Over 200 guests came to hear George Osborne speak at the Lichfield Conservatives Annual Dinner held at Drayton Manor last night (Friday 30th October). George told guests that Conservatives would defer VAT payments for hard pressed business, control business rates, and reduce National Insurance for smaller firms to help tide them over the present financial […]
Michael Fabricant has congratulated the Warm Front Scheme in helping 1,982 families in tackling fuel poverty in Lichfield, Burntwood and surrounding villages. Michael says: "I urge more local residents to come forward and get help with measures that could cut their energy bills by anything up to £600 a year. Over £2 million has been […]
Michael Fabricant expressed his concern at the cost of the Lichfield Inspires application for a Heritage Lottery Fund grant which failed to win an award. He suggested that the Church Commissioners give advice as to the credibility and likelihood of success of costly lottery applications by churches and cathedrals. The question and answer session in […]
Inspectors from English Heritage have joined Michael Fabricant in slamming the County Council for allowing ‘inappropriate’ street lighting to be erected in the middle of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire. In a letter to local protester David Austin, the Inspector of Ancient Monuments from English Heritage says: "I visited the village and saw for myself the […]
Conservative students signed up just over 100 new members to Aberystwyth University’s Conservative Future group – Aber CF – at the Freshers’ Fair held on Wednesday 24th September. Michael Fabricant MP, who joined students at the Fair, says: "The response was fantastic! I am told it’s the best ever. New students from all over the […]
Michael Fabricant, whose mother was a Welsh speaker and has Welsh connections, has been invited to join Conservative students for the University of Aberystwyth Freshers’ Fair on Wednesday 24th September. Speaking exclusively to the Cambrian News, Michael says: "I am looking forward to visiting the Freshers’ Fair and working alongside existing student members of Conservative […]
Commenting on Staffordshire County Council’s decision to restore the school bus service for children in Alrewas attending John Taylor High School in Barton under Needwood, Michael Fabricant (MP for Lichfield) says: "People power has won out again against the faceless bureaucrats in Stafford who made the foolish and dangerous decision to cancel the bus service […]
In a High Court hearing, Mr Justice Collins ruled on 12th September: "I note there must be concern that the defendant, Secretary of State Hazel Blears, may have disqualified herself from considering any planning application for an eco-town because of perceived bias in its favour." This now opens the way to a judicial review into […]
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Michael Fabricant was out for 3½ hours on Police Cycle Patrol in North Lichfield on Friday 4th September when he joined PC Dave Smith and PCSO Maggie Griffiths on a tour of duty. "It was a valuable experience" says Michael. "We cycled out from the police station at Frog Lane Lichfield visiting the Dimbles and […]