Following the withdrawal of medicines from Staffordshire Ambulance First Responders, a number are now considering their future with the service. Michael Fabricant says: "I bitterly oppose this dumbing down of the Staffordshire Ambulance Service. This is in direct contradiction to promises made by Tony Blair to Staffordshire MPs and I have now tabled a formal […]
Further to the news release dated 17th October, Staffordshire Ambulance Service has now just announced the withdrawal 7 drugs from First Responders leaving 6 still in use. The drugs to be withdrawn are Atrovent, Diazepam Stesolid, Entonox, GTN, Midazolam (Buccal), Pulmicort, and Salbutamol. This is in contrast to the letter written to Staffordshire MPs by […]
Following the recent removal of ResQPOD heart attack recovery equipment from Staffordshire Ambulances, the newly established ‘Partnership Board’ between the Staffordshire Ambulance Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service has now made the decision to withdraw 10 of the 13 medicines previously available to Ambulance First Responders in Staffordshire. Michael Fabricant says: "The 13 medicines are […]
Following the success of the Tiffin Cup 2006, MPs have once again been asked to nominate a restaurant in their constituency to compete to be named the best South Asian restaurant in Britain. Last year over fifty restaurants were nominated from around the country and this time it is hoped to build upon the popularity […]
Michael Fabricant raised the problem of attacks by extreme Islamic students on British Jewish students studying at Higher Educational establishments in the UK in the House of Commons last week. The text of the brief debate is shown below. Below that are further comments from Michael. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con): What assessment he has made […]
Michael Fabricant has expressed his delight at news that retired miners have won a long standing battle with their pension fund. Michael met retired miners from Burntwood and Cannock in his Burntwood constituency back on 30th January 2004 when at first other MPs in the immediate area refused to meet up with them. See http://www.michael.fabricant.mp.co.uk/news-00376.ihtml […]
Following new information given to Michael Fabricant, he has condemned the decision to remove ResQPOD equipment from Staffordshire Ambulances and says that new information puts the lie to claims that they have been removed on clinical grounds. "This political decision has nothing to do with clinical considerations and is becoming a national disgrace. "Having had […]
Following Michael Fabricant’s address on Sunday 23rd July at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas near Lichfield to Chief Constables throughout the UK at the annual service of remembrance for police offices killed in the line of duty, Home Office Minister Tony McNulty has written to Mr Fabricant to confirm that there is no national […]
"The poor old council tax payer will now have to stump up the cost of the failed national police mergers which the Government was trying to force and which included the merger between Staffordshire Police and the West Midlands" says Michael Fabricant who resolutely opposed Staffordshire being "swallowed up" into a regional west midlands service. […]
Derek Twigg MP, Minister at the Department of Transport, has now written back to Michael Fabricant and confirmed that the number of high speed direct Pendolino services between Lichfield Trent Valley and London Euston will be reduced from December 2008. As confirmed by the Minister’s earlier letter to Mr Fabricant, there will be similar service […]