Ben Lake

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (640) - Legislation tabled (1) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (389)

Plaid Cymru

Member for Ceredigion

ben.lake.mp@parliament.uk / BenMLake

Select Committees

Welsh Affairs Committee (since March 2020)

16 APPG memberships (as of 1 Jul 2020)

Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming, Beer, Choice at the End of Life, Compassionate Politics, Energy Security, Fair Business Banking, Forestry and Tree Planting, France, Genetic Haemochromatosis, Geographically Protected Foods, Infant Feeding and Inequalities, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Netherlands, Reuniting Britain Post-Brexit, University, Western Sahara

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Sparring Partners

Alun Cairns (Conservative) (39 debate interactions) View debates with Alun Cairns George Eustice (Conservative) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (24 debate interactions) View debates with Charles Eustice Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) (17 debate interactions) View debates with Andrea Leadsom View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Cabinet Office (58 debate contributions) View Cabinet Office debates
Wales Office (55 debate contributions) View Wales Office debates
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (51 debate contributions) View Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs debates
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Legislation Debates

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 (4,019 words contributed) View Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 debates
Agriculture Bill 2019-21 (3,243 words contributed) View Agriculture Bill 2019-21 debates
Agriculture Bill 2019-21 (3,243 words contributed) View Agriculture Bill 2019-21 debates
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Significant Ceredigion Petitions

Highest Ceredigion signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	80 of 16,348 (0.49%)	Legal rights for ancient trees Gov Responded - 26 Jun 2020
Open	111 of 23,911 (0.46%)	Repeal the 2013 and 2017 HS2 Hybrid Bills halting all HS2 works immediately. Gov Responded - 17 Apr 2020
Open	95 of 25,970 (0.37%)	Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR Gov Responded - 29 May 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020
Open	51 of 13,928 (0.37%)	Support British Food Producers by ensuring that marks of origin remain Gov Responded - 30 Jun 2020
Open	52 of 14,676 (0.36%)	Commit to a public review of HS2 project and suspend all on-going work now

Most Ceredigion signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	800 of 698,797 (0.11%)	Include self-employed in statutory sick pay during Coronavirus Gov Responded - 26 Mar 2020
Open	572 of 347,661 (0.17%)	Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19 Gov Responded - 5 Jun 2020
Open	470 of 408,950 (0.12%)	Implement UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19 Gov Responded - 19 Mar 2020
Open	409 of 684,485 (0.06%)	Close Schools/Colleges down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19. Gov Responded - 30 Mar 2020
Open	338 of 203,528 (0.17%)	Make LGBT conversion therapy illegal in the UK Gov Responded - 21 May 2020

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 2 years, 3 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.

Most recent EDMs signed by Ben Lake

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
1 Jul 2020	Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 7th July 2020 Co-operative sector and economic recovery Tabled by: Geraint Davies (Labour (Co-op) - Swansea West) That this House notes that the UK co-operative movement has grown to a combined annual turnover of £38 billion owned by over 14 million members and 241,714 employees; further notes that co-operatives in the UK operate across a wide range of sectors, all guided by the values and principles of …	6 signatures (Most recent: 7 Jul 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 2 Democratic Unionist Party: 1 Independent: 1 Scottish National Party: 1 Plaid Cymru: 1
30 Jun 2020	Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2020 Intelligence and Security Committee Report on alleged Russian interference in UK Democracy Tabled by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) That this House calls on the Government to urgently reinstate the Intelligence and Security Committee so that it can publish the delayed report on alleged Russian Interference in UK democracy; notes that this is the longest period following an election that the Intelligence and Security Committee has gone without being …	34 signatures (Most recent: 7 Jul 2020) Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat: 11 Scottish National Party: 9 Labour: 7 Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2 Plaid Cymru: 2 Alliance: 1 Independent: 1 Democratic Unionist Party: 1 Conservative: 1 Green Party: 1

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Commons initiatives

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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 Ten Minute Bill	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.

6 Bills supported by Ben Lake

Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Anna McMorrin (LAB)

Plastic Pollution Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Mr Alistair Carmichael (LDEM)

Packaging (Extended Producer Responsibility) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
Sponsor - Anna McMorrin (LAB)

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 4) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Yvette Cooper (LAB)

European Union Withdrawal (Evaluation of Effects on Health and Social Care Sectors) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Brendan O'Hara (SNP)

Voyeurism (Offences) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Wera Hobhouse (LDEM)

389 Written Questions

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Broadband: Ceredigion Broadband: Ceredigion Voluntary Work World Wide Web Foundation Tourism: Beer 5G: Pollinators and Wildlife 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

HM Treasury

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British Wool Marketing Board: Coronavirus Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Debts: Developing Countries Small Business Grants Fund: Insurance Companies Schools: Wales Education: Coronavirus Public Expenditure: Wales Jobcentre Plus: Finance Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud Bank Services: Coronavirus Directors: Coronavirus Directors: Coronavirus Carers: Incentives Coronavirus: Disease Control Self-employed: Coronavirus Self-employment Income Support Scheme Unemployment: Young People Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Self-employment Income Support Scheme Self-employment Income Support Scheme Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Hospitality Industry Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Tourism Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Agriculture Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries Excise Duties: Fuels Climate Change Levy: Wales Alternative Fuels: Wales Free Zones Free Zones Free Zones Public Expenditure: Wales Business: Competition Public Expenditure Stamp Duty Land Tax: Foreign Nationals Electric Vehicles: Taxation Entrepreneurs' Relief: Wales Oil: Exports Stronger Towns Fund Village Halls: Finance Radio Frequencies Fuels: Excise Duties Fuels: Excise Duties Teachers: Pay Teachers: Pay Children: Day Care Child Care Vouchers Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

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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Wool: Coronavirus Milk: Coronavirus Milk: Coronavirus Milk: Prices Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control Environment Protection: UK Shared Prosperity Fund 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

Department for Work and Pensions

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Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions Television: Licensing 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