I've just left Furness General after visiting the Stroke Unit there. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the entire MorecambeBayNHSTrust team they've managed to achieve an A rating across the board - a remarkable achievement and a huge turnaround in just 4 years.

My massive…

When we promised to tackle fraud we meant it:

✅ Set up the National Fraud Squad
✅ Oversaw a fall of over 500,000 fraud offences
✅ Delivered the world's first Online Fraud Charter

Our message to fraudsters is clear. Break the law and you will face justice.

Soon there will be over 800 new homes in Barrow as part of the Marina Village development.

This project has been talked about for years, but thanks to #TeamBarrow we’ve secured the funding from Homes England to get the land to the state where spades can go in the ground.

This…

It’s very good to see a further drop in cases of fraud recorded in the latest Crime Survey of England and Wales release. Fraud has reduced by 16% compared to last year.

A mix of industry action, greater public awareness, and law enforcement interventions will be responsible for…

Today is #AnzacDay , when we remember those from Australia and New Zealand who lost their lives serving in the Armed Forces.

Defence Secretary @GrantShapps has paid tribute to the lasting defence relationship between our nations.

#WeWillRememberThem

A very welcome statement on the direction of travel in the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences being led by Jonathan Fisher KC.
 
The scale of the challenge that disclosure in a digital age brings is laid bare in these preliminary findings, especially for the…

I'm delighted that the Council have decided to reverse their extortionate parking charge hikes in Ulverston, and listened to the residents, businesses, and their employees who got in touch and responded to my survey.

I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond and…

We've been given the green light to deliver a multi million pound investment to improve the #A595 !

The Department for Transport has awarded us £23.31m towards an improvement scheme that will see 1.4km of new road built between Chapels and Grizebeck.

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Earlier this week the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP announced that Government’s commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.

This sends an important message to our NATO allies, to our adversaries in this increasingly contested world,…

It’s shame Labour won’t commit to new 2.5% baseline. Such a commitment now would show cross-party UK leadership in NATO, reassure allies in Washington, send strongest message to Putin & our adversaries, & give confidence to UK industry to scale up irrespective of GE result [1/2]

Earlier today in Health Questions, I raised the issue of chronic UTIs in children.

While there are clear treatment pathways for adults, children are all too often left in agonising pain. This is unacceptable and I look forward to meeting with the Minister soon to take this issue…

REALLY good news for defence, and for the security of our nation.

We’re taking defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.

The biggest strengthening of our national defence for a generation.

'This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.'

A very happy St George’s Day to you all!

An amazing sight. And a project which the brilliant teams who have worked on her for years should rightly be proud to have contributed to #MadeInBarrow

Introducing HMS Agamemnon 🇬🇧

In Barrow-in-Furness, Defence Minister James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 attended the naming ceremony of the sixth Astute-class submarine for the Royal Navy. He also spoke to apprentices on their role in submarine building.

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6th Astute class submarine, HMS Agamemnon formally named at BAE Systems Maritime Barrow today ahead of being launched later this year.

Dave Myers was a proud champion of his home town.

To celebrate his life, on 8 June a charity motorbike ride is going from London to Barrow, raising money for Childline and Cancer Research.

It will be a great day for a great man, and a great cause.

gofundme.com/f/dave-day-8th…

🗞 You can find my latest for The Mail below.

🚭 In this column I write about: getting the Grizebeck bypass over the line; bringing new businesses to Furness; supporting the Brathay Trust, and voting on smoking and vaping.

👀 Read it here: simonfell.org/news/mailweekl…

I am delighted to announce that the funding for the Grizebeck bypass has now been approved and spades should be in the ground in September.

This vital project was meant to have begun work in 2022. But it was delayed by COVID, and a £10m shortfall emerged as the Council put…