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MP challenges Prime Minister over rising NHS waiting lists in South Cumbria
This morning, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has written to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over his broken promise to cut NHS waiting lists.
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MP presents bill to give outdoor education experience for all children
This afternoon in the House of Commons, South Lakes MP Tim Farron presented a Private Members’ Bill to make residential outdoor learning part of the school curriculum.
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MP puts forward motion in Parliament to stop Government dragging their feet over Lakes housing crisis
Tim Farron MP has tabled a motion in Parliament calling on the Government to honour their commitment to allow local authorities in Cumbria to limit the number of new holiday lets.
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MP signs Parliamentary bill to place a mental health practitioner in every school
In Parliament this week, local MP Tim Farron signed a new bill which would give all state schools access to a qualified mental health professional.
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MP votes to block water firms receiving tax cuts unless they stop sewage discharges
In the House of Commons this week, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron voted in favour of a Liberal Democrat amendment to block disgraced water firms receiving a tax cut.
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MP presents petition to Parliament to tackle NHS dental crisis
Last night, local MP Tim Farron presented a petition to the House of Commons urging action on the lack of available NHS dental places in Cumbria and other rural areas.
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MP secures meeting with Health Secretary over Cumbria’s cancer crisis
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Victoria Atkins has agreed to meet with Cumbrian MP Tim Farron to discuss improving cancer waiting times in the county.
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MP presses Environment Minister to take action on Grange flooding
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has urged the Environment Minister to take action on a long-running flooding issue in Grange-over-Sands.
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MP urges minister for justice and compensations for victims of Post Office Horizon scandal
On the floor of the House of Commons last night, Cumbrian MP demanded justice and compensation for sub-postmasters who had their reputations ruined by allegations of theft and false accounting as a…
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MP calls for cancer plan after big rise in cancelled operations in Morecambe Bay
More cancer operations were cancelled in Morecambe Bay than nearly anywhere else in the country last year, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.