Michael Fabricant met with officials from Network Rail and London Midland trains today in Westminster to see their initial plans for disabled access at Lichfield Trent Valley station. “Two lifts will be installed at either side of the West Coast Main line so that both platforms and the cross-city line platform will all be connected. […]
“Business rates will be falling in the Lichfield Parliamentary constituency” says Michael Fabricant. “This is good news for local traders – the last thing local businesses want now is increased overheads. On average, business in Lichfield District will see their business rates fall by 3.2% while in East Staffordshire it will fall by just under […]
“I condemn the use of misinformation and scare stories employed by some local members of the Green Party recently when they were conducting a petition to save Lichfield Library” says Michael Fabricant. “I received letters from concerned constituents who were led to believe that the Friary in Lichfield which currently houses the Library is to […]
“For over 40 years, Staffordshire schools have had a raw deal on funding getting less per pupil than most other areas” says Michael Fabricant. “We have always been in the bottom 20 areas because historically, in the 1960s and before then, Staffordshire just spent less on our schools. “But for the first time, the Government […]
Michael Fabricant questioned Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, in the House of Commons regarding passenger services on the West Coast Mainline following the opening of HS2 and has since had a meeting to discuss this further. Michael’s concerns arose from an answer Chris Grayling gave to fellow Staffordshire MP, Robert Flello, on Thursday 12th January:- Robert […]
Michael Fabricant along with Heather Wheeler (MP for South Derbyshire), Chris Pincher (MP for Tamworth) and Andrew Griffiths (MP for Burton) met with Helen Scott-South, the Chief Executive of Queen’s Hospital Burton at 1pm today (23rd January). “Our main reason for meeting the Chief Executive was to discuss the future of the A&E Department at […]
Commenting on proposals that might result in the closure of Lichfield’s Minor Injuries Unit, Michael Fabricant says:- “The closure of the minor injuries unit at the Samuel Johnson without it being replaced by a similar facility elsewhere in Lichfield is wholly unacceptable. “It will transfer demand to already busy A&E departments in Burton on Trent […]
Justine Greening, the Secretary of State for Education, announced in the House of Commons today (14th December) her plans for fairer funding for schools in England and set a clear deadline for its implementation. In response, Michael Fabricant told the Secretary of State: “For decades, Staffordshire has languished in the bottom 15 for school funding […]
Fears that work to provide access by lift to all three platforms at Lichfield Trent Valley railway station would be delayed until beyond 2020 have finally been dispelled. In a letter to Michael Fabricant, Paul Maynard, the rail minister, has said that work will commence next year and be completed by 2019 at the very […]
Michael Fabricant met local farmers at Curborough Hall Farm near Lichfield on Friday (28th October) to discuss their concerns following the Brexit vote on June 23rd. The meeting was arranged by the NFU (National Farmers’ Union). “No business likes uncertainty and I was keen to explain what the Government aims to do and how it […]