John Healey, the Government Treasury Minister responsible for Customs and Excise and VAT, has written to Michael Fabricant telling him he has "instructed" Customs officials to meet with representatives of the National Arboretum near Alrewas in Lichfield to discuss the imposition of 17.5% VAT on memorials to Britain’s war dead and seek "an outcome which […]
Michael Fabricant today called on the Government to issue the Royal Marines with the US-made M16 assault rifle to replace the "faulty" SA80-A2 weapon. Michael Fabricant, Conservative member for Lichfield and joint-chairman of the all-party Royal Marines Group at Westminster insisted that this should be done before any further trials of the SA80 were completed. […]
The House of Commons Catering Committee has just made a recommendation "that curries (for which there is considerable demand) should be made a speciality" in one of the Commons restaurants. [Paragraph 58 of the Report of the Catering Committee published this month]. But back in 1992 on 8th July when Michael Fabricant was in his […]
Michael Fabricant has obtained a commitment from the powerful Commons Culture Media and Sport Committee to investigate Wembley and the chances of a National Stadium being built in the west midlands if Wembley fails to raise the money it needs to build the stadium there. Michael, a member of the Committee, first exposed the secret […]
Michael Fabricant grilled the Prime Minister when Tony Blair agreed to be questioned by the Liaison Committee (the Committee of Chairman of House of Commons Select Committees). "As Chairman of the Information Select Committee, I was tasked with asking the Prime Minister about his relationship with the press and the whole question of ‘spin’ in […]
At a meeting at the House of Commons held this morning (Wednesday 24th July) between Staffordshire MPs and the Staffordshire Police Authority, the numbers of police officers available in the County were discussed in the light of the Government’s Formula Grant Distribution Paper just issued by the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott. This Paper suggests […]
Michael Fabricant raised in the House of Commons today the thorny question of Staffordshire School Funding following the publication earlier this week of the Government’s long-awaited Local Government Funding Consultation Paper. Far from providing fair funding for Staffordshire schoolchildren who are currently 2nd from bottom in the national funding league, of the 4 options suggested […]
The House of Commons Culture Media and Sport Select Committee today issued its report: "Wembley National Stadium Project: Into Injury Time". Michael Fabricant, a member of the Committee, says that "there are important questions that are raised regarding the rôle of the Secretary of State, Tessa Jowell, in all this and her encouragement of bids […]
The National Audit Office in London has written to Conservative Councillor Fiona Royle following probing letters from her concerning the funding of the proposed new hospital in Lichfield. In their letter to her, they say "Part of the uncertainty revolves around the funding of the project……. However, the Department of Health has told us that […]
Michael Fabricant is joining up with the World Wildlife Fund to campaign against the illegal trade in animal parts right here in the United Kingdom. "This is a gruesome and stomach-turning trade", says Mr Fabricant. "At a meeting with the WWF on Tuesday (2nd July) in the House of Commons, I saw Tiger Balm, a […]