MP votes for Government to scrap cut in Universal Credit for local families
Last night, South Lakes MP Tim Farron voted in favour of a Parliamentary motion calling for the Government to scrap plans to cut Universal Credit.
19 Jan 2021
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More than half of young people in the South Lakes have ‘poor’ mental health, MP’s survey reveals
More than half of young people in South Lakeland have described their mental health as 'poor', according to a brand-new survey conducted by local MP Tim Farron.
19 Jan 2021
Supreme Court decision gives welcome relief to local businesses – MP
Commenting on today's news that a Supreme Court ruling is set to force insurers to pay out on disputed coronavirus claims, local MP Tim Farron said: "It's almost a year since my office was inundated with desperate local businesses who were being thrown to the wolves by insurance companies refusing to pay out.
15 Jan 2021
MP asks minister to publish local vaccine data
In Parliament this week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron made the case for the Government to publish the latest vaccination figures for every local authority and postcode.
15 Jan 2021
MP demands that Secretary of State intervenes after local fishermen blocked from exporting to France until late April
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to DEFRA Secretary George Eustice urging him to intervene after local fishermen were told they will no longer be able to sell to their biggest market for the next four months.
14 Jan 2021
MP backs Parliamentary Bill to abolish business rates
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has put his name to a new Parliamentary Bill to abolish business rates to save jobs and businesses on the high street.
14 Jan 2021