Michael Fabricant told the Prime Minister today in a rowdy and noisy Chamber that businesses want an end to uncertainty and they want the Brexit Deal endorsed by Parliament without delay. Michael said: “The Prime Minister will know that the Mayor of the West Midlands is in very close contact with manufacturers in the area, […]
Michael Fabricant is calling for a General Election without delay and says: “Once again a Remainer Parliament has voted to delay or thwart the will of the British people as expressed in the referendum back in 2016. “To those who are calling for another Referendum, I say we had a ‘People’s Referendum’ three years ago. […]
Commenting on the Deal to leave the EU negotiated by Boris Johnson and his team, Michael Fabricant says: “Now that the back stop has been scrapped which would have kept the UK in the EU indefinitely for as long as the EU wanted, I can enthusiastically support Boris’ new Deal. “This negotiation has been an […]
Michael Fabricant says “As Brexit approaches, it is important that local companies which trade with the European Union – either as importers or exporters – are ready for it. “Most companies will not be affected directly, but those that do should visit the Government Brexit website: https://www.gov.uk/brexit “This contains a huge amount of valuable information […]
Michael Fabricant met with Chris Pincher (MP for Tamworth), Matthew Ellis (the Staffordshire |Police & Crime Commissioner), police officers, the Fire and Rescue Service, representatives of the National Farmers’ Union, Staffordshire County and Lichfield District councillors and local farmers this morning (11th October) in Harlaston to discuss rural crime in southern Staffordshire. “The NFU reports […]
Michael Fabricant will be unable to attend the Public Meeting on the 7th October to discuss the future of swimming in Lichfield, but has told the Council he supports the many petitioners who want to keep a pool in the City. Michael says: “Unfortunately, I have to be in Westminster on Monday evening – I […]
“Earlier this week, I spoke to members of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK to learn more about the impact of alcohol harm in my area” says Michael Fabricant. “I learned that there are an estimated 4,896 alcohol-related hospital admissions and 110 alcohol-related deaths annually across the District of Lichfield and the Borough of East Staffordshire. […]
Many parts of Lichfield already get ultra-fast broadband from Virgin Cable using a combination of fibre optic and coaxial cable generating download speeds in excess of 380Mbps. They are soon to be joined by Openreach who will be providing fibre direct to the premises. “Lichfield and Burntwood is already a great place to work with […]
Michael Fabricant visited Citizens Advice (formerly known as the Citizens Advice Bureau) in Levetts’ Fields in Lichfield on Friday (13th September) to visit their newly refurbished offices in their 50th Anniversary year. Michael says: “Citizens Advice provide help for thousands of local people each year. This includes on how to handle debt, how to claim […]
Michael Fabricant today (10th September) met privately with Douglas Oakervee, Chairman of the Oakervee Review into HS2 and, in a separate meeting, Andrew Gilligan, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Transport at Number 10 Downing Street. Commenting on the meetings, Michael says “Doug Oakervee and I discussed the scope of the review and he […]