Joe Martin

Speeches

25

15 in Plenary, 10 in committee

Words spoken

3,909

Spoken in Welsh: 0%

Votes cast

49

of 52 held while sitting

Committee attendance

67%

2 of 3 meetings

Voted with the government

24%

12 of 49 votes where it took a side

Votes against own party

0

Oral questions asked

4

Written questions tabled

23

Speeches count contributions in Plenary and committees, leaving out the Llywydd's and deputies' chairing. Votes cast are out of the votes held while the Member sat. Against party means voting for when most of the Member's own party voted against, or the other way round; abstaining doesn't count.

• Equality and human rights24%
• Culture, sport and Wales in the world16%
• Schools12%
• The NHS8%
• Housing8%
• Climate and nature8%
• Childcare4%
• Transport4%

Share of this Member's speeches that touch each brief. A speech can touch more than one.

1. 21 October 2026, Plenary

   Short Debate: Full-face coverings are against British values

   The burqa and niqab are two of the many ways in which fundamentalist Islam is uniquely incompatible with western civilisation. They represent ideas that are oppressive, misogynistic and anti-British. Mass immigration was sold to the public with the assertion…

2. 21 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the Senedd Commission

   Thank you, Commissioner. In the Welsh Parliament's bookshop, there are several books that promote the immensely harmful trans ideology to children. This is all the more concerning given that the Welsh Government supports children's access to puberty blockers…

3. 21 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the Senedd Commission

   6. What is the Commission's process for deciding what is available for sale to the public from Senedd retail outlets? OQ64769

4. 7 October 2026, Plenary

   Reform UK Debate: Access to HMOs and social housing for foreign nationals

   Thank you. Foreign nationals living in Welsh and British social housing should be given a grace period of three months to find private housing, after which, they should be deported. It isn't the responsibility of the Welsh or British taxpayer to fund the…

5. 24 September 2026, Petitions Committee

   New Petitions

   Thank you. This is essentially local people fighting to save their GP surgery in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant—I do apologise for my pronunciation. It's quite a remote village in north Powys. The surgery is one of three run by the same practice, but it's the only…

6. 24 September 2026, Petitions Committee

   New Petitions

   Fabulous, thank you. Yes, the petition asks for a statue in Wales of Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, a medieval Welsh princess who, like you said, died fighting Norman forces in 1136. The petitioner argues that she is one of Wales's most important historical…