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MP welcomes Hospital Trust’s commitment to Helme Chase maternity unit
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust's decision to host a second open day at Helme Chase maternity unit in Kendal.
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Grossly unfair public health spending is damaging children’s mental health care in Cumbria - MP
Local MP Tim Farron has accused the Government of continuing to neglect the needs of Cumbria's children with mental health issues.
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MP to chair national roundtable meeting to boost access to radiotherapy
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will chair a national meeting next week to discuss how to improve access to cancer services across the country.
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MP calls for ‘poverty impact assessment clause’ for all new laws in the UK
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the Department for Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey to make the case for a 'poverty impact assessment clause' which would force the Government to take…
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Putting South Lakeland first - South Lakes Lib Dems launch local election manifesto
Today, Liberal Democrats in South Lakeland have launched their election manifesto - Putting South Lakeland first - ahead of the local elections next month.
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Government cuts leading to police being stuck in the office instead of on the streets keeping us safe – MP
Local MP Tim Farron has warned that police cuts are leading to police officers not being able to be on the street to keep us safe.
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MP to blast Government in Parliament for rejecting flood defence plans for Windermere
Local MP Tim Farron will table a motion in Parliament next week criticising the Government's decision to reject new flood defences for Windermere.
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MP asks local businesses to back his ‘manifesto for the Lakes’
Local MP Tim Farron is asking local businesses to write to the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy asking them to back his calls for greater investment in infrastructure in the…
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MP urges Government to stop dragging their feet over new radiotherapy study
Local MP Tim Farron has pressed the Government to stop dragging their feet over a new study which looks into the effect that long travel times have on a cancer patient's ability to recover.
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MP calls for Arriva Rail North to be stripped from operating the Lakes Line after 14 cancellations in one day
Local MP Tim Farron has called for Arriva Rail North to be stripped from operating the Lakes Line after 14 trains were cancelled in just a single day.
