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A 'Green Industrial Revolution'

Friday, 27 November, 2020

Having been elected for almost a year now I have been fortunate to meet with a number of businesses, education providers and organisations in construction, manufacturing and low carbon industries. West Cumbria has been a driving force in low-carbon energy, and this constituency is home to key innovators in the sector. With a Government commitment to net-zero by 2050, I was pleased to hear the...

Opinions

A Statement On Coronavirus Tiers

26th November 2020

A STATEMENT ON NEW CORONAVIRUS TIERS I am incredibly disappointed by todays announcement that the whole of Cumbria will be in Tier 2 of the new restrictions...

Mark Jenkinson MP welcomes largest investment in our nation’s defence since the end of the Cold War

24th November 2020

Workington MP Mark Jenkinson has welcomed new defence funding which will help protect our country and bring tens of thousands of jobs to every corner of the...

Local News

UK Parliament Week 2020 to be celebrated across Workington constituency

27th October 2020

Mark Jenkinson MP is inviting everyone in the Workington constituency to get involved in UK Parliament Week and join a UK-wide conversation about our democracy...

Westminster News

The Jenkinsons' beloved family pets - three French bulldogs

Mark speaks out in support of tougher sentences for animal cruelty

23rd October 2020

Mark Jenkinson MP for Workington has spoken in the House of Commons in support of Finn’s Law Part 2. Finn’s Law Part 2 seeks to extend sentencing for deliberate...

Speeches

Mark Jenkinson welcomes UK-Japan trade deal

23rd October 2020

Mark Jenkinson MP has welcomed the new UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement signed by Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Japan’s Foreign Minister...

Local News

Government announces extra £450k for Allerdale Borough Council to continue providing vital services during coronavirus

22nd October 2020

Mark Jenkinson MP has welcomed news that Cumbria will benefit from a share of £900 million in additional funding for local councils announced by the Government...

Local News

Workington MP presses Transport Secretary on roundabout plans

12th October 2020

Mark Jenkinson MP has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps to press upon him the importance of prioritising the Brigham/ Broughton...

Local News

Workington MP welcomes local government shake-up

12th October 2020

Mark Jenkinson MP has welcomed a letter from Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick MP to invite local councils in Cumbria to formally submit proposals for local...

Local News

Mark Jenkinson visiting staff and apprentices at local manufacturing company McMenon Engineering Services

Workington MP welcomes new Government-supported training opportunities

29th September 2020

People across the Workington constituency will get the chance to retrain and find new, skilled jobs as part of the Government’s new Lifetime Skills Guarantee...

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