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 synced15 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
4 Apr 2024Office Costs12 month antivirus software for laptop (remote working)Paid£79.99
2 Apr 2024Office CostsPaid£50.00
2 Apr 2024Office CostsIberian Research Journal Subscription_April 2024Paid£75.00
31 Mar 2024StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 yearPaid£207,862.36
31 Mar 2024Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£148.80
31 Mar 2024Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£563.63
31 Mar 2024Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£234.00
31 Mar 2024Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£162.99
31 Mar 2024MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£1,777.48
31 Mar 2024Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£163.19
29 Mar 2024Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£163.19
28 Mar 2024Office CostsPhotocopier printing costs_March 2024Paid£146.15
28 Mar 2024Office CostsPhotocopier printing costs_March 2024Paid£146.15
26 Mar 2024Office CostsMental health training for all constituency staff delivered by PapyrusPaid£550.00
26 Mar 2024Office CostsAdvert in three editions of EGO Limited (same advert)Paid£240.00
22 Mar 2024Office CostsComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessoriesPaid£113.75
22 Mar 2024Office CostsPrinter, photocopier & scannerPaid£412.16
19 Mar 2024Office CostsPaid£192.00
15 Mar 2024Office CostsPaid£50.00
13 Mar 2024Office CostsVideo editing software_2024Paid£56.30
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