In a Parliamentary question yesterday (16th October) to Michael Gove, the Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Fabricant asked Michael Gove when the third round of Levelling Up Fund Bids will be invited. Michael Fabricant: “As my Hon. Friend the Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock has said, there are pockets of deprivation even in wealthier areas, and […]

In a letter from the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to Michael Fabricant, he has now outlined how initiatives announced at the Conservative Party Conference a couple of weeks back will improve the transport network around the Lichfield Parliamentary constituency. The Prime Minister says:  “Under previous HS2 plans, Lichfield would have lost its fast conventional service […]

Commenting on the terror attack on Israel, Michael says: “The surprise attack on Israel – a modern western democracy – will have upset many in the Lichfield constituency.  700 dead so far and counting is equivalent to 5,000 dead in a country the size of the UK. This is like 10 9/11 attacks.  Whatever the […]

Michael Fabricant says:  “The Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, has today confirmed in a letter to me that HS2 work around Lichfield will indeed continue in order to provide the link between Birmingham and the existing west coast main line.  Nothing has changed south of Handsacre which is all in Phase 1.” Mark Harper says in […]

I explain why I think why we made the right decision on HS2 – to Patrick Christys of GB News   and to Natalie Graham of BBC Radio WM  

Michael Fabricant has welcomed the Prime Minister’s statement on HS2 today (4th October).  Michael says:  “This announcement ends years of worry for my constituents to the north of Lichfield who would have been badly affected by the construction of Phase 2 to Manchester. “Phase 1 will be completed.  This not only includes the HS2 line […]

Michael Fabricant recently visited Wabtec, a renowned global leader in rail solutions, situated in Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire. This visit, which took place on Friday 29th of September, marked a pivotal moment in the Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) Rail Fellowship Programme, aimed at strengthening connections between politicians and rail supply sites nationwide. Wabtec, boasting an […]

HS2: “We have got to cut our losses” I say on GB News.  

Michael had a lively and sometimes heated discussion earlier today with Kath Stanczyszyn on BBC Radio WM about the merits – if there are any – of HS2 Limited and their style of management. You can listen to it here.