On the floor of the House of Commons yesterday, South Lakes MP Tim Farron called on the Government to introduce a windfall tax on money that banks make from closing branches to go towards supporting small businesses on the high street.
Commenting on the news that Britain's first new deep coal mine in 30 years has been given the go-ahead in Cumbria, local MP Tim Farron said:
Local MP Tim Farron met with the post office minister Kelly Tolhurst in Westminster this week to raise his concerns about industry bosses treating the closure of Kendal Post Office as a done deal.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron joined dozens of school children in Kendal town centre today who were protesting against climate change.
Local MP Tim Farron has urged health bosses to get a grip after new research found that new patients in the South Lakes would have to travel to Whitehaven or Blackpool to reach their nearest NHS dentist.
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, South Lakes MP Tim Farron asked the Government how they intend to protect local farmers from 'opportunistic protectionism' in the event of a bad trade deal.