Michael Fabricant celebrated the completion of the main building works of a new Midland Heart retirement living scheme in Lichfield, at a topping out ceremony. Accompanied by representatives of Midland Heart and their contractor Novus Property Solutions, Michael helped to lay the final roof tile of the multi-million pound development on the corner of Rotten […]

Michael Fabricant opened Espace’s new offices in Burntwood on Friday 25th June which was also Employee Ownership Day.  (Espace had previously been is smaller offices in Lichfield.) Their managing director, Tony Shally says:  “Espace is an employee-owned freight and logistics company.  Our phenomenal growth is down to the amazing efforts of the business’ employee owners. […]

“I urge as many residents of Lichfield – and those who regularly visit Lichfield – to respond to Lichfield District Council’s survey on how they would like to see Lichfield look over the coming years” says Michael Fabricant. “I receive letters from constituents with their vision of how they would like to see Lichfield develop.  […]

In education questions today, I raised the Ofted Report of June 10th 2021 identifying sexual abuse in schools and stating that teachers are often unaware of abuse faced by LGBT+ students. I asked the minister to make a statement and then asked what better training can be provided for teachers to identify such abuse.

Michael Fabricant has joined cross-party calls for more defibrillators to be installed at football clubs around the country following the cardiac arrest of Christian Eriksen.  “I have joined Mary Foy, the Labour MP for Durham, calling on the Football Association to provide additional funding and speed up the installation of this life saving equipment” says […]

“One of the casualties of Covid has been restrictions on choral singing” says Michael Fabricant.  “Lichfield being a cathedral city, a number of residents have contacted me recently asking when choral singing in churches and elsewhere will be permitted again; so I raised the matter in Parliament today (17th June) with Andrew Selous MP who […]

“I am very disappointed that Freedom Day or ‘Step 4’ won’t now happen on Monday June 21st and has been postponed to July 19th. “Many had been looking forward to Freedom Day and I know businesses and individuals will be unhappy about this decision.  We desperately need to get the economy moving again.  But the […]

The Boundary Commission today (8th June) has published its initial proposed changes to Parliamentary Boundaries in England.  The Boundary Commission for England say:  “We are consulting on our initial proposals for an eight-week period, from 8 June 2021 to 2 August 2021. We encourage everyone to use this opportunity to help us shape the new […]

In English Tourism Week, Michael Fabricant met with Cllr Iain Eadie (Deputy Leader, Lichfield District Council) and members of the Visit Lichfield team earlier this week to promote the District. “With foreign holidays still looking dicey this summer – I haven’t booked anything yet – staycations might well be the order of the day” says […]