Mike Martin MP: speeches

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• 2 Jul 2025 · West Bank: Forced Displacement · Hansard source

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  It is actually worse than just importing goods from the settlements. We are receiving tariffs from their import, so the British Government are making money from that import of goods. Would the Minister speak to that in his closing remarks?

• 25 Jun 2025 · Nuclear-certified Aircraft Procurement · Hansard source

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  I fully welcome the announcement, and I thank the Minister for making the statement. In an age of uncertainty about the reliability of our US ally, it seems an odd choice to be leaning into them, in the sense that we will be dropping dual-key, US-made munitions from these planes. It makes more sense if this is a stepping stone to a fully sovereign UK capability, but that would raise questions about the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Will the Minister comment on whether this is a stepping stone to a fully sovereign UK capability?

• 24 Jun 2025 · VAT Registration Threshold: SMEs · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, but does he not now regret his vote to leave, seeing as it created all of these problems for his constituents?

• 24 Jun 2025 · VAT Registration Threshold: SMEs · Hansard source

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  What is the going rate for meeting with a shadow Minister?

• 23 Jun 2025 · Middle East · Hansard source

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  Is it UK Government policy to pursue regime change in Iran—yes or no?

• 17 Jun 2025 · Biopsy Waiting Times · Hansard source

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  My constituent Julian noticed that he had a mole on his chest that was growing and bleeding. Members of his family had died from skin cancer, so he was very concerned and went to his GP. He was referred to the Kent integrated dermatology service and was told that the results would come back in four weeks. They came back in 17 weeks. I know that this issue is of personal concern to the Minister, so would she please investigate what happened and write to me?

• 17 Jun 2025 · Biopsy Waiting Times · Hansard source

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  12. What steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for biopsy results.

• 10 Jun 2025 · USAID Funding Pause · Hansard source

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  If we put aside the internecine warfare of the Labour party, the hon. Gentleman is making an interesting point about a retreat from the world. Retreating from the world as the west, the UK or the US, opens the door to creating more problems, and then we retreat further. Would he argue that that is what we are doing—vacating the field to our opponents?

• 10 Jun 2025 · USAID Funding Pause · Hansard source

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  Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

• 10 Jun 2025 · USAID Funding Pause · Hansard source

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  On geopolitics, will the hon. Gentleman give way?

• 4 Jun 2025 · Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] · Hansard source

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  I’ll take that as a yes.

• 3 Jun 2025 · Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] · Hansard source

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  The Minister is being extremely generous, as he always is. I pressed him on this point on the last occasion when we met across the Chamber, but some time has passed since then. He speaks of dealing with the issue “in the round”, which is a sentiment that I understand, but when? Can he give a timetable?

• 3 Jun 2025 · Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] · Hansard source

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• 14 May 2025 · Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] · Hansard source

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  Will the Minister give way?

• 14 May 2025 · Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] · Hansard source

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  I am grateful to the Minister for giving way; he is being very generous, although I might suggest that he works on his queuing system a little bit. I understand that the timetable issue is a difficult one, and most things seem to be arriving in the spring with this Government, but could we talk about the format? Are we going to have the consultation, then a White Paper and then a Bill? Is that what it is going to look like? Will that perhaps be in the next King’s Speech?

• 14 May 2025 · Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] · Hansard source

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• 1 Apr 2025 · Royal British Legion · Hansard source

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  I noted when I spent time with the RBL in Tunbridge Wells that there has been an age shift, and that it is the old and the bold who are manning the barricades, as I am sure that many of us have seen that in our local branches. Will my hon. Friend join me in urging the Minister and the Government to connect service leavers—people of our generation, as my hon. Friend and I served at the same time—and the RBL in the areas where they are going to live?

• 26 Mar 2025 · UK-China Relations · Hansard source

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  There are well-documented links between Russia and China. It is publicised and well-known that China buys Russia’s oil and all the rest of it. We are fighting Russia at the moment in Europe; it is our primary adversary. Why on earth would we want to have a close and stable relationship with China?

• 12 Mar 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source

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  Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 March.

• 7 Jan 2025 · Topical Questions · Hansard source

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  Becky’s son Will was a normal, happy teenager until he suffered multiple covid infections. His mother tried to find out what was wrong with him, but she found that there were no paediatric long covid care services in Kent. Will the Minister update the House on whether Kent, with a population of 2 million, will ever get a paediatric long covid service?

• 18 Dec 2024 · Gatwick Airspace Modernisation Review · Hansard source

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  In my constituency of Tunbridge Wells there is only one noise monitor, in the village of Rusthall. Although we are all in favour of airspace modernisation—the Minister makes some great points about it—how can we know that it will not merely move the noise problem around, or even make it worse? Will the Government commit to expanding the number of noise monitors in affected communities, such as mine in Tunbridge Wells, before they implement the proposal?

• 18 Dec 2024 · Copyright and Artificial Intelligence · Hansard source

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  I beg your pardon, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will recommend to Anne that she contributes to the consultation. However, the Minister hits on the nub of the problem, which is the international element. For me, the key example is China, a country that has a history of stealing IP and is a key player in the international AI competition. I wish the Minister well in this work, but how can we thread the needle so that, if the consultation leads to a Bill that gets implemented, we avoid not only the copyright of our creatives being stolen by Chinese AI firms but handing the AI advantage to China?

• 18 Dec 2024 · Copyright and Artificial Intelligence · Hansard source

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  This is a timely statement, because I have been conversing with Anne, one of my constituents. Anne is a visual artist and dress designer, and she has exactly the concerns that you set out.

• 17 Dec 2024 · National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · Hansard source

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• 28 Oct 2024 · Remembrance and Veterans · Hansard source

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  Does the shadow Minister think that the Conservative party is missing the point of this debate by seeking to score political points?