At a private meeting after her statement in the House of Commons Chamber today, Ruth Kelly (Labour’s Secretary of State for Education) told Michael Fabricant that under her new proposals, schools would set their own catchment areas, NOT local education authorities. "This will make a huge difference in Staffordshire" says Michael Fabricant and is "potentially […]

Matthew Parris, The Times journalist, television broadcaster (he had been on Question Time on BBC1 on the previous night) and political commentator addressed the Annual Dinner of the Lichfield Conservative Association at The George Hotel in Lichfield on Friday 21st October. He told a sell-out audience (over 120 were packed into the Garrick Room of […]

Further to the News Release of yesterday’s date (see below), Michael Fabricant told Geoff Hoon, Leader of the House of Commons, in the Chamber today (20th October) that "While you look a slim and fit sort of guy if, God forbid, you were to have a heart attack the best place to have it would […]

Local Conservative MEP for Staffordshire, Philip Bradbourn, vowed to pursue the proposed regionalisation of the Staffordshire ambulance service – which has served Lichfield well – with Michael Fabricant. Michael is raising the issue with John Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister. "The proposed changes would put lives at risk and would see the 33 local services […]

Michael Fabricant has tabled urgent Parliamentary Questions today to ask about the availability of retro-virus vaccine and regular flu vaccine in the West Midlands and Staffordshire. With the Government’s Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, saying that up to 50,000 people could die in the UK with an outbreak of Bird Flu, Michael Fabricant says […]

Michael Fabricant and the Mayor of Lichfield, Cllr Mrs Norma Bacon, presented award certificates to young members of the Lichfield Division of the St John Ambulance at Charnwood School in Lichfield yesterday evening (Tuesday 27th September). "Both parents and young members of the Ambulance Service deserve our thanks for helping 2,300 needing assistance in Staffordshire […]

Following the statement by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary that smaller police forces should be merged to enable them to carry out their work better, Michael Fabricant is asking the Home Secretary for reassurances that Staffordshire will not be swallowed up into the West Midlands Force. "Although some doubts have been expressed recently into Staffordshire […]

Michael Fabricant is asking the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, to make some minor but important changes to the new pub licensing laws. Michael explains: "The Government is right to say that if residents immediately adjacent to a pub complain about excessive noise and bad behaviour, local Councils will have the power to reduce the pub’s […]

Over the last few weeks, Michael Fabricant has been receiving many emails and letters from constituents – many of whom are GPs – demanding an all-out smoking ban in public places. Michael, who is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health, says "I share most of the sentiments expressed in […]