Mike Martin: All Documents

Division Vote (Commons)
9 Sep 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Mike Martin (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 179

Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Mike Martin (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 401 Noes - 96

Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Mike Martin (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 325 Noes - 171

Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Mike Martin (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 404 Noes - 98

Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Mike Martin (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 160

Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Mike Martin (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 402 Noes - 97

Written Question

Probation: Pay

Monday 8th September 2025

Asked by: Mike Martin (Liberal Democrat - Tunbridge Wells)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of pay for workers in the Probation Service.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

We are committed to supporting probation officers and value their hard work, commitment and dedication. As part of our approach to annual award proposals we will review our pay position and priorities for the award to get the best outcome for staff. As part of this process, we consider several factors including cost of living, business priorities and our competitive pay position with comparable workforces. Our pay proposals need to strike the difficult balance between affordability and providing investment to address our pay priorities and support attraction and retention.

In recent years we have made investments to pay through a multi-year pay deal (MYPD) covering the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2025. This provided certainty in pay increases throughout the period and secured necessary reforms to the pay structure to help address some longstanding pay issues.

We are currently engaging with the recognised Probation Service Trade Unions working to agree the best possible outcome for this year’s pay award in line with our priorities and the parameters of the civil service pay guidance.

Written Question

Military Decorations: Fraud

Monday 8th September 2025

Asked by: Mike Martin (Liberal Democrat - Tunbridge Wells)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of criminalising stolen valour.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

There are currently no plans for the Ministry of Defence to give consideration to criminalising Stolen Valour. However, the Department reserves the right to do so in the future. Armed Forces veterans are expected to adhere to the guidance regarding the wearing of medals. However, it is not a criminal offence for veterans, or the public, to wear medals to which they are not entitled, unless, by doing so, an individual is seeking to make personal gain or defraud others.