This afternoon at Prime Minister's Questions, local MP Tim Farron urged Boris Johnson to provide financial support for hospitality and tourism businesses in Cumbria to take them through to next spring.
Speaking during PMQs, Tim said: "The virus effectively turned summer in to winter for Cumbrian tourism.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is encouraging local small B&Bs and other small businesses who have been unable to access the Government's other coronavirus financial support schemes, to apply for a new grant which opened this week.
The Discretionary Business Grant Fund is designed to help those businesses that occupy space in a building where their landlord pays the rates bill and B&Bs that pay council tax rather than business rates.
Tim said: "In more normal times I regularly hold open public meetings in town halls and village halls across the South Lakes to give local residents the chance to ask questions and put their thoughts to me.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling on the Government to use their daily press conferences this week to reinforce the Countryside Code - to respect, protect and enjoy the Lake District.
It comes after reports of mountains of litter being left around beauty spots like Coniston and dozens of cars left abandoned on the side of the busy A591 at the weekend.
Commenting on the news today that the Government have changed the criteria so that small businesses who are eligible for the Self Employed Income Support Scheme can now quality for business support grants, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said: "This is a big win for our campaign to get support to many businesses who have been falling through the cracks.
