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 […]
A statement issued by the NHS in London this week that the Staffordshire Ambulance Service has been ‘fiddling its figures’ and that its performance is ‘not as good as it has claimed’ is "completely unfounded" says Michael Fabricant. "I have now just learned that the error identified by the NHS was less than one half […]
Following reports today (16th August) that Anthony Marsh, the new Chief Executive of the West Midlands Ambulance Service, has said that the forced merger of the Staffordshire Ambulance Service could be completed by the end of this year, Michael Fabricant has vowed he will initiate an emergency Parliamentary debate on the subject once Parliament returns […]
No one has monopoly on virtue or evil; As the gunfire fades over Lebanon and an uneasy peace prevails, Michael Fabricant MP evaluates the role of the UN in the Middle East and finds them sadly lacking ?Just imagine if a neighbouring country were harbouring terrorist militias and were lobbing missiles into Dover and Folkestone. […]
Reports reaching Michael Fabricant say that as from today (8th August), Clinical Governance has in effect passed from the management of the Staffordshire Ambulance Service to that of the West Midlands. Worryingly, Staffordshire Ambulance crews are reported to have been told they may no longer use their ‘resQpod’ units which when giving Coronary-Pulmonary Resuscitation enhances […]
Michael Fabricant has joined forces with the Association of British Drivers to urge caution over the Government’s announcement today (Tuesday 8th August) to lower speed limits in the UK. "Although increased speeds generally result increased road deaths and injuries, lowering speed limits can cause crashes too" says Michael Fabricant. "Staffordshire County Council and other Highway […]
A leaked memo from the Department of Health, signed by a senior civil servant on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health, makes it clear that steps are already underway to absorb the Staffordshire Ambulance Service into the ‘inferior’ West Midlands Service. "Using the powers of the 1999 Health Act, the Chief Executive of […]
The future of high speed commuter Virgin train links between Lichfield, Tamworth and other smaller towns and London have been thrown into doubt following a letter received by Michael Fabricant from Transport Minister, Derek Twigg MP. The Minister, responding to an earlier letter from Michael Fabricant questioning the continued availability of direct high speed Pendolino […]
Chief Constables and senior police officers from over 36 forces throughout the United Kingdom as well as the Garda (The National Police Service of the Irish Republic) met this morning (Sunday 23rd July) at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas in Staffordshire for an open air Service of Remembrance organised by COPS (Care of Police […]
Hard pressed crime fighters in Lichfield are fighting a losing battle if Home Office figures are to be believed. "Lichfield and Staffordshire have faired far less well than the average for England and Wales and are disappointing" says Michael Fabricant. The following figures show the percentage change in recorded offences across key crime indicators from […]