Local MP Tim Farron has criticised the Government's "perverse" funding scheme which is leading to schools not being able to afford to take on children with special needs.
Speaking at the NAHT Cumbria Education Summit in Penrith today, Tim said that the policy of schools having to pay for the first 11 hours of support for children with learning disabilities meant that the Government had made it too expensive for local schools to take children with learning disabilities.
Local MP Tim Farron has hit out at the Government's new agriculture bill which announces a seven-year phasing out of direct payments for farmers.
At yesterday's Westmorland County Show, Tim met with representatives from the National Farmers' Union and the CLA, all of whom had major concerns about the bill's commitment to phasing out direct payments - payments which they say are lifelines for many farmers in the county.
At the Westmorland County Show yesterday, South Lakes MP Tim Farron launched a petition to tackle the effect excessive second home ownership is having on local communities.
The petition calls on the Government to allow local authorities to increase council tax on second homes which would raise extra money to fund key local services which are at risk in communities where many of the homes are not lived in all year round.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron helped launch the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Radiotherapy's manifesto yesterday which calls on the Government to increase its investment in radiotherapy and improve access to treatment.
Described by many as the Cinderella service when it comes to cancer treatments, radiotherapy only currently receives 5% of the NHS cancer treatment budget despite the fact that 1 in 4 people in the UK will need treatment at some point in their lifetime.
