Following the devastating flooding which has hit South Lakeland in the past few days, Tim Farron MP has called for second-home owners in the area to show "solidarity" with local people and offer their homes to those in need.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron is calling on the UK government to apply for a grant from the EU's Solidarity Fund to help support communities devastated by flooding in Northern England.
Tim Farron MP this weekend visited a new cheesemaking business set up by local farmers.
Tim Farron MP has today officially opened The Mintworks, a new enterprise centre in Kendal, which will provide support to start-ups and new businesses.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has called on the government to provide additional funding to Cumbria, to help deal with the aftermath of the recent floods. Following the extreme flooding of the last couple of days, residents have been forced to evacuate as their homes have flooded, whilst business premises have also been adversely affected. Local infrastructure has also faced a severe hit, with many residents facing power blackouts, and many local roads in severe need of repair. Tim has said that the government must back up its commitment to the 'Northern Powerhouse', an idea often talked about by George Osborne, by providing the funds needed to repair flood damage. In a letter to David Cameron, Tim insisted that it is "essential that the government respond to this crisis in a fair and forward-thinking way, by making available the funds needed to repair the damage which the extreme flooding has caused in South Lakeland." Tim has also called on insurance companies to deal quickly with the claims arising from
Tim Farron MP has welcomed a tax increase on second homes, having long campaigned for action on this issue. However, Tim has insisted that South Lakeland must benefit from the money raised.