Michael Fabricant has called on the Treasury to stop taxing the heroes and heroines who died for their country. Over the last two years, the National Memorial Arboretum has been debating with Customs and Excise over whether VAT should be charged for donations given to set up memorials for Britain’s war dead. These include the […]
Michael Fabricant is writing to the senior civil servant of each Government Department asking to see the files being kept on him. These letters are being copied to the Cabinet Secretary, Britain’s most senior civil servant. "Most people were shocked to hear that civil servants have been instructed to keep files on Opposition Members of […]
"There is life after major heart surgery." And with those words at 9am this morning (Sunday 16th June) in Lichfield’s Market Square, Michael Fabricant dropped the flag to start a 40 mile sponsored cycle rally for the British Heart Foundation. Some of the 200 or so participants have had double and triple by-pass surgery and […]
Michael Fabricant has received many letters from residents of the village of Whittington near Lichfield who strongly oppose the County Council’s proposals to move the village into the Tamworth Parliamentary constituency. "I can well understand that villagers do not want to be moved into Tamworth from Lichfield" says Michael Fabricant, their MP. "But it is […]
After the wash-out last Monday Bank Holiday which reduced the income of the Golden Bower in Lichfield announced last night (8th June) in Lichfield’s Guildhall, Michael Fabricant wonders: "Should the Bower now change its date? I know this is heresy. The Bower has been on the Whitsun weekend for hundreds of years. But with climatic […]
Michael Fabricant met members of the Mentis Centre this afternoon (7th June) at their drop in centre at St Michael’s hospital in Lichfield to discuss their concerns over their notice to quit. Michael will now be taking this issue up with the South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust which owns the hospital, with the Staffordshire County […]
Michael Fabricant participated in the Golden Jubilee Bower in Lichfield yesterday (3rd June) by walking and running the full length of the parade and collecting cash from onlookers who had visited Lichfield to witness the Bower. But first, he attended the Ancient Court of Arraye in the Lichfield Guildhall where Dozeners report on the security […]
Michael Fabricant has announced his strong support for the Pre-School Learning Alliance’s Charter for Parents and the Early Years which was launched at the House of Commons this week. The Charter – which will take the form of a mass petition – would provide more childcare places for all but would also guarantee basic rights […]
In an usual move of cross-party unity and banter, Michael Fabricant thanked David Jamieson, Minister for Roads and Canals yesterday afternoon in the House of Commons (21st May), for the continuing help he has been giving regarding the restoration of the Lichfield-Hatherton Canal. Michael also gave a conditional thanks to Stephen Byers! The text of […]
At a stormy meeting of the Culture Media & Sport Select Committee this morning in the House of Commons, David Moffet (Chief Executive of Sport England which gave £120 million to the Wembley Stadium) said the prospects for the National Stadium coming to Birmingham "looks extremely remote". Michael Fabricant says: "This has come about because […]