Michael Fabricant will be meeting with John Armitt, Chief Executive of Network Rail, and other executives today (31st March 2004) to discuss their £22 billion 10 year business plan to upgrade the rail system and, in particular, the 4 tracking of the West Coast Main line north of Lichfield in Armitage and Handsacre and south […]

Michael Fabricant has written to Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for the Department of Culture Media & Sport, asking her to modify new licensing laws which could force council tax up. "Under the present system, pub and club licences are issued by magistrates" says Michael Fabricant. "The Government are now shifting this activity onto local […]

In the House of Commons yesterday, Michael Fabricant said that Lichfield Cathedral is a shining example to other places of worship at how to attract visitors including those who do not wish to worship there. Michael says: "Lichfield Cathedral attracts thousands of visitors each year. Some come to worship, some come to tour the building, […]

Work on the new hospital in Lichfield is expected to start in summer this year, says Minister of Health Stephen Ladyman in a written Parliamentary Answer to Michael Fabricant. The question and answer as they appear in Hansard appear below:- Hospital Construction (Lichfield) Michael Fabricant : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) […]

Following intense lobbying from Michael Fabricant and rail groups and following a private 90 minute meeting held in London on Thursday (11th March) at the House of Commons between Michael Fabricant and Stuart Baker (Director of the West Coast Route Modernisation) and Tony Francis both from the Strategic Rail Authority, extra train services will now […]

Following Michael Fabricant’s meeting on 30th January with former miners from the Cannock coal fields now living in his constituency and concerned about a Government raid on their pension funds, Michael promised to ask whether a DTI minister would meet with them down in London. This has just been refused outright. Michael wrote to the […]

Michael Fabricant today expressed his dismay at the Government’s decision to allow commercial growing of GM maize. "Although I do not oppose the farming of GM crops in principle and recognise that it could offer many advantages, it is unacceptable that the Government has decided to approve the growing of GM maize, just 24 hours […]

Michael Fabricant is calling on residents of Kings Bromley in Staffordshire to contact Royal Mail if they don’t want the Post Office in Kings Bromley permanently closed. The Post Office in Alrewas Road, Kings Bromley closed some months ago on a "temporary" basis. But Royal Mail now say that if circumstances and needs in the […]

Michael Fabricant has been given some good news for sufferers of strokes in Staffordshire and Shropshire. Specialist stroke services should be in place by April this year at all hospitals in the two counties. Following letters from concerned constituents that few rehabilitation services are in place for stroke patients in Lichfield and Burntwood, Michael took […]

Michael Fabricant was the most active Parliamentary questioner out of all West Midlands MPs for the last Parliamentary session according to figures only just released by the House of Commons. Michael asked 49 questions of which 2 were to the Prime Minister. "I like to keep ministers on their toes" says Michael Fabricant "and often […]