Commenting on the Aviation White Paper published today, Michael Fabricant has welcomed the decision to add a new runway to Birmingham International Airport. He says: "Although the runway is unlikely to be constructed for 10 years yet, it will stimulate the economy of the West Midlands. With the opening of the M6 Toll Road, accessibility […]
At a Ceremony at The Friary School in Lichfield on Friday night (12th December) where Michael Fabricant presented awards to students who had returned to the School from university and from work, headteacher, John Brough, announced to parents and students that the School will be applying to be made a Joint Specialist School in the […]
"This House believes that smoking should be banned in public places" has been chosen as the subject of debate for the ‘Michael Fabricant – Arthur Price of England Annual School Speaking Competition’ to be held on Friday 6th February, 7pm at the Guildhall in Lichfield. All the state secondary schools in the Lichfield Parliamentary constituency […]
Following the Defence Secretary’s White Paper issued today which states that defence spending must be directed at high-tech solutions and that the overall size of the armed forces may need to be reduced, Michael Fabricant says "I fear that, yet again, the Staffordshire Regiment may face the chop". Britain’s top military officer, Chief of the […]
Michael Fabricant has welcomed the opening of the M6 Toll Road, but says this should not be an excuse for general charging on all motorways. "I congratulate MEL and the contractors who constructed the M6 Toll Road so very quickly" says Michael Fabricant. "I am convinced this will lead to extra tourism and business for […]
Further to the news of 6th December, Michael Fabricant has just learned that Abbots Bromley reached the ‘magic’ trigger level of 150 on December 1st for interest in broadband. Accordingly, the telephone exchange will be enabled early in 2004. (see graph). Michael Fabricant says: "A month ago I was told by BT that Abbots Bromley […]
Advantage West Midlands and BT came to Lichfield on Friday 5th December and Saturday 6th December to demonstrate the ‘Power of Broadband’: especially its advantages for smaller businesses and those who work from home. A display was set up at the Lichfield District Tourist Information Office in Donegal House, Bore Street in Lichfield. Michael Fabricant […]
Michael Fabricant met midlands manufacturers on Wednesday 3rd December when the Black Country Chamber of Commerce – which has an associate chamber covering Lichfield – visited the House of Commons. "The British Chamber of Commerce has estimated that extra taxes and regulations have cost British manufacturers more than £16 billion over the last 5 years. […]
"Like sucking blood out of a stone" says Michael Fabricant, the Government (through Schools Minister David Miliband) has just released the formula spending share per pupil for each of the local education authorities in England for 2004-2005. Out of 151 local education authorities, Staffordshire is 6th from the very bottom of worst funded. In 2004-05 […]
With news that Schools Minister, David Milliband, contacted Michael Fabricant yesterday to tell him that the Department has still not released the funding figures for local education authorities, Michael is backing a fellow Staffordshire MP, David Kidney (Labour, Stafford), calling for a meeting of the 40 worst funded LEAs with Prime Minister Tony Blair. "We […]