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
24 Apr 2019Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£118.32
24 Apr 2019Office Costs1 page article and 1/4 page advert in local magazinePaid£120.00
12 Apr 2019Office CostsPaid£28.00
10 Apr 2019Office CostsPaid£10.00
10 Apr 2019Office CostsTea, coffee and refreshments (x 75 people) for public meeting at LlandysulPaid£450.00
10 Apr 2019Office CostsPrinter, photocopier & scannerPaid£137.70
10 Apr 2019Office CostsOther office equipmentPaid£90.00
4 Apr 2019Office CostsPaid£50.00
31 Mar 2019TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2018-19Paid£5,128.20
31 Mar 2019StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2018-19 yearPaid£126,812.98
31 Mar 2019Office CostsStationeryPaid£8.16
22 Mar 2019Office CostsAdvice surgery venue hirePaid£21.00
20 Mar 2019Office CostsConfidential waste collectionPaid£4.20
19 Mar 2019Office CostsTelephone monthly chargesPaid£121.98
14 Mar 2019Office CostsPublic meeting venue hirePaid£50.00
14 Mar 2019Office CostsPublic meeting venue hirePaid£53.96
13 Mar 2019Office CostsPoster printingPaid£16.65
11 Mar 2019Office CostsAdvice surgery venue hirePaid£10.00
8 Mar 2019Office CostsStationery purchasePaid£21.96
5 Mar 2019Office CostsAdvice surgery venue hirePaid£15.00
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