MP challenges Treasury ministers to tackle funding crisis for Cumbria’s schools
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has urged the Chancellor to provide funding for local schools which are being forced to make cuts this year.
22 Jan 2025
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Tim Farron launches petition calling for Government to dual the A66
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron is encouraging people in Cumbria to sign his new petition which urges the Government to give the green light to long awaited plans to dual the A66 from Penrith to Scotch Corner.
22 Jan 2025
Tim Farron blasts Government decision to delay Lancaster and Preston hospital rebuilds until 2035
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has urged the Secretary of State for Health to do an immediate u-turn, following last night’s news that plans to rebuild hospitals in Lancaster and Preston now won’t start for at least another 10 years.
21 Jan 2025
Government looking at giving Cumbrian planning authorities the power to limit second homes, Minister tells Tim Farron
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron secured a commitment from the Minister for Housing to consider giving councils and national park authorities in Cumbria the power to restrict the number of second
20 Jan 2025
Tim Farron urges Government to protect Cumbria’s farms after foot and mouth disease case confirmed in Germany
Local MP Tim Farron has pressed the Minister for Farming to do everything in his power to protect Cumbria’s farms from the potential threat of foot and mouth disease.
20 Jan 2025
Tourism Minister backs Tim Farron’s call to limit the number of short-term lets in Cumbria
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has secured a commitment from a government minister to curb the number of rental properties being converted into holiday lets in Cumbria.
17 Jan 2025