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 […]
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 […]