Official portrait of Ben Lake

Ben Lake MP

Plaid Cymru (PC)
Member of Parliament forCeredigion Preseli
Member sinceJune 2017
Years in office8 years
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID4630
Profile synced17 Apr 2026

MP Expenses (IPSA)

Total claims (stored)878
Total net amount (stored)£1,459,634.28
Latest financial year25_26
Latest expense import10 Mar 2026

Publication notes

Source: IPSA published claims. Detailed travel claim line-items and some sensitive categories are not published at claim level by IPSA.

Yearly totals

Financial yearClaimsTotal net amount
25_2614£2,350.00
24_25114£250,599.57
23_24115£231,275.27
22_23104£198,160.68
21_2285£188,592.67
20_2165£167,951.01
19_20112£168,279.73
18_19136£153,897.37
17_18117£98,527.98
Unknown16£0.00

Category totals (25_26)

CategoryClaimsTotal net amount
Office Costs14£2,350.00

Recent claims

DateCategoryDescriptionSupplierStatusNet amount
31 May 2023Office CostsPhotocopier printing payments_May 2023Paid£13.52
31 May 2023Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£163.19
27 May 2023Office CostsGraphic software programme_May 2023Paid£10.99
22 May 2023Office CostsPayment for postal recorded delivery_May 2023Paid£7.65
16 May 2023Office CostsInternetPaid£43.08
15 May 2023Office CostsService and repair of laptopPaid£386.08
30 Apr 2023Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£163.19
27 Apr 2023Office CostsGraphic software_April 2023Paid£10.99
27 Apr 2023Office CostsIberian Research Journal SubscriptionPaid£75.00
18 Apr 2023Office CostsPaid£1,800.00
18 Apr 2023Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£40.16
6 Apr 2023Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£163.19
4 Apr 2023Office CostsPaid£30.00
4 Apr 2023Office CostsMcAfee Virus Protection SoftwarePaid£79.99
31 Mar 2023StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2022-23 yearPaid£174,386.44
31 Mar 2023Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2022-23Paid£9.75
31 Mar 2023Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2022-23Paid£555.20
31 Mar 2023Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2022-23Paid£230.85
31 Mar 2023Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2022-23Paid£52.20
31 Mar 2023Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2022-23Paid£989.94
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