Tim Farron, Lib Dem MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming has today received confirmation that DEFRA has no plans to establish a public inquiry into the circumstances around the foot and mouth outbreak this summer.
Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that the Government is to drop plans to raid almost £2 billion earmarked for schools. Mr Farron last week criticised the Government for announcing the plans and wrote to the Secretary of State for Schools Ed Balls, calling for the plans to be dropped.
Local MP Tim Farron today wrote to the Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, John Hutton, urging him to support farmers and consumers who had been unfairly treated by big business.
Tim Farron, Lib Dem MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming questioned the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Hilary Benn on the adequacy of the Hill Farm Allowance top up. Mr Farron, who yesterday called on Mr Benn to ensure that the HFA top up was delivered on time, asked if he thought the amount pledged was sufficient given many farmers' circumstances.
Tim Farron MP is calling for a fresh look at the cost of public transport for young people, together with how buses are subsidised.
Local MP, Tim Farron has received assurances from the Health Minister Ivan Lewis that the mental health ward at Westmorland General Hospital, Ward 4, could not be permanently closed or downgraded without full public consultation. In response to a parliamentary question tabled by Mr Farron, the Minister said that the Trust had a 'responsibility' to consult fully.