Initial hopes that the link between the end of HS2 Phase 1 just north of Lichfield and the West Coast Mainline might not now be needed following extension of the line to Crewe look set to be dashed following discussions with the Transport Secretary and a non-committal answer in the House of Commons Chamber yesterday […]
Michael Fabricant is piling on the pressure on the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for some funding for the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) near Lichfield. “The National Memorial Arboretum and the Armed Forces Memorial are an iconic centre for national Remembrance”, says Michael Fabricant. “I know that public finances are tight, but visitors to the NMA […]
“I welcome the new funding for cathedral repairs announced in the 2014 Budget.” says Michael Fabricant. “The grant scheme will provide £20 million towards grants for repairs to cathedrals. The grant, with match funding, will assist the repair and preservation of cathedrals across the country. “Lichfield Cathedral is over 800 years old – and the […]
Michael Fabricant has tabled urgent Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport following the statement made yesterday (17th March) by Sir David Higgins, the new Chairman of HS2 Limited, when he said that HS2 might run up to Crewe for the first phase of HS2 rather than the second phase. “This might make […]
Michael Fabricant is backing Barton-under-Needwood Parish Council’s “bold and innovative” proposals to enhance the village. He visited the village hall on Saturday 15th March where an exhibition was on display showing the Council’s ideas. “Barton under Needwood suffers from heavy trucks trundling through the village. Often they mount the pavement and more than once have […]
Michael Fabricant met a constituent in Westminster on 11 March to discuss the impact of type 1 diabetes on people’s lives at a major Houses of Parliament event. 14 year old Lucy Averis who attends John Taylor High School in Barton under Needwood, was chosen to attend Type 1 Parliament by JDRF – the global […]
Michael Fabricant is backing a new “macro” route in and out of Birmingham which is environmentally superior to the existing route. This has been submitted to the Department for Transport as part of its Environment Consultation and will be Petitioned before Parliament. These plans are in addition to the mitigation plans he has backed to […]
In an unusual move, Michael Fabricant has today published UKIP’s 2010 Manifesto which has been deleted from UKIP’s website. “I have done so because of UKIP’s continual claim that HS2 is an instruction from Brussels. Yet in the 2010 UKIP Manifesto, UKIP promised four (4) high speed rail routes! “In particular, they say in the […]
Michael Fabricant voted yesterday, 10th February, to introduce a ban on smoking in cars when children are passengers. "It was a tough decision to make as I know it will be difficult to enforce and is an intrusion into people’s personal liberties" Michael says. "But we have similar rules regarding the use of mobile phones […]
“Following legal intervention, the Department for Transport has extended the closing date for responses on the environmental impact of HS2 on our area to 27th February. The closing date was originally 24th January. I argued at the time that this did not give enough time for people to respond” says Michael Fabricant. “It is important […]