Michael Fabricant reports: “Staffordshire Police has recruited an additional 72 police officers while the West Midlands Police have been bolstered by a further 357 officers since the Government launched the major police recruitment drive over a year ago. This is really good news for law abiding residents. “The addition of these new officers brings the […]
On the day that the death toll for Covid exceeded 100,000, Michael Fabricant says “Caution should be exercised when setting the opening date for schools. While I recognise the educational cost and mental strain the closure of schools is having on children and their parents, it would be foolhardy to set artificial deadlines for the […]
GPs are telling Michael Fabricant that inaccurate records could hold up some patients from being called for vaccination. A Lichfield GP told Michael “The commonest first way to contact people is by text message to the mobile number we have registered. But you would be amazed how many patients don’t update us when they change […]
Michael Fabricant has contacted Royal Mail headquarters in London regarding the halt in postal deliveries being experienced throughout parts of the Lichfield constituency and other areas in the West Midlands. “I know that some of my constituents have concerns that they will miss out on their Covid vaccinations though I want to reassure them that […]
Many people aged over 80 in Staffordshire have received letters in the post from the national NHS inviting them to attend a mass Covid vaccination centre in Birmingham, Manchester, or further afield. “Others, 70 and over, will be receiving similar letters in the next few weeks” Michael Fabricant says. “As these mass vaccination centres are […]
“With the Oxford/Astra-Zeneca vaccine now available, there will be a marked ramp up of vaccinations this week in Staffordshire and the West Midlands” says Michael Fabricant. “However, we all have an important part to play in supporting the vaccine roll-out. ■ Please don’t contact the NHS to seek a vaccine, they will contact you when […]
ASOS today announced that it will invest £90m in a brand-new state-of-the-art fulfilment centre on the Fradley estate near Lichfield with a plan to employ 2,000 people at the site over the coming three years. Michael Fabricant says “ASOS is one of the world’s leading online fashion retailers, so this is wonderful news – particularly […]
“It’s desperate that we have had to enter a third lockdown – but this seems to be the nature of Covid: the moment you think it’s under control, up pops a mutation which makes Tier 4 unworkable. But with the expectation that the first four groups of the population most vulnerable to Covid will be […]
Michael Fabricant has been in contact for some weeks with the Treasury and Treasury Ministers with regard to the need to support pubs and other hospitality venues. “I have been contacted by a number of constituents, most recently by Councillor Richard Cox of Lichfield District Council, asking for financial support for our pubs and other […]
“I regret, like many others, that we have had to enter Tier 4, but like most other people, I understand why this has had to happen. Covid infections in southern Staffordshire were rising swiftly. It’s clear from the experience in other areas that Tier 3 no longer works effectively in controlling the new strain of […]