . |
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Sep. 11 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 September 2025 Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC18 Ann Davies Liz Saville Roberts Ben Lake Llinos Medi Kirsty Blackman . |
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Sep. 11 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 September 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Ramsay Freddie van Mierlo Mrs Elsie Blundell Sir Roger Gale Carla Denyer James Naish Julia Buckley Ben Lake |
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Sep. 11 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 September 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Ramsay Freddie van Mierlo Mrs Elsie Blundell Sir Roger Gale Carla Denyer James Naish Julia Buckley Ben Lake |
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Sep. 10 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 September 2025 Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC18 Ann Davies Liz Saville Roberts Ben Lake Llinos Medi Kirsty Blackman . |
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Sep. 09 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 September 2025 Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC18 Ann Davies Liz Saville Roberts Ben Lake Llinos Medi . |
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Sep. 09 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 9 September 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Ramsay Freddie van Mierlo Mrs Elsie Blundell Sir Roger Gale Carla Denyer James Naish Julia Buckley Ben Lake |
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Sep. 09 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 9 September 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Ramsay Freddie van Mierlo Mrs Elsie Blundell Sir Roger Gale Carla Denyer James Naish Julia Buckley Ben Lake |
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Sep. 05 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 5 September 2025 Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC18 Ann Davies Liz Saville Roberts Ben Lake Llinos Medi . |
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Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-09-03 14:30:00+01:00 Promoting Wales for inward investment - Welsh Affairs Committee |
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Wednesday 10th September 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-09-10 14:45:00+01:00 Welsh Affairs Committee |
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Thursday 11th September 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Building Safety, Fire and Local Growth dated 2 September 2025 relating to Funding Simplification Welsh Affairs Committee |