Mike Martin

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

A21: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which body is responsible for clearing litter alongside the A21 in Tunbridge Wells constituency.

4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce legislative measures to require sellers to (a) disclose to prospective homebuyers whether a property is supplied by a private water network and (b) outline

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Housing: Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that households on private water networks have access to the same (a) provision for leak allowances and (b) other protections as househ

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses and Cars: Engines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating new cars and buses to have engines which automatically switch off when in traffic.

3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of including Tunbridge Wells in the High Cost Area Allowance and (b) impact of these proposals on staff (i) recruitment and (ii) retention

3 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Independent Review of the Loan Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Terms of Reference for the Independent Review of the Loan Charge to include (a) the effectiveness of the terms of the Loan Charge, (b) lessons

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Streaming: Television Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on introducing a TV License for people who only use streaming services.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the switch-off of the Radio Teleswitch Service on households reliant on Economy 10 electricity tariffs.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

M25: Road Works

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the National Highways A3/M25 junction upgrade on RHS Garden Wisley; and whether her Department plans to provide financial compensation to mitig

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Veterans: Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting military compensation as income to ensure that veterans can still qualify for Pension Credit.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Orchestras: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to orchestral tax relief on orchestras that rely on touring.

21 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will make an assessment on the potential merits of exempting British National (Overseas) passport holders from Electronic Travel Authorisation.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value was of the Education and Skills Funding Agency Adult Education Budget allocated to Kent County Council in the (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 financial year; and what the allocation will be in the 20

6 Feb 2025 · Treasury

National Insurance Credits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support parents and carers who are survivors of domestic abuse that caused them to be unable to claim Child Benefit and National Insurance credits; and if she will take steps t

6 Feb 2025 · Treasury

National Insurance Credits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to amend the definition of relevant carer in Section 23A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 to include individuals unable to apply for Child Benefit due to (a)

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of applying VAT to private school fees on children attending extracurricular activities at private schools, despite not attending them.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 16106 on Overseas Students: Ukraine, whether Ukrainian students who gain an 18-month extension on their visa through the Ukraine Permission Extension schem

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hip Replacements: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are compensation schemes available for people made ill by defective hip replacements supplied by DePuy.

31 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates and Employers' Contributions: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) increasing employers' National Insurance contributions, (b) increasing minimum wage and (c) cutting the business rates relief for retail, hospitality, and

29 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Varicose Veins: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the criteria for removing varicose veins to include the level of pain experienced.

28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid and Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost of (a) military and (b) humanitarian aid for Ukraine in 2025 for each taxpayer.

23 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what grants are available for (a) district and (b) borough councils to support mental health initiatives.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made with NHS England on rolling out the Fracture Liaison Service.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Natural History: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to publish a timetable for the introduction of a Natural History GCSE.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Southeastern: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with Southeastern Rail on the (a) flexibility and (b) affordability of its fares.

17 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus and Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the uptake is of (a) Covid-19 and (b) flu vaccinations in Tunbridge Wells constituency .

16 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Boxes: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the sale of Royal Mail on the protection of historic post boxes.

16 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of section 23 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on schools' ability to participate in team sports.

16 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on school uniforms.