1 in 3 cancer patients in Morecambe Bay waiting more than 2 months for urgent treatment
This week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron led an emergency summit of MPs, peers and clinicians to discuss the cancer crisis.
16 Dec 2021
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MP calls on Chancellor to provide package of support for businesses over Christmas
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, urging him to bring forward a package of support to help businesses this Christmas.
16 Dec 2021
Ambulance waiting times show that moving A&E further away would be disaster - MP
Local MP Tim Farron says that plans to close Lancaster's A&E and move it further away from the South Lakes would be a disaster after new figures revealed that 53 patients were stuck for more than an hour in ambulances outside local A&Es in the first week of December alone.
14 Dec 2021
Improve Lakes and Furness Lines to help tackle climate change, MP tells ministers
On the floor of the House of Commons this week, local MP Tim Farron made the case for improvements to the Lakes and Furness railways lines to help the environment and boost the local economy.
10 Dec 2021
MP congratulates Christmas Card competition winners
Local MP Tim Farron has congratulated the Nursery class at the St Thomas's Primary School in Kendal for coming up with the winning design for his annual Christmas card.
10 Dec 2021
MP urges Health Secretary to stop overlooking cancer crisis
On the floor of the House of Commons this week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron asked Health Secretary Sajid Javid to treat tackling the cancer backlog with the same urgency as the vaccine roll-out.
10 Dec 2021