South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement today that GP practices will be given an additional £2.4bn per year by 2020, but has insisted that the government must follow through on its commitment to provide funding for rural practices.
The latest figures show a "shocking" level of violence against NHS staff, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron, who has called for stronger action to protect staff.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has called on the government to do more to support dairy farmers, as the latest figures show that the number of dairy farms in Cumbria has dropped by over 300 in the last ten years.
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the latest figures showing that his Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency is in the lowest 4% of all constituencies across the country in terms of unemployment levels.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement by the NFU that farmers are best served by a 'remain' vote in the EU referendum.
The government is neglecting common land farmers in order to make its payment figures look better, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron.