MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron today attended the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) awards in Parliament to congratulate Bob Whittall, a constituent from Backbarrow, who received an Animal Action Award. The award was presented to Bob in recognition of his excellent work providing help to distressed or abandoned Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
With the government preparing to take a further stake in the banking system in response to the growing financial crisis, Shadow DEFRA Secretary Tim Farron MP is calling on the government to use the situation to protect our under threat post office network.
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA, Tim Farron MP spoke in parliament yesterday during a debate on electronic sheep identification to urge Minister Jane Kennedy to reconsider proposals to electronically tag sheep.
Responding to the news that two people have been cleared from police bail over the 2007 Grayrigg rail crash, local MP Tim Farron last night repeated his call for a public enquiry into the incident.
Local MP Tim Farron last night praised Allithwaite running club at their first anniversary dinner.
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed today's announcement that the government will be scrapping SATs (Standard Assessment Tests) but has called on them not to replace these tests with more administration.