Michael Fabricant is questioning the proposed closure on 1st September of the last ward with inpatients (Trent Ward) at St Michael’s Hospital in Lichfield. Under procedures laid down, he believes that such closures have to be the subject of formal consultation with local G.P.s but this seems to have been ignored. Michael will be taking […]
Michael Fabricant is co-sponsor of a Bill, with support from all main Parties, to establish an Age Equality Commission. Like the Commissions on sex and race, it would advise the Government on discrimination occurring against older people. The Age Equality Commission received its first reading in the House of Commons today. "We still see discrimination […]
Michael Fabricant today unveiled new proposals from the Conservative Party to transform the planning system in Lichfield and elsewhere. He says: "Planning is an emotive topic, generating a vast amount of correspondence for MPs and councillors alike. The current planning process is weighted against local communities and residents. The system is centralised and bureaucratic, and […]
Commenting on the ‘Common Sense on Schools Policy’ launched by William Hague today, Michael Fabricant says: "This will go a long way to redress the balance whereby Staffordshire schools get far less money than those in mostother shire counties. Furthermore, parents in Kings Bromley, Burntwood and elsewhere will no longer have the mental anguish caused […]
Michael Fabricant has slammed the latest report from the South Staffordshire Health Authority Strategic Services Review (Community Hospital Provision, June 2000) as "saying very little and reassuring no-one while putting many existing local services under threat". "The Review is 65 pages long plus Appendices. We were all told that we would know the future of […]
During Alzheimer’s Awareness Week 2-8 July 2000, the Alzheimer’s Society will be raising awareness of the problems that people with dementia may face in relation to food and drink. The Society will be talking to those who have responsibility for the care of people with dementia about how food and drink – one of the […]
"The much heralded Government Statement today on local Post Offices won’t help in Lichfield", says Michael Fabricant. "Stephen Byers (Secretary of State for Trade and Industry) has said that it will only protect Post Offices with 6,300 clients or over. That will do little for smaller Post Offices like that in Kings Bromley. Moreover, all […]
In Westminster today, Michael Fabricant today launched new proposals from the Conservative Party to tackletroublesome travellers in the Lichfield constituency in the run up to the Summer Solstice. A policy document entitled ‘Common Sense on Travellers – Listening to Britain’ outlines a series of policy proposals for consultation with local councillors and police. He said, […]
Alan Milburn, Health Secretary, has today announced a consultation process which will involve distributing 12 million forms to health surgeries, chemists, and out patients departments throughout England and Wales to seek the public’s views on the NHS. Michael Fabricant says: "Presumably the Government will remember Lichfield and Burntwood in this exercise. I hope that everyone […]
Michael Fabricant attended "a stormy meeting" last night (Friday) held atthe Old Mining College in Chasetown (Burntwood) with over 70 residents complaining about under age drinking and "the lack of local policing" in thearea. Chief Inspector Kevin O’Leary, Inspector Mike Kozam, and a local police sergeant represented the Staffordshire Police Service. The meeting was chaired […]