Narrowboat owners across the West Midlands are facing financial ruin after European Commission officials launched plans to impose draconian emissions laws on boat engines. Philip Bradbourn MEP (Conservative, West Midlands) is joining forces with Michael Fabricant to push for vital amendments on the Recreational Craft Directive, due to come before the European Parliament shortly. If […]
Michael Fabricant has today tabled Parliamentary questions to the Lord Chancellor following a letter, which has just come to light, from the Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace for Stoke-on-Trent. The letter has been widely circulated in Staffordshire and has been sent out in an attempt to recruit new magistrates. It states "The Advisory […]
"Over the last 4 years, the Government has increased 28 taxes which is equivalent to a 9.8p rise in income tax. Today’s tax cuts announced in the budget are equivalent to a 1p fall. Gordon Brown is the 10p up, 1p down Chancellor who has done nothing in this budget to help save Lichfield’s Victoria […]
Earlier this month, Michael Fabricant wrote to the Prime Minister at the request of Cllr John Brooks (Labour’s Education Leader on Staffordshire County Council) asking that he meet with parents who would make a plea for fair funding for Staffordshire’s school children together with representatives from 39 other lowly funded local education authorities. While the […]
Following discussions within the Church of England regarding the administrative burden suffered by the two existing Archbishops (The Archbishops of Canterbury and York) and the possibility of an appointment of a third, Michael Fabricant has tabled Parliamentary questions which were answered today by the Church Commissioners. Michael Fabricant has told the Member of Parliament speaking […]
Michael Fabricant has written to Minister of Sport, Kate Hoey, backing up a local couple when Mrs Abbie Collins from Whittington near Lichfield wrote to Michael saying: "My husband, Pete, received a new heart eight years ago and is now the British Transplant Shot Put record holder and current World gold medallist…… Watching the Paralympic […]
A few moments ago, Health Secretary Alan Millburn stood up in the House of Commons and announced a hospital building programme for the next 12 years with the first hospital to open in 2006. Michael Fabricant questioned him in the Chamber as to what this would mean for South Staffordshire asking:- "I welcome any hospital […]
In a heated debate in the House of Commons late tonight on the Health and Social Care Bill, Michael Fabricant told health ministers that they were throwing out the baby with the bath water by abolishing independent Community Health Councils which protect the interests of patients against malpractice by the NHS. "The South East Staffordshire […]
* Michael Fabricant has written to Prime Minister Tony Blair today at the request of Cllr John Brooks (Labour’s Education Leader on Staffordshire County Council) asking that he meet with parents who will plea for fair funding for Staffordshire’s school children. While the national rise in education funding was 4.8% to cover teachers’ pay rises, […]
At 3.30pm on Tuesday 6th February, Michael Fabricant’s "Analysis of Cost and Benefits (European Union) Bill" gained House of Commons support and received its official first reading. He told the House: "This Bill is all about knowledge: whether we benefit on balance from our membership of the European Union or whether our membership costs this […]