Official portrait of Ben Lake

Ben Lake MP

Plaid Cymru (PC)
Member of Parliament forCeredigion Preseli
Member sinceJuly 2024
Years in office1 year
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID4630
Profile synced18 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
28 Apr 2022Office CostsIberian Research Journal SubscriptionPaid£75.00
26 Apr 2022Office CostsMobile phone top-up for remote working_April 2022Paid£21.49
19 Apr 2022Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£169.45
7 Apr 2022Office CostsMobile phone top-up for rmeote workingPaid£21.49
31 Mar 2022StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2021-22 yearPaid£165,980.92
31 Mar 2022Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2021-22Paid£150.75
31 Mar 2022Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2021-22Paid£90.00
31 Mar 2022Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2021-22Paid£92.00
31 Mar 2022Office CostsAggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2021-22Paid£1,848.58
31 Mar 2022MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2021-22Paid£1,110.10
31 Mar 2022MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2021-22Paid£1,456.65
31 Mar 2022MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2021-22Paid£94.50
31 Mar 2022Office CostsBlack, cyan, magenta and yellow toner for office printerPaid£454.80
31 Mar 2022Office CostsIberian Research Journal Subscription_March 2022Paid£75.00
28 Mar 2022StaffingBenefits for Older People online training coursePaid£192.00
22 Mar 2022Office CostsPrinter, photocopier & scannerPaid£412.16
18 Mar 2022Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£171.91
28 Feb 2022Office CostsPhotocopier printing costsPaid£4.96
28 Feb 2022Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£1,146.00
23 Feb 2022Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£170.56
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