Ben Lake

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Plaid Cymru

Member for Ceredigion

ben.lake.mp@parliament.uk / @benmlake

9 APPG memberships (as of 19 Jun 2019)

Broadband and Digital Communication, Genetic Haemochromatosis, Hill Farming, Premature and Sick Babies, Reuniting Britain Post-Brexit, University, Western Sahara, White Ribbon UK, Youth Employment

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Commons Sparring Partners

Alun Cairns (Conservative) (39 debate interactions) View debates between Ben Lake and Alun Cairns George Eustice (Conservative) Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (20 debate interactions) View debates between Ben Lake and Charles Eustice Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (17 debate interactions) View debates between Ben Lake and Andrea Leadsom View All MP Sparring Partners

Commons Department Debates

Wales Office (53 debate contributions) View Ben Lake contributions to Wales Office debates
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (43 debate contributions) View Ben Lake contributions to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs debates
Cabinet Office (22 debate contributions) View Ben Lake contributions to Cabinet Office debates
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Bill Stages Debates

Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (1,886 words contributed) View Ben Lake contributions to Offensive Weapons Act 2019 debates
Access to Banking Services Bill 2017-19 (1,568 words contributed) View Ben Lake contributions to Access to Banking Services Bill 2017-19 debates
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Petition debates participated in by Ben Lake

Current Signatures	Final Signatures	Title	Petition Deadline
149,138 Petition Closed		Pay Up Now! – Scrap the pay cap and give public servants a meaningful pay rise Gov Responded - 9 Oct 2017 Debated on - 4 Dec 2017 View Ben Lake's petition debate contributions	12 Mar 2018 closed 1 year, 8 months ago
Every single person who works in public services needs and deserve a pay rise. It’s time for the pay cap to be scrapped, for the government to provide additional funding for public sector pay and for employers to put public sector workers pay up now.

Significant Petitions within Ben Lake's constituency

Local Petitions by greatest signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Closed	299 of 6,994 (4.28%)	Make Dydd Gwyl Dewi (St David's day) an official Holiday in Wales
Closed	251 of 6,006 (4.18%)	Give us the option to get our driving licence with out the Union Jack flag.
Closed	109 of 10,788 (1.01%)	Provide free flash glucose monitoring systems to type 1 diabetics on the NHS. Gov Responded - 20 Apr 2018
Closed	242 of 32,454 (0.75%)	Launch an independent enquiry into the health and safety risks of 5G. Gov Responded - 19 Mar 2019
Closed	106 of 18,145 (0.58%)	Make bullying a criminal offence Gov Responded - 8 Oct 2018

Largest Petitions by signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Closed	729 of 608,152 (0.12%)	Leave the EU without a deal in March 2019. Gov Responded - 14 Dec 2018 Debated on - 14 Jan 2019
Closed	642 of 247,048 (0.26%)	Ban the use of all non-recyclable and unsustainable food packaging Gov Responded - 18 Jun 2019 Debated on - 24 Jun 2019
Closed	480 of 598,254 (0.08%)	Ban all ISIS members from returning to UK Gov Responded - 27 Nov 2018 Debated on - 18 Mar 2019
Closed	435 of 2,198 (19.79%)	Stop dumping of nuclear waste in the ground/off shore off Cymru
Closed	432 of 169,836 (0.25%)	Don't put our NHS up for negotiation Gov Responded - 17 Jun 2019 Debated on - 22 Jul 2019

Commons initiatives led by Ben Lake

Ben Lake has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Ben Lake has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

1 Bill introduced by Ben Lake

Title	Bill Type	Last Event	Next Event Date	Last Updated
Access to Banking Services Bill 2017-19 Presented by Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru)	Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)	1st reading: House of Commons 27 February, 2018		13 Nov 2018, 11:34 a.m.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision about access by customers, in particular those in rural areas, to banking services; to make provision for community banking hubs; to review access to banking services through the Post Office network; and for connected purposes.

289 Written Questions asked by Ben Lake

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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5G 5G Lotteries Broadband: Advertising Broadband: Advertising Broadband: Advertising Radio Frequencies Radio: Licensing Ofcom: Welsh Language Radio: Licensing Charities: Fund Raising Radio: Wales Commercial Broadcasting: Radio Commercial Broadcasting: Radio Commercial Broadcasting: Radio Broadcasting: Wales S4C: Finance S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review World War I: Anniversaries World War I: Anniversaries Broadband Broadband Broadband Broadband: Wales Broadband: Wales Broadband: Wales Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Welsh Language S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review Video Games Video Games: Classification Schemes Internet: Children Video Games: Children Video Games: Classification Schemes S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review S4C Independent Review

Home Office

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Immigration: Overseas Students Visas: Research Immigration: Research Undocumented Migrants: Deportation Migrant Workers: Visas Migrant Workers: Doctors Migrant Workers: Wales Immigration Controls Visas: Families Visas: Married People Visas: Married People Visas Criminal Records: Disclosure of Information Criminal Records: Disclosure of Information Forensic Science Forensic Science Forensic Science Forensic Science Forensic Science Forensic Science Forensic Science Immigration Immigration 101 Calls: Fees and Charges Immigration: Married People Convictions: Children Criminal Records: Young People Criminal Records: Young People Offenders Convictions Seasonal Workers Knives: Sales Knives: Sales Knives: Sales Knives: Sales Knives: Sales Knives: Sales

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Air Pollution: Wales Agriculture: 5G Meat: Imports Meat: Exports Government Departments: Meat Forestry Forestry Fisheries Fisheries Game: Birds Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Meat: Wales Food: Wales Agriculture: Wales Pest Control: Trapping Agriculture: Subsidies Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Welsh Language Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Agriculture and Food: Migrant Workers Food Supply Food Supply Fisheries: Wales Agriculture: Wales Agriculture: Migrant Workers Agriculture: Subsidies Agriculture: Wales Agriculture

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales UK Shared Prosperity Fund UK Shared Prosperity Fund EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans EU Grants and Loans: Wales EU Grants and Loans: Wales EU Grants and Loans: Wales Department for Communities and Local Government: Welsh Language Department for Communities and Local Government: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Department for Work and Pensions

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State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions: Females State Retirement Pensions: Females Pension Credit Pension Credit Pension Credit State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions Children: Maintenance Jobseeker's Allowance: Criminal Records Children: Poverty Children: Poverty Children: Poverty Children: Poverty Children: Poverty