Just being talking to a farmer who is devastated by yesterday’s SFI disaster. 90% of their farm failed to get into SFI due to the calamitous closure of the window after less than 6 hours yesterday. Ministers must come up with an emergency solution today.

The RNLI rescue people in difficulty at sea and make no value judgments as to who they rescue. One day we all may find ourselves in difficulty and we will wish to be rescued and not judged. Proud to sign EDM794 which pays tribute to the incredible, selfless work of the RNLI.

Cancer patients are waiting months to begin vital radiotherapy treatment. Research shows that every four-week delay reduces patient survival by an average of 10% I'm working cross-party to urge the Government to increase access to lifesaving radiotherapy.

The Government is slashing its funding for Westmorland and Furness Council by 31%. This is an attack on every single one of our rural towns and villages. In the House of Commons, I urged the Secretary of State to reverse these appalling cuts to our communities.

I’ve been hearing from farmers about the devastating impact of bluetongue on top of this year’s droughts. We are calling on the government to set up an urgent taskforce, speed up vaccines, and support British farmers to feed our nation.

The outbreak of bluetongue virus is a disaster for animal welfare, and is utterly heartbreaking for farmers across our country. I'm urging the Prime Minister to make rolling out the vaccine and tackling this awful disease an urgent priority for this government.