National Issues

We make sure that Cumbria’s views are heard in the corridors of power by working with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Your views are fed into the BCC policy unit who in turn lobby direct to Government and the EU.

The BCC is constantly consulting government and actively pursuing policy campaigns; submitting Budget proposals to the Chancellor, working with the HM Revenue & Customs to simplify taxes and issuing a manifesto for business at election time. The policy unit also has a specialist media division raising the profile of those issues central to your interests.

Current issues on which the Chamber is representing the business community include:

• How can the Cumbrian GVA be improved?
• How can business support be more business-friendly?
• What will the impact of the proposed Schools White Paper be?
• Regional Spatial Strategy
• Regulations and red tape