Michael Fabricant recognises the vital role that West Midlands farmers are contributing to the economy, the countryside, and food production and pledged to Back British Farming at an event in the House of Commons this week, 13th September. “Farming in the West Midlands contributes £828 million to the local economy and provides 42,903 jobs – […]
Michael Fabricant will open the Huddlesford Gathering near Lichfield at around 11.45am on Saturday 23rd September – and the ‘Gathering’ will last until late on Sunday 24th. Michael says: “This event is fast becoming a Lichfield tradition! It is now the 7th occasion for this water based weekend family fun day. There will be scores […]
Michael Fabricant told the Prime Minister earlier today (Wednesday 13th September) that the Commonwealth Games would be “excellent news for the economy not only in Birmingham but in the greater west midlands, including Lichfield”. He asked her to support the bid and “bat for Britain”. Michael Fabricant Q8. When she next plans to meet the […]
Lichfield resident, former Mayor, and long-standing member of the Lichfield Society of Artists, Doris English, was guest of honour at the Society’s awards made in the Friary in Lichfield on Saturday 9th September. Awards handed out included ‘The Michael Fabricant Cup for Best Landscape Painting’ and this year it was won by the Society’s Chair: […]
Restaurants should not be able to hide hygiene ratings Michael Fabricant Summer is here. For many people, that means more meals out – often in towns they have not visited before. Unfortunately, restaurant-goers in England are being short-changed by a lack of hygiene transparency. Food hygiene in the UK is regulated by the Food Standards […]
Airlines must be forced to be fair on fuel surcharges Michael Fabricant With the summer now upon us, the holiday rush has begun. Airports are packed as millions of Brits jet off for their vacations abroad. Families across the country work hard to pay for these holidays, which can sometimes cost several thousand pounds. However, […]
Michael Fabricant got to hold one of the new polymer £10 notes at a meeting with the Bank of England today (19th July 2017) in advance of their being made available to the public. “The new plastic £10 note is a little larger than the new £5 note, but 15% smaller than the existing paper […]
In a Statement to the House of Commons yesterday (17th July), the Education Secretary, Justine Greening, said that no schools will lose out as a result of the new funding formula. Michael Fabricant says “Staffordshire has lost out over the last 30 years or more receiving less money per pupil than most other counties. This […]
The Parliamentary Bill for HS2 Phase 2a authorising the high speed rail link between Lichfield and Crewe was published yesterday. Michael Fabricant and Cheryl Gillan (the Conservative MP for Amersham) joined Ed Miliband MP mid-afternoon in demanding an oral statement from the Transport Secretary. This duly took place at 10pm last night (17th July). This […]
Michael Fabricant met with Network Rail and London Midland today (Friday 14 July) to see first-hand how the railway in his constituency is run and maintained. Michael was taken on track where he saw Network Rail’s orange army repair a track fault just outside Lichfield Trent Valley station before visiting the nearby signal box where […]