Farron Welcomes Flood Funds
Flood victims across Cumbria will receive a grant of £500, following repeated calls for funding from Tim Farron MP.
Flood victims across Cumbria will receive a grant of £500, following repeated calls for funding from Tim Farron MP.
Tim Farron MP has called in parliament for the A591 to open in a "matter of weeks, not months", as he highlighted the crucial role it plays for local businesses.
Tim Farron MP has called on the government to extend its flood risk insurance scheme to include small businesses.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron met today with Floods Minister Rory Stewart MP, showing him affected areas in Sandylands, to put pressure on the government to help residents affected by the floods.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has written to the Prime Minister to urge changes to a new flood insurance scheme, which would otherwise leave those in new homes unprotected and therefore liable for unaffordable insurance premiums.
A damning report by the Home Affairs Select Committee into the shelved changes to police funding has vindicated the concerns shown by Cumbrian residents, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron.