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# Lichfield MP re-elected as chair of the Waterways All Party Parliamentary Group
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-mp-re-elected-as-chair-of-the-waterways-all-party-parliamentary-group/
- Published: 2024-03-21T08:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-20T15:49:34.000Z
- Description: Lichfield’s MP has been re-elected as the chairman of the Waterways All Party Parliamentary Group.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:58, News

Lichfield’s MP has been re-elected as the chairman of the Waterways All Party Parliamentary Group.

The decision to keep Sir Michael Fabricant in the post was made yesterday (20th March).

The Conservative MP said:

> “The group considers all the aspects of our canals and navigable rivers. With the Lichfield Canal being restored nearby, I am humbled to be re-elected chairman of this important group.   
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> “Following the AGM, MPs and Peers discussed canals and rural tourism, with speakers from the Broads National Park in East Anglia and the Canal and River Trust.  
>  
> “After considering the work they do, I reported that the Canal and River Trust are now finally speaking to the right people in government and supplying the information the civil servants need.   
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> “I stressed that we now all need to get behind the trust to press for increased funding for the maintenance of our canals and towpaths.”  
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> Sir Michael Fabricant

Sir Michael said he also used the meeting as a chance to highlight concerns about the state of the canal towpath between Fradley and Fradley Junction.

> “The Canal and River Trust representative was are aware of the issue and believe that it is only temporary and will dry out in the coming months.  
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> “I will continue to monitor the situation though and I am aware that local councils also know of this problem.   
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> “I have often walked that length of towpath so understand the urgent need for it to be passable.”  
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> Sir Michael Fabricant