Michael Fabricant says that "some local retailers and coffee shops are taking unfair advantage of customers wanting to buy fair trade goods. Fair trade coffee is little more expensive than ordinary coffee yet some coffee shops in Lichfield and elsewhere are charging as much as 10p more a cup when the actual cost is little […]
A leaked email from the Department of Health has thrown into question Staffordshire Ambulance Service’s recent decision to withdraw drugs from Community First Responders on legal grounds. Michael Fabricant says: "The new management of the Staffordshire Ambulance Service has cited the Medicines Act of 1968 as the reason for withdrawing lifesaving drugs. But if the […]
Responding to the public letter of the 16th November written by Robert Lake, Chairman of the Staffordshire Ambulance Service, Michael Fabricant comments: "No explanation is given why, since the Partnership with the West Midlands Ambulance Service began, drugs and equipment still in use with other ambulance services in England are suddenly considered to be illegal […]
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MPs who employ interns on no pay could be breaching employment laws, the TUC said today. They are demanding that the Low Pay Commission investigate the employment of young people on unpaid internships – especially in Parliament and the media. Responding, Michael Fabricant says "I do not employ any unpaid interns or other staff. I […]
Michael Fabricant’s question to the Prime Minister today (Question 4) has been ‘pulled’ due to the House being Prorogued (suspended) prior to the State Opening of Parliament by Her Majesty the Queen next week. The Question on the House of Commons Order Paper reads: "To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement […]
The Right Honourable William Hague MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary and former Leader of the Conservative Party, addressed the Annual Dinner of the Lichfield Conservative Association at Drayton Manor Park last night (Thursday 2nd November). Over 200 guests heard William speak about the recent debate on whether there should be a full and independent inquiry into […]
Budget cuts to British Waterways resulting in the sacking of 180 key staff caused Michael Fabricant to initiate a brief debate in the House of Commons yesterday (Thursday 2nd November). "With Fradley Junction and popular canals in my constituency, I am only too aware of the tourist dollars they can bring to Lichfield and Burntwood. […]
A multimillion pound investment programme at the Armitage Shanks factory near Lichfield has secured its future. "An innovative deal between unions and management has secured jobs at the factory and made the Armitage plant competitive with its Asian rivals" says Michael Fabricant who visited the plant today (Friday 3rd November) to tour their new state […]
Michael Fabricant has congratulated Staffordshire Police for coming number one in the Home Office’s list of successful English and Welsh police forces. Michael says: "The Government’s Police Performance Assessments rate the 43 forces in seven different categories: reducing crime, investigating crime, promoting safety, providing assistance, citizen focus, resource use, and local policing. According to the […]