MP calls for the Chancellor to protect small breweries
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined calls for the Chancellor to reverse proposed tax changes which could threaten the future of small breweries in the South Lakes.
20 Dec 2020
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Government will trash UK food and farming standards and sell British farmers down the river - MP
On the floor of the House of Commons, South Lakes MP Tim Farron accused the Government of seeking to undermine British agricultural standards and putting Cumbrian family farms out of business.
20 Dec 2020
MP urges ministers to strengthen laws to protect Lake District from light pollution
On the floor of the House of Commons this week, local MP Tim Farron challenged government ministers to toughen laws to prevent developers blighting the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales with light pollution.
20 Dec 2020
Outdoor education centres are vital for young people’s mental health – we must save them, MP tells Parliament
On the floor of the House of Commons this week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged the Government to provide a bespoke package of support to save outdoor education centres in Cumbria and across the country.
20 Dec 2020
MP leads cross-party group to urge Government to protect farmers by maintaining payments through Brexit transition
Local MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming, Tim Farron, is leading calls for the Government to protect family farmers by maintaining current farm payments until the new post-Brexit support scheme is rolled out in full.
18 Dec 2020
MP calls for wage support to be extended to the self-employed
Commenting on the news this afternoon that the Chancellor has extended the furlough scheme by another month, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said:
17 Dec 2020