Birmingham 2022 is inviting the best sporting facilities in the West Midlands to apply to become official training venues, giving them the opportunity to host international athletes from across the Commonwealth during the Games. Michael Fabricant explains “The Commonwealth Games are looking for Games Time Training Venues for 10 of the 19 sports on the […]
The Telegraph August 21st, 2020 While the President has taken the initiative on the world stage, the Prime Minister is letting his star quality go to waste With the latest YouGov poll narrowing the Conservative lead over Labour to just two points, should Number 10 be looking across the channel to France and take […]
Commenting on yesterday’s decision to accept teachers’ grading of ‘A’ level students, Michael Fabricant says: “This should have happened sooner. It has caused considerable distress to students and their families. “While I recognise and accept that Ofqual has said that university selectors are not content with teachers grading their own students because a minority of […]
Commenting on yesterday’s ‘A’ level gradings of students, Michael Fabricant says: “The vast majority of students are satisfied with the grades they have been allocated though I am very well aware of instances of unfairness due to either a school having a patchy past performance or students not working hard for their mock exams – […]
The Government has signalled its intention to include tree-lined streets in its upcoming suite of planning reforms following the presentation of a private Bill by Chris Clarkson (MP for Heywood & Middleton) and co-sponsored by Michael Fabricant. “The new rules will require builders of homes to provide tree lined streets” says Michael Fabricant. “Working with […]
“The outbreak of Covid-19 in Stone at the the Crown and Anchor pub highlights the importance of Track and Trace” says Michael Fabricant. “I know the pub well as Stone used to be in the old Mid Staffordshire constituency which also included the City of Lichfield. “Despite several hundred people visiting the the Crown and […]
Sports Minister, Nigel Huddleston, has written to Michael Fabricant today (29th July) concerning funding availability for facilities such as Friary Grange in Lichfield following a Parliamentary Question Michael asked of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport earlier in the month. In his answer, Nigel Huddleston said: “Sports and physical activity facilities play a […]
On Tuesday 21st July, Michael Fabricant co-chaired with Andrew Rosindell MP a meeting of senior Commonwealth High Commissioners (i.e. Commonwealth Ambassadors) and Parliamentarians from the House of Commons and House of Lords. Michael says “I very much enjoyed helping to chair a highly constructive Parliamentary Meeting with the High Commissioners of Australia (His Excellency the […]
Michael Fabricant says we should all learn from the Covid-19 pandemic – and continue with some of the practices when the coronavirus crisis is over. “I have spoken in the past about continuing to work from home where possible when the pandemic is over with the consequence of less pollution and fewer blocked roads” says […]
Yesterday, Friday 17th July 2020, Michael Fabricant embarked on a whistle stop tour of some of the Covid ready attractions with Councillor Ian Eadie and Visit Lichfield. Lichfield Cathedral, The Tudor of Lichfield, The National Memorial Arboretum, and Bradshaw Bros Farm Shop & Cafe have all attained the Visit England ‘We’re Good to Go’ standard, […]