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 synced19 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
26 May 2021Office CostsIberian Research magazine subscription_May 2021Paid£75.00
18 May 2021Office CostsMobile phone top-up payment for remote workingPaid£23.78
18 May 2021Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£172.19
29 Apr 2021Office CostsIberian Research Journal Monthly Subscription_April 2021Paid£75.00
20 Apr 2021Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£172.51
15 Apr 2021Office CostsPaid£1,800.00
9 Apr 2021Office CostsMobile phone top-up for remote workingPaid£27.56
6 Apr 2021Office CostsInk cartridges for printer (remote working)_April 2021Paid£53.98
4 Apr 2021Office CostsAnnual payment for McAfee Virus Protection (remote working laptop)_May 2021Paid£59.99
1 Apr 2021Office CostsPrinter, photocopier & scannerPaid£412.16
31 Mar 2021StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2020-21 yearPaid£148,484.62
31 Mar 2021StaffingAggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2020-21Paid£88.00
31 Mar 2021Office CostsAggregated figure for 2020-21Paid£1,741.82
31 Mar 2021MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2020-21Paid£273.90
31 Mar 2021MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2020-21Paid£1,173.15
30 Mar 2021Office CostsMonthly subscription for Iberian Research JournalPaid£75.00
26 Mar 2021Office CostsAdvertisement_Cambrian News_March 2021Paid£297.00
19 Mar 2021Office CostsPostage costs_March 2021Paid£3.68
17 Mar 2021Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£173.56
15 Mar 2021Office CostsPostage to send record delivery package_March 2021Paid£7.65
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