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753092

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress is being made on reducing the deficit.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	900565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, the deficit has been reduced by three-quarters. However, as the OBR’s Fiscal Risks Report published last week shows, the public finances remain vulnerable and it’s important for this country to bring down its levels of debt.</p><p>That is why the government has committed to reduce the structural deficit to below 2% and get debt falling as a share of GDP by 2020-21, guiding the public finances back to balance by the middle of the next decade.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/07/2017 13:31:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

723810

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ceasing the requirement for those serving in the military to hold a television licence at both their home and base addresses.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	71753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The legal requirements around the television licence are set out in the Communications Act 2003 and the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004/692. Further details can be found via http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/04/2017 07:28:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

720559

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Capacity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has reviewed the Law Commission's review of the Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	70631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department is considering the Law Commission’s report and recommendations and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 20/04/2017 10:35:01 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

715765

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is responsible for the mobile signal that train operating companies use for on-board WiFi.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	70150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The on-train Wi-Fi services being rolled out across passenger franchises uses the mobile signal provided by mobile network operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/04/2017 14:47:43 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

715768

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide details of the improved WiFi capabilities on the new Hitachi trains due to be rolled out on the Great Western Rail route.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	70151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>To support the roll out of free Wi-Fi on trains on the Great Western Rail Route, the new rolling stock in the InterCity Express Programme (IEP) will be fitted with on-board servers that will be capable of using both 3G mobile signals and Wi-Fi services available along the rail route. The design also supports use of 4G and WiMAX (World Wide Interoperability for Microwave Access) communications as an option.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/04/2017 14:50:50 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

715769

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether improvements to WiFi connectivity on-board trains will be discussed during the Great Western Rail franchising talks.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	70152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Yes. Improved Wi-Fi connectivity has been a strong theme already, in particular among stakeholders in the South West of England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the importance of providing Wi-Fi to passengers on trains and at stations, allowing them to use their journey time productively for work and leisure and to stay in touch and up to date with the latest information. We are committed to ensuring that at least 90% of services provide free Wi-Fi by the end of 2018 and expect that virtually all trains will be fitted by 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/04/2017 14:53:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

712078

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Public Interest Lawyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he reported Public Interest Lawyers to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	68426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Following his statement to the House on 17 December 2014 (Official Report, column 1407) on the Al-Sweady Inquiry Report, the Defence Secretary directed that evidence be submitted to the Solicitors Regulation Authority concerning potential breaches of professional standards by Public Interest lawyers and Leigh Day and Co.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/03/2017 17:30:59 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

712080

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2017 to Question 67238, whether the Government has made any payments, not including compensation, to (a) Nassir Abd Al Zahra Al Zayi Al-Tamini, (b) Hussein Ali Kazhin Zabayain Al-Maliki, (c) A'la or Dhia Jabbar Al-Khazhair/Okthair, (d) Muhammad Hatu Karim Al-Garizi, (e) Musa Isma'il Al-Fartusi and (f) Nabil Al-Mawzani.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	68427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>No payments have been made by the Ministry of Defence to the individuals named.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/03/2017 17:30:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

712081

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Abu Jamal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department's payments to Abu Jamal ceased in July 2016 when the instruction was given to stop such payments in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	68428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The Iraq Historic Allegations Team made no payments to Abu Jamal after 9 March 2016, except for work which had already been agreed prior to that date. The then Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Penny Mordaunt) confirmed to the House on 18 April 2016 (Official Report, column 641) that no agent used by Leigh Day or Public Interest Lawyers would in future be paid from public money, on the grounds that it was not an acceptable use of public funds.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/03/2017 17:36:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

712082

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Abu Jamal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when and how he was made aware that Abu Jamal was instructed by Public Interest Lawyers.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	68429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Following a media report in January 2016, Ministers sought advice on whether Abu Jamal was instructed by Public Interest Lawyers.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/03/2017 17:36:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer