Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Johnny Mercer and John Bercow

Wednesday 1st May 2019 Commons Chamber

[Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View) (Con)]

On the way up here this week, I received a telephone call from Dennis Hutchings. Dennis is 77 years old and he lives near Plymouth. He has just been charged with attempted murder from an incident in Northern Ireland 42 years ago. Dennis Hutchings is not alone; we have Soldier B and we have Soldier F. What is happening is in direct contradiction to what the Prime Minister herself personally promised on our conference stage two years ago. Could she inform people like Dennis of exactly what she has done, and what she is doing, to end this process, which is abhorrent to so many people in this country?

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I absolutely respect the sincerity and public-spiritedness of the hon. Gentleman, but in general terms it is not desirable to refer to sub judice cases, and therefore I know the Prime Minister will want to take into account that consideration in her response. But the hon. Gentleman has said what he has said and the Prime Minister will say what she wants to say.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Johnny Mercer and John Bercow

Wednesday 14th November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The voice of Plymouth, Moor View, extremely briefly—Johnny Mercer.

[Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View) (Con)]

6. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of Government hubs on levels of efficiency in the civil service.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Johnny Mercer and John Bercow

Tuesday 10th July 2018 Commons Chamber

[Johnny Mercer]

I know that my hon. Friend likes nothing more than donning his budgie smugglers and sitting in the back garden on a Sunday afternoon. Drones can be a menace in that regard. Will he confirm exactly what he is doing in some of the measures that he is putting in place to combat drones in prison?

[Mr Speaker]

That sounds a very rum business to me.

Libya

Debate between Johnny Mercer and John Bercow

Tuesday 19th April 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. A further 21 hon. and right hon. Members are seeking to catch my eye, and I am naturally keen to accommodate all of them. Brevity will assist me in doing so.

[Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View) (Con)]

I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. I know that I might be a lone voice, but I urge him to guard against parliamentary approval for every military intervention we undertake, which is out of keeping with an enemy that moves fast and that we need to go up against. May I ask the Foreign Secretary about a distinct strategy specifically to target Daesh, separate from but complementary to the wider diplomatic peace strategy? One can reinforce the other, but if we wait for the perfect political settlement before we start, we will be waiting forever.