Yesterday, Monday 30th June, saw Parliamentary Questions to the Department of Culture Media and Sport. It also saw Estelle Morris’ return to the front bench for the first time since she resigned as Secretary of State for Education. Michael Fabricant took the opportunity to welcome Estelle back and to publicise the Secretary of State’s visit […]
Over 170 cyclists took part in the Lichfield Three Spires Cycle Ride which was started by Michael Fabricant at 9am in bright sunshine in the Market Square, Lichfield on Sunday (29th June). The ride, organised by the Birmingham Branch of the British Heart Foundation attracted cyclists form near and far: one couple came up from […]
Michael Fabricant has been appointed Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry. Michael says "I am delighted and honoured to have been asked to serve on the front bench team in a role which reflects my former career before I became a Member of Parliament. It was manufacturing that put the ‘Great’ into Britain yet it […]
Michael Fabricant met with senior executives of the HomeZone housing association yesterday afternoon (Friday 27th June) at their headquarters in Lichfield to discuss the £14 million retirement village planned for the City. Chief Executive of HomeZone, Andrew Robinson, unveiled the plans for the £14 million project to Michael Fabricant and explained that it will be […]
The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell MP, will be visiting Lichfield on Tuesday 1st July following her promise to do so when Michael Fabricant invited her during a Committee hearing when she was a witness some months back. She will be visiting the new Lichfield Garrick and the Cathedral in […]
Following Michael Fabricant’s hurried series of meetings with American film bosses, Stephen Norris, Commissioner of the UK Film Council based in London, has now contacted Michael to set up a meeting with himself and Krysia Rozanska, Chief Executive of Screen West Midlands to discuss how best to promote Lichfield as a location for overseas film […]
In a wide ranging speech on the European Union yesterday (18th June), Michael Fabricant told the Foreign Secretary that some analyses have said that taking everything into account, the cost of Britain’s membership of the EU is "equivalent to £500 for each man woman and child in this country or equivalent to almost doubling the […]
"Following careful consideration, the Deputy Prime Minister has decided that the current level of interest in holding a referendum on elected regional assemblies in the West Midlands region is low. ‘I have therefore not directed the Boundary Committee to carry out a local government review there at the moment – a necessary precursor to referendums.’" […]
Michael Fabricant awarded certificates to adult Scout volunteers at the Annual General Meeting of the Lichfield District Council held last night (Friday 13th June) in the Guildhall, Lichfield. Also attending the Meeting was the Lichfield District Commissioner, Jeremy Cotton, who will shortly be leaving the District to become the Staffordshire Scout County Commissioner. The evening […]
Michael Fabricant today expressed concern that the departure of Alan Milburn as Health Minister may slow down much needed reforms in the NHS – particularly in the West Midlands. Michael Fabricant says: "Whatever differences I and my Conservative colleagues had on the detail of running the NHS, I was pleased that Alan Milburn recognised that […]