Ask your political candidates about the issues of concern to us!

As a registered charity, Friends of the Lake District is limited to an even-handed approach to all political issues during the General Election campaign. We are, however, allowed to invite candidates to respond to our views on issues without comparing or in any way making any judgement on their responses.

Friends of the Lake District has written to all the main candidates in Cumbria, asking for their position on the issues which we believe are important in Cumbria and the Lake District, as well as the national priorities of CPRE.

If you live in Cumbria please do ask your candidates about their views on these local issues as well as CPRE's national priorities; if you are outside Cumbria then you may prefer to discuss CPRE's national priorities (twenty-first century planning, protecting the human habitat and action on fly-tipping and litter).

You can see the general letter we've sent here

And the list of issues we are concerned about in each constituency below:

Carlisle
The development of Carlisle Airport, the southern development route and the proposed Solway barrage.

Barrow and Furness 
The impact of high voltage overhead transmission lines to serve new nuclear facilities, the Morecambe Bay Bridge and the potential dualling of the A590 along its full length.

Copeland
The protection and relevance of the Lake District National Park, the landscape impact of new nuclear generating facilities and the proposed Duddon Barrage and associated infrastructure, including road developments.

Penrith and Borders
The extension, protection and relevance of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, the future of the Newton Rigg campus, secure funding for the North Pennines AONB, the pressure to build large wind energy developments in the Lune and Eden valleys and the potential for dualling the complete length of the A66

Westmorland and Lonsdale
The extension, protection and relevance of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, the search for employment land in and around Kendal, the future of the Ambleside campus of the University of Cumbria and the pressure to build large onshore wind energy developments.

Workington
The need for improvements to the Cumbria Coast rail line, the proposed Solway Barrage, the impact of high voltage overhead transmission lines to serve new nuclear facilities, and the dualling of the full length of the A66.