MP encourages South Lakes residents to check in with friends and family during Mental Health Awareness Week
During Mental Health Awareness Week, local MP Tim Farron is encouraging people to check in on their friends and family.
11 May 2021
News
No mention of farming in Queen’s Speech shows that the Government have abandoned Cumbria’s farmers - MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron says that the absence of any mention of farming in the Queen's Speech proves that the Conservative Government has turned its back on farmers in Cumbria.
11 May 2021
MP introduces Parliamentary Bill to protect and improve Britain’s environmental, food and farming standards
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, South Lakes MP Tim Farron presented a Ten Minute Rule Bill that would create an independent regulator to protect the UK's world-leading food, farming and environmental standards.
28 Apr 2021
MP presses NHS bosses to take action to stop England sleep walking into cancer crisis
This week South Lakes MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Radiotherapy, Tim Farron quizzed NHS England bosses on their plan to tackle the cancer backlog.
23 Apr 2021
MP urges Health Secretary to back down over hospital merger plans
Local MP Tim Farron has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, asking him to drop proposals to merge the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Royal Preston Hospital.
23 Apr 2021
MP urges Government to reverse cuts to local councils after record rise in pothole-related car breakdowns
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging the Government to reverse its decision to slash Cumbria's road repair budget by almost a quarter after a record rise in the number of pothole-related car breakdowns.
20 Apr 2021