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Farron calls for public bodies to buy British

Government departments and public bodies such as hospitals should be buying more British food to ensure that animal welfare concerns are built into their procurement policies according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron MP.

3 Nov 2009
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Cumbria Tourism needs a new deal

MP Tim Farron has hit out at the Government's appalling lack of support for Cumbria Tourism and has called for a fair deal to allow the county's tourism 'product' to be better sold.

3 Nov 2009
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Hill farmers earning £4 below hourly minimum wage

Hill farmers are earning as little as £1.60 an hour according to figures uncovered by Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron MP, who believes that hill farming could die out within a decade unless the Government takes "urgent steps" to inject new lifeblood into the industry.

27 Oct 2009
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