In advance of the vote tonight on Lords Reform, Michael Fabricant says: "I will vote for an elected House. Of all the options available, I will vote against an all appointed House of Lords – the Prime Minister’s preferred option, 20%, 40% 50% and 60% elected. I shall be voting for 80% elected and 100% […]
Michael Fabricant joined scores of protesters in the pouring rain by the canal at Fradley Junction near Lichfield on Sunday afternoon (4th March) to protest against massive cuts to the canal system being made by the Department of the Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Michael, a member of the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) and a […]
Michael Fabricant raised the question of the merger between the Staffordshire and the West Midlands Ambulance Services with Tony Blair at Prime Minister’s Question Time yesterday. (Wednesday 28th February). There follows below the report of the exchange as recorded in Hansard together with Michael Fabricant’s reactions and what he will do next. West Midlands/Staffordshire Ambulance […]
Michael Fabricant met with over 30 concerned local traders on Friday 23rd February at McDonald’s in the Market Square in Lichfield to discuss disruption due to City Centre construction work. Michael brought with him Cllr Neil Roberts (who has cabinet responsibility for the work on Lichfield District Council), Andy Haynes (the Council officer in charge […]
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 […]
"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. […]
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 […]
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 […]