United Kingdom parliament

Amanda Martin

Member of Parliament · Labour

Transcripts of what Amanda Martin said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

18 sittings with a confirmed speech

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Latest speeches

  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Urgent Question: Falkland Islands sovereignty

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. People in Portsmouth are incredibly angry about this. We waved those ships off in '82, and so many families have a connection to someone who served. 255 brave British personnel died defending the Falkland Islands, 86…”
      Watch from 1:24:40

    • Online Safety statement: device-level child protection and social media

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I welcome this announcement from the Secretary of State, but too often the focus is on what young people are doing rather than on the adults who are grooming, coercing them. So can the Secretary…”
      Watch from 4:53:14

    • Health Bill: Report stage: patient safety, HSIB, puberty blockers and corridor care

      “I'd like to thank my honorable friend for her work on this area in my neighboring constituency. The vast majority of funeral directors operate with integrity and compassion and professionalism. So that is the reason that they are also as…”
      Watch from 5:51:24

  2. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Opening of World Suicide Prevention Day debate: scope and key risks

      “Thank you. I thank the honorable member for securing this important debate and for all of her dedication and hard work in this space. As a chair of the construction APPG and having previously served on the male suicide APPG,…”
      Watch from 1:35:34

    • Regional initiatives, bereaved families and workplace prevention

      “I will. I think it's amazing that my honourable friend is highlighting the fact that so very often out of tragedy comes amazing families campaigning. And I wanted to raise the case of Chloe Holland and Skye Roberts, whose families…”
      Watch from 1:49:15

  3. House of Commons · House of Commons · 7 September 2026

    • Further exchanges: Local identity, funding pressures and accountability

      “Thank you Mr. Speaker. As Secretary of State and her ministers can attest throughout this reorganization process I've been fighting to protect my city's proud identity and its important but often neglected position in Hampshire. And Mr. Speaker I am…”
      Watch from 1:27:39

    • Response and debate: Far right, ECHR and small boat policy

      “Amanda Martin. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is a sad day for Portsmouth. My city saw peaceful protests turn into disorder last night with people coming from outside the city, some wearing face coverings to intimidate those working on…”
      Watch from 3:18:28

    • Economic growth debate: Fiscal rules, devolution and regional inequality

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Too often decisions have been made in Westminster with an assumption that investment opportunity and growth flows naturally to the south, while in reality Portsmouth has been ignored and faces real pressure on housing, transport…”
      Watch from 4:42:01

  4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 4 September 2026

    • Universality, fathers and Best Start hubs: backbench Labour

      “I thank my honorable friend for giving way, and she makes some really valid points around Sure Start. I myself was able to use that through two of mine, but my third child, they'd disappeared by then. When we talk…”
      Watch from 38:07

    • Baby ‘blind spot’, family hubs coverage and parental leave

      “Thank you. And on that note, having been doing the work that I've been taking part in, it's evident that 90% of parental leave is taken by the top 50% of earners in this country, meaning that it really is…”
      Watch from 1:12:49

    • Sure Start politics, austerity and case for statute

      “I thank the honorable member for referring back to the Labour government's initiation of Sure Start. And actually, in a real stark contrast, our own Prime Minister, who was a shadow education, actually kept Sure Start in Manchester while he…”
      Watch from 1:23:18
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  5. House of Commons · House of Commons · 3 September 2026

    • DCMS: culture, rural access and major events

      “Statistically, Mr. Speaker, Portsmouth closer represents places like Hull, Gateshead, and the Wirral than its neighbors on the south coast. Our region is often overlooked as affluent, but my city has suffered loss of industry, faces serious deprivation and child…”
      Watch from 9:43

    • Business statement: upcoming legislation and scrutiny of No.10 North

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. This week I was devastated to learn that Alan Knight, a true Pompey goalkeeping legend, died aged 65 following a battle with prostate cancer. I had the privilege of meeting Alan many times over the…”
      Watch from 3:31:26

  6. House of Commons · House of Commons · 2 September 2026

    • Rewiring the State: Big‑picture constitutional, union and climate issues

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to welcome the First Secretary of State to her place and to thank her for making her first constituency visit to Portsmouth North and the fantastic Griffin Marine. Mr. Speaker, as a coastal city,…”
      Watch from 1:52:25

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