Staffordshire schools, always badly funded compared with other local education authorities, has seen a slight improvement under the new funding formula announced by the Government. With the new system, now known as the dedicated schools grant, Staffordshire is now 132nd worst funded out of 149 local education authorities in England and Wales. (There are 150 […]
Michael Fabricant took time out from the green benches today (10 January 2006) to support a British Heart Foundation (BHF) drive to train people in emergency life-saving skills. Michael, who is a Member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Heart Disease, said: "When someone suffers a cardiac arrest, their chances of survival drop by up […]
Michael Fabricant – along with 10 other Staffordshire MPs – met with Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Health, at 12.30pm today (Wednesday 14th December 2005) to voice his concern at the plans to merge the Staffordshire Ambulance Service into a greater West Midlands regional service. Michael told Patricia Hewitt that the Staffordshire Ambulance Service […]
Michael Fabricant today (Monday 12th December) attended the All Party Parliamentary Group for Hospice and Palliative Care following fears that St Giles Hospice – and others – may face a funding shortfall from the NHS. "St Giles Hospice receives around 35% of its budget from NHS grants with the balance being raised from the community" […]
At last week’s meeting of Staffordshire County Council, Conservatives called for restraint in the Governments plans to scrap the County’s police force, in favour of a regional super force. Matthew Ellis, Member of the County Council for Lichfield Rural East, which includes Whittington, explained, "Conservatives at the County Council are not entirely against change to […]
When Staffordshire Schools Dinner Lady, Trish Neilson, based at King Edward VI School in Lichfield wrote to Michael Fabricant to say how "demoralised and feeling very down" dinner ladies are feeling and inviting Michael to a School dinner, how could he refuse? Trish Neilson wrote "Jamie Oliver and Ruth Kelly", the Secretary of State for […]
Commenting on the election of David Cameron as Leader of the Conservative Party today, Michael Fabricant says "I told David Cameron some months ago that I was a moderniser when Notting Hill was still a slum! I am therefore delighted that a moderniser like David has been elected – and by such an overwhelming majority. […]
Michael Fabricant is supporting a national campaign to ensure that carers are aware of their rights and entitlements. The campaign, run by Carers UK, seeks to increase the take-up of benefits and raise awareness of carer’s rights and the support that they might be able to get. Michael says, "It is vital that carers in […]
Following concerted pressure on Advantage West Midlands and BT, the Hamstall Ridware and Fradley telephone exchanges will be equipped for broadband next year. In a letter to Michael Fabricant, Sir Christopher Bland – Chairman of BT – says that a contract has been signed with the West Midlands Networking Company and "we aim to complete […]
The Police National Structures Review Unit of the Home Office, which just happens to be chaired by Staffordshire’s Chief Constable John Giffard, has concluded that Staffordshire Police must merge either into a regional west midlands force or with the West Mercia Force. Michael Fabricant has now written to Home Office Minister Hazel Blears to say […]