Opinion by Michael Fabricant MP. NOTHING LIKE A BY-ELECTION TO FOCUS THE MIND I am on the by-election trail!! A few months ago, the Opposition Chief Whip jokingly suggested to me that ?Lichfield is near the north-east ? now that Tony Blair has resigned as an MP go and help up in the Sedgefield by […]
Michael Fabricant has written to Defence Minister Derek Twigg to thank him for Ministry of Defence funding which will ensure that the Armed Forces Memorial at Alrewas will be properly maintained in the years to come. There will be a one-off payment of £500,000 to pay off the £7.3M construction costs – £6,700,000 had already […]
It should be noted that although an ‘energy park’ is a Government requirement associated with eco-towns, the developers proposing the eco town at Curborough have now stated that they will not apply for permission to construct such an energy park – it will be for others to do so. (See earlier News Release today).
It has now been revealed that developers seeking to construct the eco-town at Curborough are also proposing an "energy park" to make the town carbon neutral, and this will include a waste incineration plant and the construction of wind turbines. "This raises further issues of congestion and pollution in the area to the south east […]
In the biggest demonstration so far, hundreds of protesters marched through the centre of Lichfield on Saturday (7th June) to mark their objection to the proposed new eco-town at Curborough on the outskirts of Lichfield. Addressing the demonstrators from the steps of the Dr Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, Michael Fabricant said: "We acknowledge the need […]
Michael Fabricant was today (Friday 6th June) presented with the book ‘Fair City – One Community’s Fairtrade Campaign’ by its author, Warren Bardsley, for the part Michael played in helping Lichfield to become a Fairtrade City. "I used to work in developing countries before I became an MP and I witnessed the exploitation of farmers […]
A full page colour advertisement published in local newspapers and paid for by the taxpayer through the Department of Communities and Local Government has given misleading information regarding the siting of the proposed Curborough eco-town and will be challenged in Parliament by Michael Fabricant. The advertisement states "An eco-town near you? Curborough, Staffordshire where a […]
"Despite assurances I have had from Government Ministers, I am surprised to learn that the future use of Whittington Barracks is still uncertain" says Michael Fabricant. In May, Michael tabled a Parliamentary Written Question to the Minister of Defence: "When he expects the Defence Medical Training Establishment to be operational at the Whittington Barracks near […]
Michael Fabricant has expressed his delight at a victory in persuading the Government of the need to place orders now to extend the length of Pendolino trains on the West Coast Main Line from 9 cars to 11. Michael says: "The Government had got into a huge row with Virgin Trains over this issue and […]
Speaking in a House of Commons debate initiated by Anne McIntosh MP on eco-towns yesterday (Tuesday 3rd June), Michael Fabricant said, among other things, (taken from Hansard):- "She has mentioned that the Government should make a commitment that there will be consultation and agreement with local authorities. Is she surprised to learn that the proposed […]