Local MP Tim Farron, and Rishi Sunak the MP for neighbouring Richmond & Northallerton, met with the Roads Minister Lillian Greenwood this week to make the case for the planned A66 upgrade to go ahead.
In Parliament last night, local MP Tim Farron voted against the Government’s controversial family farm tax.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging local health bosses not to go ahead with controversial plans to close hospital wards in Morecambe Bay, in light of the NHS declaring it was seeing the highest level of pressure on its services.
On the floor of House of Commons this week, local MP Tim Farron asked Housing Minister Rushanara Ali to give local councils and national park authorities the power to increase the number of affordable homes in Cumbria.
Local MP Tim Farron has made fresh calls for radiotherapy treatment to be brought to Westmorland General Hospital after plans were to announced to move Royal Preston Hospital even further away from Cumbria.
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has pressed the Minister responsible for digital infrastructure and telecoms, Sir Chris Bryant, to intervene to help communities in Eden which are experiencing poor broadband connections.
