Our Plan

My Plan

Constituency boundaries have changed and our constituency has been enlarged and renamed Penrith and Solway, while it loses the town of Workington at the far southern end of the constituency.

I delivered on my 2019 promises to the people of the Workington constituency, and here I set out My Plan for the Penrith and Solway constituency 👇

  • Investing in Our Next Generation

    Our young people deserve the best start in life, and to be able to fulfil their potential. That is why I have delivered on my 2019 pledges on school funding - both per-pupil funding and capital investment, and I’m working to secure more.

  • Supporting our NHS

    It is important that local people have access to good quality healthcare across our communities. I am working with Ministers to give people better access to emergency healthcare, to GPs and to dentists. We're opening new diagnostic centres, and a new Medical School in Carlisle.

  • Cutting Crime

    I want to keep our communities safe so that local people can get on with their day to day lives. We now have record numbers of police officers in Cumbria - more police than ever before. It is important that these officers are in the right areas to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.

  • More Businesses, Better Jobs

    I am working with our businesses and industries to help create more, better-paying jobs for local people. I am working with Government and business to ensure that Cumbria remains at the heart of the UK’s nuclear supply chain, and to secure investment in every sector from farming to industry.

  • Improving Our Infrastructure

    We need to improve our roads. Pothole funding is at the highest level ever, and we’ve reallocated funding to treble annual local highways and transport funding. We are investing in huge upgrades across our road and rail infrastructure, particularly the A595, A66 and the Cumbria Coast Line. We’re delivering Gigabit broadband to our towns and villages. We’re investing in the Port of Workington, and in local sports facilities.

  • Investing In Our Town Centres

    Our high streets, town centres and city are benefitting from over £150m investment to ‘level-up’ our offer. I will continue to champion our towns and encourage investment from new and existing businesses, supported by government, to create revitalised and vibrant towns. They in turn support our villages and rural areas.