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Ben Lake MP

Plaid Cymru (PC)
Member of Parliament forCeredigion Preseli
Member sinceJune 2017
Years in office8 years
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID4630
Profile synced20 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
23 Nov 2018Office CostsProfessional printingPaid£29.48
23 Nov 2018AccommodationMP Payment Card_Nov 18Paid£150.00
20 Nov 2018Office CostsTelephone monthly chargesPaid£125.68
19 Nov 2018Office CostsCaseworker softwarePaid£500.00
16 Nov 2018Office CostsVenue hirePaid£28.00
9 Nov 2018Office CostsVenue hirePaid£6.00
7 Nov 2018Office CostsMP Payment Card_Nov 18Paid£78.00
29 Oct 2018Office CostsMeeting venue hirePaid£10.00
26 Oct 2018Office CostsLeaflet printing costsPaid£125.00
25 Oct 2018AccommodationPayment Card_October 2018Paid£150.00
22 Oct 2018Office CostsAdvice surgery venue hirePaid£35.00
18 Oct 2018Office CostsInternet monthly usagePaid£118.42
15 Oct 2018Office CostsVenue hirePaid£25.00
12 Oct 2018Office CostsVenue hirePaid£22.50
11 Oct 2018Office CostsGolwg magazine subscriptionPaid£87.50
11 Oct 2018Office CostsPaid£1,800.00
5 Oct 2018Office CostsVenue hirePaid£33.00
28 Sept 2018Office CostsAdvice Surgeries September 18Paid£25.00
28 Sept 2018Miscellaneous ExpensesWelsh Translation ServicesPaid£96.00
28 Sept 2018Miscellaneous ExpensesWelsh Translation ServicesPaid£48.00
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