MP to kick start summer surgery tour next week
Next week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron will be visiting 36 towns and villages stretching from Grasmere down to Burton and Torver across to Dent, as part of his annual summer surgery tour.
24 Aug 2020
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MP urges Government to extend the ban on evictions to prevent ‘pandemic of homelessness’
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has added his voice to the calls for the Government to extend the ban on landlords evicting tenants during the coronavirus crisis.
21 Aug 2020
Government must set clear deadline for when students will get BTEC results - MP
Commenting on the news that schools and colleges were told not to issue BTEC results to students today, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron said: "The decision to pull BTEC grades last night is an insult to the half a million students who have now been left in limbo thanks once again to the incompetence of this Conservative Government.
20 Aug 2020
MP welcomes Government U-turn on A-Level and GCSE results
Commenting on the news that A-level and GCSE students will be given grades estimated by their teachers, rather than by an algorithm, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said: "This is a very welcome U-turn from the Government - but it really shouldn't have taken all this time for them to wake up to the reality of the mess they have created.
17 Aug 2020
People in Windermere and Bowness must have access to a reliable GP practice - MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has urged local NHS commissioners to intervene to make sure that patients in Windermere and Bowness have access to a reliable GP practice ahead of a crunch meeting to decide the future of Goodly Dale surgery.
17 Aug 2020
MP demands Government follow Northern Ireland and trust our teachers on GCSE and A-Level results
Commenting on the news this morning from that GCSE results in Northern Ireland will be solely based on grades provided by teachers, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said: "Over the last few days my inbox has been inundated with heart-breaking stories of young people in the South Lakes failing to get into universities to help them get a career that they'd set their hearts on.
17 Aug 2020