Interviewed by Hamish Mackintosh Thursday February 19, 2004 Broadband Britain? It’s not developing as quick as we would wish. Although BT has started to sprint forward with enabling exchanges for ADSL, broadband take-up rates are very disappointing compared to other countries. I believe this is partly due to the broadband "experience" not being as good […]
Michael Fabricant has expressed alarm over the Government’s decision to allow migrant workers from eastern Europe into the UK without any restriction and is concerned about its likely effect on Birmingham and other major midlands conurbations. "If migrant workers are unable to find work or subsequently lose their jobs, without funds or benefits to support […]
The Chairman of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, Edward Leigh MP, has written to Michael Fabricant telling him that he has now asked the National Audit Office to investigate miners’ pensions. This follows a meeting Michael had at the end of January with retired miners from the Cannock area coal fields when he […]
Following the initiative started by Norma Major when she was wife of Prime Minister John Major, Cherie Booth QC (wife of Tony Blair) will entertain three lucky students from Lichfield and Burntwood on March 10th in Number 10 Downing Street. As well as meeting Cherie and Michael Fabricant, there will be a tour of Number […]
Jobeth Bastable, Siobhan Hughes, and James Harris of Chasetown High School won the Michael Fabricant-Arthur Price of England Schools Speaking Competition on Friday evening, 6th February, held at The Guildhall in Lichfield. Siobhan Hughes also won the Individual Best Speaker Award. The Motion being debated was "That this House believes that smoking should be banned […]
"I supported the war in Iraq" says Michael Fabricant "but the Prime Minister’s claims and counter-claims about the ’45 minute warning’ make a mockery of life and death for our soldiers and those of Iraqis." The facts so far:- 24 September 2002 The Government publishes its September dossier. The Prime Minister’s foreword to the dossier […]
Michael Fabricant has expressed his concern over the lack of funding for care homes in Staffordshire and says "Care homes are essential to the health and social care yet tragically every month an estimated 1,000 care beds are lost in England. In order to ensure that residents have a choice of accommodation and that their […]
Following a meeting held today (Friday 30th January) in Burntwood with more than 30 ex-miners from the Cannock coal fields, Michael Fabricant says "On the face of it, it looks as if the Government is raiding the miners’ pension schemes on a scale not seen since the days of Robert Maxwell. Hundreds of millions of […]
Yesterday (Thursday) in the House of Commons, Michael Fabricant called for tougher action against animal rights terrorists following recent action taken against one of his constituents. He asked The Leader of the House, Peter Hain:- "May we have a debate on the question of – as I call them – animal rights terrorists? The Leader […]
Following the resignation of Greg Dyke, Director General of the BBC, Michael Fabricant, a senior member of the Commons Culture, Media and Sports Select Committee and a former broadcaster, warned of a "climate of fear" developing in the BBC. Michael said: "Greg Dyke today may have done the honourable thing by resigning, but this is […]