Local MP Tim Farron has claimed a campaign victory as the Government announces it will write off over £13bn of NHS debt and he has called for investment in Covid-19 testing and PPE for NHS staff.
The announcement comes after Tim revealed last year through a freedom of information request that £607,404,854 worth of interest on outstanding debt was paid by NHS Trusts to the Department for Health and Social Care in the previous five years.
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, to make the case for the Government to provide hospitals in Morecambe Bay with ventilators before they see a steep rise in the number of coronavirus cases.
In his letter to the Secretary of State, Tim said local health care professionals had reported to him that they had serious concerns about the Government's plans to deliver the ventilators on a 'just in time delivery' basis.
Local MP Tim Farron has joined calls from MPs across the political spectrum for Parliament to be virtually recalled so MPs can continue to represent their constituents during the coronavirus crisis.
Parliament broke up last Wednesday for recess a week early, and MPs are not due back in the Commons until April 21st.
Local MP Tim Farron has joined over 50 MPs in signing a letter to the Prime Minister calling for compensation for the families of those who lose their lives on the frontline of the battle against coronavirus.
The letter, which has also been signed by 1,150 members of the public, calls for a compensation scheme similar to that offered by the Armed Forces.
Local MP Tim Farron says there are huge fears among people working in social care in Cumbria that they could run out of personal protective equipment (PPE) by the end of the week.
In the event that they have no PPE, care homes would be unable to safely take discharged patients from hospital.
Tim said: "Our care workers are doing an absolutely outstanding job caring for our loved ones in the most difficult of circumstances - alongside our amazing NHS workers, we owe them an enormous debt.
