Election leaves power vacuum in MP's tech group
News Group secretary Nick Palmer retains his Broxtowe seat, and the other joint vice chair, Michael Fabricant, has held onto his Lichfield seat. Michael Fabricant White, a former IT systems analyst who acted as treasurer of the group, is one of two high...
[May 6, 2005, 14:30]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog No - he really exists, if the bouffant Michael Fabricant can be said to be more a real being than a work of art. Whatever he may be, Fabricant stalks the earth. Friday 28/05/2004 The Shadow Minister For Economic Affairs: a title straight out of Yes...
[May 28, 2004, 18:35]
2010: A broadband odyssey
News At the second ABC conference (in January 2004) we had Stephen Timms, Alun Michael (Minister of State for Rural Affairs) and Michael Fabricant (Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry). The Access to Broadband Campaign (ABC) was launched last year by...
[April 8, 2004, 16:30]
'Market conditions' blamed for demise of broadband scheme
News In answer to questions from Conservative MP Michael Fabricant this week, the current e-commerce minister Mike O'Brien said: "In the light of the significantly changed market conditions for broadband since the set-up of the broadband aggregation...
[December 2, 2004, 14:20]
Spam surge 'turning Britain into e-pariah'
News Michael Fabricant, the shadow minister for economic affairs, claimed this week that Britain's anti-spam laws need to be strengthened, given the continued rise in the amount of junk mail being received by email users.
[May 28, 2004, 17:05]
Tories hit out over broadband speeds
News Speaking at the "Revolution at the Edge: Broadband Networks and Innovation" conference in London on Wednesday, Michael Fabricant MP claimed that the government had failed to implement a decent broadband strategy because it hasn't pushed for...
[January 29, 2004, 16:05]
Government 'must make leap to broadband'
News Singer replied that it typically took six months just to get an appointment with a minister at the department of culture, media and sport -- news that one MP, Michael Fabricant, described as "shocking".
[March 1, 2002, 6:31]
