Following the closure of Royal Doulton in Staffordshire, Michael Fabricant has asked 20 Government ministers and the Prime Minister parliamentary questions: "What proportion, expressed as a percentage, of the (a) crockery, (b) cutlery, and (c) glassware procured by his department over the last 5 years is of British manufacture?" He should receive replies within the […]
Following the announcement that 106 Dixons stores will close affecting over 1,000 staff, Michael Fabricant has written to John Clare, Dixons’ Chief Executive, to ask about the future of the Lichfield branch. "Dixons in our market square provides a valuable service to Lichfield and Burntwood residents as well as to tourists visiting the City", says […]
In a wide ranging debate in the House of Commons called by Joan Walley, Member of Parliament Stoke on Trent North, Michael Fabricant yesterday (27th April) accused the management of Royal Doulton of "crass incompetence" and laid the finger of blame on its chairman Hamish Grossart and the "short termism" of its financial investors M&G […]
Friday 23rd April was ‘Back to School Day’ for Michael Fabricant. In the morning he opened the BUDS All Day Childcare Centre at Willows Primary School and toured the School and BUDS. Duncan Birds, headteacher, said: "We were delighted to welcome Michael Fabricant to officially open Buds All Day Childcare this morning. It was a […]
Michael Fabricant has welcomed the Prime Minister’s U-turn on a referendum on the European Constitution. "Whatever his reasons, and I suspect they have more to do with expedience than principle, I welcome Tony Blair’s decision to hold a referendum" says Michael. "The Constitution as it stands at present is bad for Britain and the people […]
To mark the 250th Anniversary of the foundation of The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (the RSA) which was founded in 1754, a Coffee House Challenge is being launched throughout the nation. Dr Samuel Johnson was one of the founder members of the RSA which used to meet in London’s […]
Virgin Trains have informed Michael Fabricant today that the Health & Safety Executive have just approved full sized 9 car Pendolino tilting trains to stop at Lichfield Trent Valley railway station on both the north and south bound platforms on the West Coast Main Line. Previously only the 8 car Pendolino trains were allowed to […]
Michael Fabricant has joined Roger Gale MP, President of the Conservative Animal Welfare Group, in condemning the resumption of the Canadian Seal Cull on the ice floes off Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Michael Fabricant who is a member of the Group says: "This barbaric practice is carried out under the guise of ‘protecting the […]
Abbots Bromley, which was due to be broadband enabled on the 21st April, will now have this service delayed until 25th August. A BT spokesman told Michael Fabricant "The delay relates to the discovery during the late phases of planning work that we need to install a new cable, which had not been foreseen in […]
Michael Fabricant will be meeting with John Armitt, Chief Executive of Network Rail, and other executives today (31st March 2004) to discuss their £22 billion 10 year business plan to upgrade the rail system and, in particular, the 4 tracking of the West Coast Main line north of Lichfield in Armitage and Handsacre and south […]