Michael Fabricant supports the introduction of identity cards provided some technical difficulties can be overcome so that the system works well in practice. "With the police and the Security Service both saying that ID cards will help protect the general public against terrorist attacks, I do not believe it would be right to oppose this […]
Michael Fabricant voted against the Mental Capacity Bill in the House of Commons last night. "The debate was a shambles" says Michael. "Assurances were given eventually by the Government that although the proposed law is seriously flawed, they would rectify it in the House of Lords. But I could not approve a law which is […]
In answer to a Parliamentary Written Question to Michael Fabricant, Schools Minister David Milliband has revealed to him that Staffordshire schools are again near the bottom of the league for funding per pupil for 2005-06. Out of 150 local education authorities, Staffordshire primary schools are 5th from the bottom while Staffordshire secondary schools do a […]
With the start of 4-tracking of the railway line through Armitage, Handsacre, and Fisherwick near Whittington, Michael Fabricant has called a public meeting which will be attended by representatives from Network Rail, the County Highways Department, County Councillor Frank Lewis, and other local councillors. The meeting will be held in Armitage Village Hall on Saturday […]
Michael Fabricant today backed Carers UK’s campaign by calling on the 10,000 people in the Lichfield constituency who look after a sick, frail or disabled relative or partner to check whether they are getting all of the support they are entitled to. "A staggering 2.3 million people in the UK become carers every year. Many […]
Michael Fabricant is tabling emergency Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport following an incident at the Weeford exit of the M6 Toll Motorway near Lichfield Wednesday night when an emergency ambulance with blue light flashing was held at the toll booth. Michael Fabricant says: "This is disgraceful and could cost lives. Although […]
Michael Fabricant’s initial response to the Chancellor of Exchequer’s Pre-Budget Report today was to express regret and say: "I am disappointed that Gordon Brown was unable to say that any civil service posts in London will move to bolster the fragile manufacturing economy in the West Midlands. With closures in the car industry and elsewhere, […]
Michael Fabricant says "I applaud Peter Clamp and others who are seeking an injunction today in the High Court to create a protest-free exclusion zone around Yoxall, Newborough, and Newchurch. I hope their application is successful. It is unfortunate that their application has been necessary and that existing laws have not been tough enough or […]
Michael Fabricant quizzed the Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon, on the future of the Staffordshire Regiment in the Commons Chamber yesterday afternoon (29th November) and received no clear answer. "This uncertainty cannot be doing much for the morale of soldiers in the Staffordshire Regiment" says Michael Fabricant. "As long as their future remains […]
Michael Fabricant says Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are no substitute for more police officers. "While I welcome the five police community support officers heading for the Trent Valley Division, they are better than nothing, let’s not kid ourselves. They have no powers of arrest and are no substitute for regular police officers. It is […]