In the House of Commons this week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged ministers to fix a flaw in the track and trace system which is leading to people on low incomes not being able to access support payments when told to self-isolate.
On the floor of the House of Commons last night, South Lakes MP Tim Farron slammed the Government for awarding billions of pounds in untransparent contracts for PPE while providing no support for people who have been excluded from the Government financial support schemes.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock urging him to fix a loophole which is leading to many people self-isolating not able to access support payments.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron and local Liberal Democrat councillors Nick Cotton, Suzie Pye and Ian Mitchell are asking for COVID-19 testing to be offered to everyone in Sedbergh after an outbreak at Sedbergh School.
This afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has launched a petition, calling on the Royal Mail to allow people to send cards and parcels to their loved ones in care homes for free for the rest of the year.
In Parliament this week, local MP Tim Farron raised the need for the National Trust to protect family farms in Cumbria and not allow them to be sold off as second homes.
