Unemployment has fallen again in the Lichfield Parliamentary Constituency which includes Burntwood and the surrounding villages. Latest figures released today (17th September) show unemployment at just 1.1%. Michael Fabricant says: “Unemployment continues to fall in Lichfield, Burntwood and the surrounding area. It now stands at just 1.1% of the economically active population aged 16 to […]

Members of the House of Commons HS2 Bill Committee visited Lichfield yesterday (16th September) to see for themselves the impact the line will have on the area. Chairman Robert Syms MP, Sir Peter Bottomley MP, Ian Mearns MP and Michael Thornton MP met petitioners and other locals to see for themselves at various locations to […]

Curzon Street Michael Fabricant is proposing that an additional halt/station be introduced on the Lichfield Trent Valley to Redditch Cross-City line. “On a recent visit to Birmingham City University and Millennium Point, I saw the plans for the proposed HS2 station in Curzon Street if the legislation ever reaches the statute book. “With the whole […]

Michael Fabricant asked the Prime Minister today about the Local Enterprise Partnership and the local economy during Prime Minister’s Questions (9th July). Here is the extract from Hansard:- Economic Development (Birmingham and Lichfield) Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con): If he will meet the chair of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull local enterprise partnership to discuss economic […]

Michael Fabricant has this evening (23rd June) published an article on the Spectator website regarding the tweet last Friday (20 June) concerning Yasmin Alibhai Brown. “A number of people have been urging me over the last two days to break my self-imposed silence. So I have” says Michael. The article can be found here: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/06/yasmin-alibhai-brown-and-the-punch-that-never-was/ […]

At today’s Prime Minister’s Questions (18th June) – the first since it was announced that Stephen Sutton had been awarded an MBE, Michael Fabricant praised the award of the honour. The exchange is recorded in Hansard:- Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con): On behalf of my Burntwood constituents, may I thank the Prime Minister for his swift […]

Last week (6th June) Michael Fabricant witnessed at first hand schools and community learning services involvement with the horse at the Gartmore Riding School, Hammerwich, Staffordshire. Michael presented awards on behalf of the Sportivate Programmes incorporating The Black Country Consortium and Sport across Staffordshire and Stoke. This event formed part of the Free Spirit Horse […]

At the monthly slot for questions to the Church Commissioners in the House of Commons today (Thursday 12th June), Michael Fabricant praised the work of Stephen Sutton and congratulated Lichfield Cathedral for organising its vigil for him. The extract from today’s Hansard reads:- Church Commissioners The right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, […]

Commenting on the decision by NHS England not to fund Burntwood’s proposed new health centre, Michael Fabricant asks whether it was ever going to be viable in its present form. Michael says: “I share Burntwood’s disappointment that NHS England has decided not to fund the new health centre on the grounds that it ‘can only […]