MP blasts Government move to hike water bills to pay for sewage clean up
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has slammed Government plans to increase water bills for local families by £60 a year to fix Britain's Victorian sewage system.
5 Apr 2022
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MP encourages Business minister to invest in renewable energy in Cumbria
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, local MP Tim Farron asked ministers to invest in tidal, marine and hydro jobs in Cumbria.
29 Mar 2022
Tackle food security crisis by stopping cuts to Cumbrian farmers, MP tells Foreign Secretary
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has urged the Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to stop the planned cuts to farm payments to help alleviate the food security crisis created by the invasion of Ukraine.
29 Mar 2022
Double council tax on second homes to fund small rural schools, MP tells Education Secretary
On the floor of the House of Commons yesterday, local MP Tim Farron urged the Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to double council tax on second homes to increase funding for small rural schools.
29 Mar 2022
Rally held in Westminster to back MP’s farming Bill
South Lakes MP Tim Farron led a rally in Westminster last week of farmers and campaigners in support of his Parliamentary Bill which would protect British food and farming standards.
23 Mar 2022
MP calls for end to ‘no fault’ evictions at Shelter parliamentary event
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Conservative Government to honour their election manifesto commitment to ban Section 21 'no fault' evictions.
21 Mar 2022