Biography
Mike Martin has engaged extensively with learning disability and autism provision through 16 debate speeches, with particular focus on Education, Health and Care Plan delays and failures at Kent County Council, which he has raised repeatedly since his election. He has also addressed mental health across multiple contexts—including veterans' mental health oversight, Long Covid services for children, and social isolation from reduced bus services—alongside concerns about GP access pressures from National Insurance contributions and universal credit assessment processes. His contributions combine constituency casework examples with calls for systemic improvements and ministerial accountability on these interconnected health and social care issues.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…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.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism187th of 89921.0
- Mental health241st of 88015.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Long Covid16th of 553.0
What they’ve said
“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 ↗
“…Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered SEND provision in the South East.…”
SEND Provision: South-east England · 2025-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…He is right that there is a reason for the statutory deadline for EHCPs, and it would be nice if local authorities could meet it. To return to tribunals, between 2021 and 2024 Kent council spent more than £2 million on SEND tribunals, of which 98% were successful for the parents.”
SEND Provision: South-east England · 2025-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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