The Erasmus Darwin Academy, visited only a few weeks ago by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, won the Michael Fabricant – Arthur Price of England Schools Speaking Competition last night (3rd March) as the best team while two joint winners for overall best speaker came from Erasmus Darwin and from the Chase Terrace Academy. Both schools […]

Sue Gray, PartyGate, BeerGate, the neutrality of the civil service and much more is discussed with a very croaky Nana Akua on GB News.  

Michael discussed the Northern Ireland agreement with the EU – known as the ‘Windsor Framework’ and other matters with Tom Harwood of GB News this morning.  

Members of Parliament from Westminster visited the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield on Monday morning (27th February) to investigate the possibility of erecting a memorial to those MPs, Peers, staff, police and others working in Parliament who have lost their lives through war, terrorism, or some other cause.  The delegation included members of the House […]

“With issues over Harry, Meghan, and Andrew, and even South Park getting in on the act, the annual Michael Fabricant-Arthur Price of England Schools Speaking Competition this year will be particularly topical” says Michael Fabricant. The Motion to be debated by five local schools this year will be:  That this House believes the British Monarchy should […]

Yesterday, 20th February, the Government announced an extension of the Household Support Fund – providing an additional £842 million to support the most vulnerable households to deliver on their pledge to halve inflation.  “I urge local families who are in financial difficulty to speak with their local council or Citizen’s Advice Bureau to ensure they […]

At today’s Levelling Up questions today (20th February), while expressing his disappointment that Lichfield failed in its two levelling up bids for a new leisure centre, Michael Fabricant asked whether a bid for Burntwood might be more successful. Michael asked “On the subject of the next round of bids, my Rt Hon Friend will know […]

“Figures just released by UCAS show 845 students in the Lichfield Parliamentary constituency applied to study at university in the last admissions cycle and 710 accepted a place.  My congratulations to all of them” says Michael Fabricant. “The most popular courses applied for locally were Sports and Exercise Sciences, Law, and Sociology.  Of the 845 […]

Michael discusses capital punishment and the appointment of the new Deputy Chairman with Sarah Montague on BBC Radio 4’s World at One.  

“As we are approaching the end of National Apprentice Week, I congratulate the Worshipful Company of Smiths in Lichfield who are offering to support Apprentices with a financial donation to help with the purchase of relevant materials and educational items” says Michael Fabricant. “Both the Worshipful Company and I believe that Apprenticeships are a valuable […]