Westmorland, Furness and Eden
Liberal Democrats

News

MP speaks out against train fare rises

Local MP Tim Farron has today voiced his concern at the planned train fare rises which will affect many rail passengers in South Lakeland. The Government announced yesterday that the cross country franchise has been awarded to Arriva Trains who have said they are planning to raise unregulated fares, which account for 60% of total fare revenue, by 3.4% above inflation each year. This would mean that rail fares will increase by 30% above inflation by the end of the eight-year franchise.

11 Jul 2007
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Triathlon cheque boosts New Holehird campaign

Local MP Tim Farron visited the New Holehird home for the disabled to attend a social event and present them with a cheque for £345 towards the campaign to save the home. Tim raised the money through his triathlon in which he ran, sailed and cycled from the most northerly point of his constituency to Humphrey Head the most southerly point.

11 Jul 2007
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Farron challenges Prime Minister to postpone post office closures

Local MP Tim Farron has today issued a challenge to the new Prime Minister Gordon Brown to consider postponing the planned closure of thousands of local post offices until the Sustainable Communities Bill has come into effect. Mr Farron has been a leading campaigner for the Sustainable Communities Bill which would give local people the power to decide on the future of their local services.

3 Jul 2007
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Farron presses Minister further on care home abuse

Local MP, Tim Farron has today written to Health Minister Ivan Lewis about abuse in care homes. Last week, Mr Farron questioned the Minister during Health Questions, where Mr Lewis conceded that the situation was "shocking".

3 Jul 2007
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"Benn should keep Single Farm Payments top of the agenda" - Farron

Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming has welcomed a statement from new Secretary of State for the Environment regarding Single Farm Payments, which commits the Department to paying interest to farmers paid after the cut-off date of June 30th 2007.

3 Jul 2007
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Sainsbury's extra penny per litre for dairy farmers won't buy us off says Farron

Local MP Tim Farron today gave a limited welcome to the announcement that Sainsbury's plan to raise the farm gate price it pays to farmers for milk, but has argued that one pence per litre is simply inadequate. Many farmers are currently facing financial difficulties and Sainsbury's decision is part of what they describe as their continued commitment to the dairy industry. However, the average prices paid to farmers for a litre of milk has dropped considerably over the last few years, from 20.43p in July 2001 to just 17.17p in July 2006. At the same time the price of milk has increased with the average supermarket mark up on milk almost tripling from 11% in 2002 to the current 30%, bearing no reflection on production costs which have not altered.

3 Jul 2007
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