Michael Fabricant visited the vast Bombardier facility near Barton under Needwood on Friday 21st June. “Every night, the sidings and rail sheds at Bombardier are packed with Virgin West Coast and Arriva Cross Country trains being maintained, refuelled and repaired” says Michael. “I was astonished to see a rail shed which trains go through at […]
Michael Fabricant gave publicity today (20th June) to an initiative that will boost tourism to English Cathedrals next year. The Year of Cathedrals 2020. Michael says “2020 will see the launch of the ‘Year of Cathedrals’ and will commemorate a number of notable events including the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers establishing a colony […]
Michael Fabricant has met with Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, and Jeremy Hunt to discuss the future of HS2 if they were to become Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove are highly sceptical of HS2 and the benefits it will provide compared with the […]
Michael Fabricant asked the Prime Minister questions today about the West Midlands Industrial Strategy. “As well as receiving a very full answer from her, I also got surprise birthday good wishes from her as did Andy Street, the Mayor of the West Midlands, whose birthday it was yesterday” Michael says. The full Hansard text is […]
Michael Fabricant visited politics students and had a tour of the Erasmus Darwin Academy last Friday (7th June). Assistant Principal, David Shipman says: “The students from our Academy Council very much enjoyed the visit from our MP Michael Fabricant. “Erasmus Darwin Academy encourages political interest and activism through the Youth Parliament system and is delighted […]
“I am disappointed that the HS2 Parliamentary Committee has come out in favour of pylons as opposed to buried cables to provide power for the HS2 railway line at Blithfield” says Michael Fabricant. The Committee published its report on 7th June. In making their decision, the Committee argued: “We accept that the proposal in AP2 […]
I reminded the House of Commons of the Tienanmen Square massacre in a question to the Deputy Prime Minister today and asked why those who demonstrated against the visit of President Trump were absent when the President of China visited. (See link to video below). from Hansard:- Michael Fabricant: Thirty years ago this week, some […]
The Telegraph May 24th, 2019 Today is do or die. If, despite growing hints from Number 10, Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee, fails to get an unequivocal departure date from Theresa May when he meets her, the reputation of the Executive of the 1922 will have shattered. And the Conservative […]
While congratulating West Midlands Trains on their new timetable which started on Sunday 19th May, Michael Fabricant has asked West Midlands Trains whether later services could be made available from Birmingham back to Lichfield on the Cross City line. Michael explains “A constituent contacted me via a local news website and asked ‘A lot of […]
In a debate in the House of Commons on ‘Medicinal Cannabis under Prescription’ on Monday 20th May, Michael Fabricant pleaded with ministers to allow patients to have access to medicinal cannabis and has contacted the Chief Constable of Staffordshire. Although the law was changed in 2018 to permit the prescription of cannabis, a shortage of […]