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
21 Jun 2020Office CostsPrinter, photocopier & scannerPaid£412.16
17 Jun 2020Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£172.51
5 Jun 2020Office CostsAdvert in Cambrian NewsPaid£732.00
3 Jun 2020Office CostsAdvertisement in Aberystwyth EGO LimitedPaid£90.00
31 May 2020Office CostsPhotocopier copies February to May 2020Paid£27.36
18 May 2020Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£160.39
3 May 2020Office CostsBlack ink cartridge for home printerPaid£20.74
1 May 2020Office CostsAdvertisement in the Cambrian News to thank key workersPaid£732.00
1 May 2020Office CostsAdvertisement in the Aberystwyth EGO Ltd to thank key workersPaid£120.00
24 Apr 2020Office CostsNEWSQUEST MEDIAPaid£270.00
23 Apr 2020Office CostsLandlinePaid£90.00
22 Apr 2020Office CostsMobile phone top-up for home workingPaid£23.79
19 Apr 2020Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£168.83
15 Apr 2020Office CostsPaid£1,800.00
6 Apr 2020Office CostsTop-up for mobile phone to allow staff member to take calls from homePaid£11.89
2 Apr 2020Office CostsPack of envelopes, book of 1st class stamps and book of 2nd class stampsPaid£13.49
1 Apr 2020Office CostsPrinter, photocopier & scannerPaid£412.16
31 Mar 2020StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2019-20 yearPaid£146,863.03
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£789.05
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£20.80
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