Michael Fabricant, a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee scrutinising the work of the Department of Culture Media & Sport, says that "pubs in Lichfield and elsewhere with a strong ‘live music’ tradition face financial ruin with a new Government music stealth tax." Michael explains: "The Licensing Bill currently progressing through Parliament contains measures which […]
Following Michael Fabricant’s proposals to control dogs’ mess in Britain [see the news release of the 14th January],Michael is now turning his attention to the protection of dogs in Spain. He and fellow Conservative MP, Andrew Rossindell, have tabled a Parliamentary Motion calling for an end to the barbaric practice in Spain of hanging dogs. […]
Despite physiotherapy staff requesting the inclusion of a hydrotherapy pool – and even offering to raise the money to pay for it themselves – it has not been included in the business plan for Lichfield’s new hospital. And constituents trying to find out for themselves about developments with the new hospital are unable to do […]
Following concerns expressed last year, since denied by the Government after being contacted by Michael Fabricant, that Whittington Barracks may be used for asylum seekers, Michael Fabricant is now calling for radical changes to the asylum system to deliver a safer and fairer system in the interests of the genuine refugee and of the British […]
In Parliamentary Questions to the Transport Secretary in the Chamber of the House of Commons today (Tuesday 28th January), Michael Fabricant told Roads Minister John Spellar that while the new M6 Toll Motorway (due to open early 2004) would relieve the Birmingham M6 bottleneck and provide improved road connections from the south east of England […]
Lichfield and Burntwood 5th and 6th formers will be debating "That this House believes that A levels have had their day and should be replaced by an alternative examination system" in the annual Michael Fabricant MP-Arthur Price of England Schools Speaking Competition which commences in the Guildhall, Lichfield on Friday 7th February at 7.30pm. The […]
Frustrated residents of Burntwood who hoped to have access to broadband internet services have received an apology from Sir Christopher Bland, Chairman of BT. When BT announced they would require 650 people to register their interest in using broadband before they would supply the service, one of Michael Fabricant’s constituents living in Chase Road, Burntwood […]
Michael Fabricant, who is currently serving on the Standing Committee scrutinising the Communications Bill in the House of Commons, is keen that independent production quotas should be set for BBC and independent national radio. "The Government is setting an independent production quota for BBC Television so it makes good sense for it also to be […]
Regular commuters from the Lichfield area who travel down to London met Michael Fabricant who hosted a meeting last night (Wednesday 21st January) in the House of Commons. Michael says: "We decided that there should be regular dinners at the House of Commons to which we would invite guest speakers. We plan to invite Chris […]
The following was published as the lead letter in the Daily Telegraph in its edition of the 20th January 2003:- PUBLIC DESERVE LONGER HOURS Sir – Mihir Bose accurately reports (sport, Jan 17) that I "failed to turn up for the two days of the hearing" of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, which […]