This morning Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry MP visited Morecambe and Lunesdale. Jake met with David Morris MP at the Winter Gardens and was given a tour of the Winter Gardens by Evelyn Archer. Evelyn was able to tell the Minister of the Trust’s plans for further regeneration.

Today during PMQ’s David Morris MP thanked the Prime Minister for her help in setting up a meeting with the Northern Powerhouse Minister to discuss a business park in the area, and asked for her help in securing the start of the build for the third nuclear power station in Heysham.

David Morris MP welcomes investment and encourages constituents to apply to the Heritage Lottery Fund for grants to explore the legacy of the First World War

David Morris MP hosted an event in Parliament to help MPs from all parties learn about the illegal trade in tobacco.

The event, organised by global tobacco manufacturer Japan Tobacco International (JTI), highlighted that illegal tobacco remains a significant problem across the UK.

As part of the Highways Challenge fund the Department of Transport awarded 3.7 million pounds to Greyhound Bridge for renovation works. This comes after David Morris MP met with Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling to press for the cash.

David Morris MP said:

Following the surface water flooding on the 19th August David Morris MP wrote to Councillor Geoff Driver to ask for a full assessment to be carried out on the drainage system in Morecambe and Lunesdale to ensure that properties do not flood again this winter.

David Morris MP has signed a letter to Shadow Chancellor along with over 140 of his colleagues to urge Labour to come clean about how they will fund their proposed £5.8million pounds of extra borrowing.

By David Morris MP

David Morris MP yesterday raised the enterprise zone/ business park in Morecambe and Lunesdale during Prime Minister’s questions.

David Morris MP said:

David Morris MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale welcomes the publication of the Taylor Review this morning.

As the Chair of the self-employment APPG in Parliament David Morris MP met with Matthew Taylor a few months ago to feed his own ideas into the review.