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
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£8.50
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£13.85
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£41.40
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£96.75
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£527.85
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£186.10
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£175.00
31 Mar 2020Office CostsPrinter, photocopier & scannerPaid£5.94
31 Mar 2020MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£2,183.05
31 Mar 2020MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£88.20
31 Mar 2020MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£1,903.95
27 Mar 2020Office CostsLandlinePaid£45.54
21 Mar 2020Office CostsInk cartridges to allow for home working during Covid-19Paid£41.94
20 Mar 2020Office CostsComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessoriesPaid£531.98
18 Mar 2020Office CostsPaid£22.50
16 Mar 2020Office CostsPurchase of two mobile phones to allow for home working during Covid-19Paid£120.00
29 Feb 2020Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£176.66
28 Feb 2020Office CostsPaid£18.00
28 Feb 2020Office CostsPhotocopier printing costsPaid£19.12
26 Feb 2020Office CostsPaid£25.00
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