Michael Fabricant has welcomed the English Heritage grant of £22,000 made to Lichfield Cathedral under the new English Heritage and Wolfson Foundation joint grants scheme. "As well as being a place of worship, Cathedrals attract tourists and stimulate the economy of the cities in which they are based yet they receive no support from the […]

Further to the News Release issued earlier today concentrating on ‘Criterion 1’, Michael Fabricant also says: "As well as the speed of emergency response, Criterion 1, the other major criterion is number 5: the ‘return of spontaneous circulation’ (ROSC). This highlights the fact that in Staffordshire, the Ambulance Service resuscitates and delivers to hospital alive […]

"The West Midlands Ambulance Service announcement that ‘convergence criteria have been agreed to allow the Staffordshire Ambulance Service to be absorbed into the West Midlands Ambulance Service’ is a betrayal of the most dangerous kind to people living in Staffordshire and must be a disappointment to those living in the West Midlands", says Michael Fabricant. […]

Michael Fabricant will be meeting market traders and local shopkeepers on the 23rd February to discuss the disruption to the centre of Lichfield City and held urgent talks with Nina Dawes (Chief Executive of Lichfield District Council) and Richard King (Development Director of the Council) on Friday 9th February. "The meeting revealed that contrary to […]

Michael Fabricant says: "I am seriously delighted that Birmingham will host the Annual Conservative Party Conference in October 2008 thrashing locations like Bournemouth, Brighton, and Blackpool which have always held it in the past. Way over 12,000 delegates, broadcasters, exhibiters, and observers attend the Conservative Conference which will help promote Birmingham and the surrounding area […]

"Staffordshire schools have lost out again compared with other local education authorities with the funding they will receive from the Government for 2007-08" says Michael Fabricant. "Figures I have just obtained from the Department of Education reveal that out of 149 local education authorities in England, Staffordshire’s funding ranks 132nd – just 17th from the […]

Michael Fabricant has signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, making a pledge to ensure that the victims of the Holocaust, and of all genocide, are never forgotten, and that the causes and consequences of the Holocaust are understood by future generations. Michael says: "Holocaust Memorial Day provides a focus for each […]

In a brief debate on Church issues in the House of Commons on Monday (29th January), Michael Fabricant said that Lichfield Cathedral’s experience in staging musical and other events should be shared with clergy in other parts of the country. The extract from Hansard is shown below:- Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con): What advice is given […]

Reacting to the shock announcement that the Healthcare Commission are to conduct an Inquiry into the Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Michael Fabricant says: "This is an odd turn of events. Did the Chairman and Acting Chief Executive of the Staffordshire Ambulance Service know of the launch of this inquiry before they announced the return […]

Michael Fabricant has guardedly welcomed the announcement made today by the Staffordshire Ambulance Service that some of the drugs and equipment withdrawn from service from Community First Responders will be restored. But Michael Fabricant says: "This is a helpful step in the right direction, but life saving equipment like ResQPOD which increases blood oxygen in […]