Farron calls on government to back farmers over lamb prices
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed the NFU and called on the government to do more to help sheep farmers. Today Tim has joined the NFU's 'Great Lamb Robbery' campaign.
29 Jan 2013
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Government must act quicker to help farmers on common land says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Government to take action to help farmers who have part of their farm wrongly labelled as 'common land'.
29 Jan 2013
Farron raises concerns to Cumbria health scrutiny committee over vascular services review
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has today written to the Cumbria Health Scrutiny Committee, expressing fears over NHS Lancashire's proposed removal of the Vascular Services Unit from the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. The committee will soon vote to decide whether to appeal this decision to the Health Secretary.
29 Jan 2013
MP thanks emergency services and rescue teams for work during the bad weather
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today thanked the emergency services and local search and rescue teams for their work during the recent bad weather.
28 Jan 2013
Farron calls for blood bank re-think
Local MP Tim Farron has called on the NHS Blood and Transplant service (NHSBT) to look again at plans to close Lancaster's blood bank.
28 Jan 2013
'Remove business rate from parish council running toilets' - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron is lobbying government on behalf of Lakes Parish Council and is calling on the government to remove business rates from parish councils who look after public conveniences. Tim's lobbying comes after Lakes Parish Council met him to discuss their concerns about the current scheme. Currently business rates on the public conveniences in the parish will be £10,500, which is a sixth of their budget. Tim wants the government to agree that parish councils do not have to pay business rates for providing a public service. Tim is now taking up the matter with government ministers. Tim said: "Business rateable value is normally based on the rentable value of a property but a public convenience is not a business! It is a service provided by a community for the public good - taxing them for providing that service is wrong and must end. I'll continue to press and lobby the government to end this unfair tax on parish councils and communities."
25 Jan 2013