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 […]

I believe that the Prime Minister is right to maintain that action must be taken to deal with the growing threat posed by the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction manufactured in Iraq and elsewhere. But with regard to Iraq, questions in particular remain concerning the ‘accurate, full, and complete’ declaration of weapons capabilities provided […]

John Spellar, Minister at the Department of Transport, has written to Michael Fabricant concerning upgrades of Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley railway stations. Michael had expressed his concern to the minister when Railtrack told him that expected upgrades were postponed indefinitely. Michael told the Minister that it is impossible for wheel chair bound people […]

Michael Fabricant has written to Sir Ken Morrison, Chairman of Morrisons which has just bought the Safeway supermarket chain for £2.9 billion, asking whether jobs will be safe at the two Safeway stores in Lichfield and Burntwood. "I understand that some 1,200 non-store jobs will be cut, as the merged group seeks to eliminate overlaps" […]

In an answer to a Parliamentary written question asked by Michael Fabricant, Minister for Schools, David Milliband, has published a table showing that Staffordshire’s school children are still funded unfairly compared with those in other counties. This is the first time that such a table has been made public under the new system of calculating […]

Following a number of requests from Staffordshire headteachers as to what the Government’s recent announcement on school funding allocations means for local schools, Michael Fabricant is seeking clarification from the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott. "Staffordshire primary and secondary schools have received far less money per pupil in the past than those in other counties", […]

The need for broadband access in Burntwood and rural areas of the West Midlands were discussed today (Tuesday 17th December) in the Committee hearings of the Communications Bill currently being scrutinised in Parliament. Michael Fabricant backed an amendment to clause 61 of the Bill that would have made broadband accessibility universal by law. However, a […]

Following the publication by the Government of this year’s local government funding settlement, Michael Fabricant says "New figures revealed in a Parliamentary Answer show that Lichfield District Council is getting a raw deal on funding from the Government and this is pushing up council tax. "Only 60.4 per cent of Lichfield District Council’s needs were […]

Michael Fabricant put in a plea for Burntwood businessmen last night (Tuesday 3rd December) in a speech he gave in Parliament on the new Communications Bill. Michael told Secretary of State Tessa Jowell that the Communications Bill needs to address the unfairness by which broadband internet connections are available in some parts of the UK […]

"The Licensing Bill just introduced by the Government could – if unamended – spell the death knell to the Lichfield Festival and other arts events in the West Midlands centred on cathedrals and churches", says Michael Fabricant. In the House of Commons yesterday, he raised it with Robin Cook the Leader of the House and […]