Some years ago, a young child was strangled in Lichfield District by becoming caught in a window blind. At the time, Michael Fabricant took the matter up with ministers in the Labour Government. But prompted by a constituent, he has taken this matter up again. “I am pleased to see that the Coalition are taking […]
Michael Fabricant slammed the performance of London Midland trains in the House of Commons on Thursday 17th January during questions to Transport Ministers. The following is extracted from Hansard:- Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con): What assessment he has made of the level of service provided by London Midland trains in the last six months; and if […]
Michael Fabricant joined a giant bumble bee and campaigners from the environment charity Friends of the Earth on Tuesday (15 January) to draw attention to the alarming decline in UK bee numbers. Last year Friends of the Earth launched its Bee Cause campaign, which has been backed by more than 80,000 people and calls for […]
Michael Fabricant is piling on the pressure to get disabled access at Lichfield Trent Valley railway station and has just received a written Parliamentary Answer from the Junior Minister, Norman Baker. Michael Fabricant asked: “When will Lichfield Trent Valley rail station will be upgraded to enable disabled access to those platforms at the station which […]
In a letter to Michael Fabricant, Simon Burns – Minister of State for Rail – has announced that there will be a major upgrade to Lichfield Trent Valley Station. He says “We are aware that there is strong public support for improvements at this station in light of its current condition and the significant growth […]
Lichfield Festival is delighted to announce that Michael Fabricant MP has been appointed a Patron of the Festival. He joins the celebrated conductor Valery Gergiev in this prestige role. The Festival say: “Michael Fabricant is the long standing Member of Parliament for Lichfield, a post he has held since his election in 1992, following a […]
In advance of the Government’s announcement of the route to Manchester and Leeds which will be made in the latter half of this month, Michael Fabricant has warned the Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, that he will be unable to support it in Parliament. The Transport Secretary will announce how HS2 will continue from south of […]
The Government has announced today (3rd January) a £30 million boost to Start-Up Loans to create thousands of new businesses and help young people find jobs in Lichfield and the West Midlands. Michael Fabricant says: “I would encourage any budding entrepreneur in Lichfield or the West Midlands to apply for a Start Up loan to […]
Nationwide research, carried out by the Forum of Private Business into the speed at which councils in England pay supplier invoices, saw Lichfield District Council named as one of the top councils in the country. The district council came fourth in England and first in the West Midlands for paying its suppliers in fewer than […]
The Royal British Legion has thanked Michael Fabricant, for making the time to meet new Legion West Midlands Area Manager, Jane Britton, in Parliament. Michael says “The Legion is the leading provider of welfare for the Armed Forces community in Lichfield and the rest of the West Midlands so I was really interested to attend […]