Sitting in the House of Commons Chamber today (Monday 15th June), Michael Fabricant welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that an Iraq War Memorial will be constructed in his constituency at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire though Michael says: "I am less happy with the news that the inquiry into the Iraq War will be […]
Michael Fabricant joined around 120 residents of Alrewas on Saturday afternoon (13th June) on a walk to see for himself the effect gravel extraction from the Wychnor North (Orgreave) site would have on the village and surrounding district. Michael says "I was horrified to see what devastation it will cause to the environment and to […]
Commenting on the County and European election results in Staffordshire, Michael Fabricant says: "These are extraordinary results. Politically, Staffordshire has become the new Surrey. We are now the Conservative heartland. "The Conservatives control 79% of all County wards in Staffordshire, 70% in Surrey. In the Euro Elections in Lichfield and Burntwood, the Conservatives came top […]
Michael Fabricant is backing this year’s Carers Week (8-14 June) in support of Britain’s six million carers who provide unpaid care for a loved one who is ill, frail or disabled. Michael says: "New research reveals that almost three-quarters (74%) of carers have reached breaking point due to the pressures of their role. The results […]
Addressing Harriet Harman (Leader of the House) in the Commons today (4th June), Michael Fabricant reminded the House of the events 20 years ago in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and called for a debate on human rights in modern day China. This has now been agreed. Here is the question and the answer as recorded […]
Michael Fabricant challenged Government ministers today (2nd June) in the House of Commons on their house building targets. "They are neither achievable nor desirable", Michael says. "Of course we need more housing and we need affordable housing too for young families. Of course I am aware of that desperate need. But 8,000 new homes in […]
To Michael Fabricant’s relief "and maybe to a few of my 1,527 friends" says Michael, his Facebook account has just been restored. "The internet is a small world. My plight was reported on a few specialist websites and someone contacted me with the name of one of Facebook’s directors. I emailed him in California straightaway […]
Michael Fabricant’s Facebook account has been blocked by Facebook administrators in the US after his account was hacked into and rogue messages were automatically sent out from his computer to over 1500 of his Facebook Friends. "I am devastated" says Michael. "This has never happened to me before and I can only apologise. If any […]
Photographs show Michael Fabricant together with Major Wayne Hopla (left), Director of Music and Captain Sewanta Purja Pun (right) the Assistant Director of Music and Michael Fabricant complete with helmet. Clutching a collection bucket marked "Collecting for Local Charities and not for my Expenses" and wearing a similar label on a Royal Marines helmet which […]
In the light of recent publicity about MPs’ expenses and David Cameron’s announcements today regarding transparency, Michael Fabricant says: "I know full well that many of my constituents are concerned about the misuse of MPs’ allowances and expenses. For the avoidance of any doubt and, frankly, as I do not wish to be tarred with […]