Mike Martin is the Liberal Democrat MP for Tunbridge Wells, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Defence Committee, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee), Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art, Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 394th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 31%. 16 contributions since 2024-10-28.
What they’ve raised
Mike Martin has engaged extensively on learning disability and autism through 16 debate speeches, with particular focus on Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) provision failures in Kent County Council, which he raised multiple times citing statutory deadline breaches and tribunal data. He has also spoken to mental health issues, including veterans' mental health oversight and Long Covid paediatric services, alongside concerns about GP access and the impact of National Insurance contributions on practice staffing. His contributions reflect a pattern of raising constituency casework examples to illustrate systemic failures in children's services and social care delivery.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism185th of 89821.0
- Mental health226th of 86715.0
- Children's health55th of 1533.0
- GP access89th of 2323.0
- Long Covid16th of 553.0
What they’ve said
“…I rise to speak in support of new clause 2, which would legislate for the establishment of a veterans’ mental health oversight officer. I will come to some statistics later, but I think everyone in this room understands that veterans’ mental health is poor.”
Armed Forces Bill (Second sitting) · 2026-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The shadow Minister is exactly right. We have used a few metaphors today, including that of mental health as a journey. Another metaphor is that mental health is a garden that has to be tended.”
Armed Forces Bill (Second sitting) · 2026-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have used the phrase “postcode lottery”. We all accept that veterans or people with mental health injuries do not reach out—often people who are depressed or anxious retreat inside themselves—so it is a good thing to have somebody who is able to survey veterans, understand their concerns and see how well linked they…”
Armed Forces Bill (Second sitting) · 2026-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…She clearly cares about this, which bodes well for the outcome. For too long, the cost of SEND support has fallen on local authorities, and that has had a knock-on effect on the other services they provide, such as libraries and roads.”
Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving · 2026-02-23 · Read on Hansard ↗