Michael Fabricant and Bob Blizzard (the Labour MP for Waveney in Suffolk) have joined forces to promote a Bill which would help control dog fouling and littering and give councils real muscle to enforce the law. The Bill, presented in Parliament today (Tuesday 14th January), allows councils to keep the money raised from issuing litter […]

Participating in the historic debate last night (10th January) on the future of the House of Lords, Michael Fabricant told the Commons that he would like to see an all-elected Upper Chamber, but with the existing Life Peers and Hereditary Peers being allowed to participate in debate, but have no voting rights. "At the beginning […]

Michael Fabricant today (9th January) sponsored a Bill in the House of Commons to assist the self-employed in their dealings with the Inland Revenue. At present individuals must prove, and re-prove, their self-employment, but as the Inland Revenue relies on changing case law to define self employment this causes many difficulties for our self employed […]

At this morning’s meeting (Tuesday 8th January) of the Culture Media & Sport Select Committee in the House of Commons, Michael Fabricant suggested to the Royal Shakespeare Company that they use Lichfield’s new David Garrick Theatre while the facilities at Stratford upon Avon are being rebuilt. The Committee, of which Michael Fabricant is a member, […]

Hopes that the £36 million of extra money destined for the South Staffordshire Health Authority from the Government might help to maintain existing in- and out-patient hospital facilities in Lichfield and Burntwood have been dashed. In replying to a letter from Michael Fabricant enquiring whether the Government’s claimed extra funding will restore day surgery to […]

Michael Fabricant MP today called on the estimated 8,000 people in the Lichfield Parliamentary constituency who care for someone who is ill, disabled or frail to check whether reforms introduced this year may help them. The changes mean that local councils have the power to provide services – or payments instead of services – based […]

Michael Fabricant has expressed his bitter disappointment with the Government’s provision for local government. "Despite all the advance hype issued by the Government’s news managers, Lichfield District will only see a cash increase this year of 0.4% on the previous year. With inflation running at around 2.5% and wage inflation being considerably higher than that, […]

In questions to the Church Commissioners yesterday afternoon (Monday 3rd December) in the House of Commons, Michael Fabricant asked whether the Bishop of Lichfield would remain in the House of Lords after it is reformed. There are currently 26 Bishops and the Government is proposing to cut this down to 16. The rest of the […]

Michael Fabricant welcomes the £1 billion to be spent on the National Health Service next year "provided this is new money" he says. The spending pledge was made in Mr Brown’s annual pre-Budget statement in Parliament today (27th November). Chancellor Gordon Brown committed the government to a "world class", publicly-funded healthcare system. "I welcome this […]

The Government’s plans to abolish England’s shire counties were exposed this week by Labour Minister, Lord Falconer. Questioned by Conservatives in Parliament, he conceded that Government plans for regional government will mean the abolition of shire counties – including Staffordshire County Council. "Labour’s plans for regional assemblies will mean the abolition of some of England’s […]