South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, urging him to close a tax loophole which is allowing second home owners to claim millions of pounds from the fund meant for struggling small businesses.
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, urging him to set up a testing centre in Cumbria for the county's health and social care workers.
Local MP Tim Farron has announced the next batch of dates for his telephone advice surgeries with local constituents.
Commenting on new guidance from the National Police Chiefs' Council about what counts as a "reasonable excuse" to be out and about during the coronavirus lockdown, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said: "It's absolutely critical that this clarification is not used for people to travel to the Lake District this weekend.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging people not to go ahead with plans to release hundreds of sky lanterns this weekend which could cause enormous damage to the environment.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the DEFRA Secretary, George Eustice, making the case for the Government to provide financial grants to dairy farmers to prevent them from going out of business.
