MP – Tories shamefully making money off the back of grieving families
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has taken a swipe at the Conservative Government following the introduction of a "Tory death tax".
18 Feb 2019
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MP supports £1m investment into Kentmere mental health ward
Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that the Kentmere mental health ward at Westmorland General Hospital is set to receive an extra £1m in funding if plans for the reconfiguration of Mental Health services in South Cumbria are approved.
14 Feb 2019
MP urges minister to tell rail bosses to back down over plans to shut the Lakes Line over Easter
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, local MP Tim Farron urged the Government to tell Network Rail to scrap plans to close the Lakes Line over the busy Easter weekend.
14 Feb 2019
MP elected chair of hill farming parliamentary group
Local MP Tim Farron has been formally elected chair of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for hill farming.
13 Feb 2019
Time for ministers to take their fingers out of their ears and stop the cuts to Cumbria’s police - MP
Commenting on new figures from the Police Federation which show that nearly nine in ten officers feel that there isn't enough front-line staff to meet demand, local MP Tim Farron said:
13 Feb 2019
MP calls for urgent investment in extra ambulances after shocking new figures show that paramedics in the North West are the most overworked in the country
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock calling for urgent investment in extra ambulances after it was revealed that the North West has the lowest number of ambulances per head in the country.
13 Feb 2019