Commenting on the news that the Government are set to announce a £25,600 salary floor for migrants wanting to work in the UK hospitality industry, local MP Tim Farron said: "Speaking to hospitality leaders in the Lakes, they are in absolutely no doubt the Government's new restrictions will devastate businesses up and down the Lake District.
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron will meet the floods minister, Rebecca Pow later today to make the case for the Government to get on with putting in place flood defences to protect people along the River Kent in the wake of Storm Ciara.
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, Conservative ministers failed to rule out farmers in Cumbria facing huge export tariffs by the end of the year.
On the floor of the House of Commons this week, local MP Tim Farron encouraged the Government to set up a fund to help rural GP surgeries in the South Lakes.
Local MP Tim Farron's long-running campaign for a specialist eating disorder service in South Cumbria was given a boost this week after ministers said the service should start in the Spring.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, local MP Tim Farron warned ministers that any new devolution deal for Cumbria should not include having a single mayor in charge of the county.
