Constituency

Lichfield

Party

Conservative

Address as

Mr Fabricant

Contact details

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5022
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8 Bore Street, Lichfield, WS13 6LL
Tel: 01543 417868

Biography

Electoral history

Contested South Shields 1987 general election. Member for Mid-Staffordshire 1992-97, for Lichfield 1997-2010, for Lichfield (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election

Parliamentary career

Presented Bills to strengthen economic and political ties between UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; Promoted legislation to encourage flying of Union Flag and to force Government to undertake and publish regular financial cost-benefit analyses of Britain's membership of European Union; PPS to Michael Jack as Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1996-97; Shadow Minister for: Trade and Industry 2003, Economic Affairs 2003-05; Opposition Whip 2005-10; Government Whip 2010-

International bodies

Member: Inter-Parliamentary Union, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Party groups

Chair, Brighton Pavilion Conservative Association 1985-88; Member, Conservative Way Forward; Associate member, European Research Group; Member: Conservative Against a Federal Europe, 1922 Committee Executive 2001-03; Chair, Conservative Friends of America 2007-

Political interests

Broadcasting and media, business, defence, engineering, enterprise, exports, foreign affairs, heritage, industry, inland waterways, international aid and development, international trade, internet, manufacturing, police and security issues, science and technology, technology, telecommunications, trade and industry

Countries of interest

Australia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, USA, Wales

Select committees

Member: Culture, Media and Sport 1997-99, Home Affairs 1999-2001, Catering 1999-2001, Liaison 2001-03; Chair: Information 2001-03; Member: Finance and Services 2001-04, Culture, Media and Sport 2001-05, Administration 2009-10, Selection 2010-