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Farron challenges Benn to provide pesticide assessment
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has called on the Government-and not the EU-to take the lead on pesticide usage.
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Farron Wins Ministerial Go-Ahead for Cancer Unit
Plans to build a new cancer service unit in Kendal are underway according to MP Tim Farron, after Health Minister Ann Keen MP gave the go-ahead, during a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament today.
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GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON EFRACOM RURAL RECOMMENDATIONS - LIB DEMS
Commenting today on the publication of an Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRACOM) report entitled "The Potential of England's Rural Economy", the Liberal Democrat's have called for the…
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Beer Sales Fall Foul of Credit Crunch
Local MP Tim Farron has expressed concern that collapsing sales will heap more agony onto local pubs, after it was revealed that Britain's pubs are pulling almost a fifth fewer pints than they were…
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Improving food security will help farmers with credit crunch
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has urged the Government to protect British farmers from the credit crunch by introducing stricter regulation to guarantee Britain a sustainable food…
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Flood relief should be a priority
Local MP Tim Farron spent much of the weekend speaking with residents of South Lakeland affected by the floods. He delayed his journey to Parliament until Tuesday morning to enable him to spend…
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Don't pull the plug on Lancaster canal restoration
Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Shadow Secretary of state for DEFRA has asked the Government not to pull the plug on local canals by giving more to support Britain's inland waterways.
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Bluetongue vaccine for new strains should be priority
MP Tim Farron has urged the Government to speed up its development of a bluetongue vaccine after Dutch authorities confirmed a new strain of the disease had been discovered on three farms in the…
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Hawkshead Bitter arrives in Parliament
MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron, today pulled the first pint of Hawkshead Bitter in the Stranger's Bar following a two year campaign to take it to Parliament.
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Six day rule has passed its sell-by date
A Government rule which restricts farmers should be scrapped, according Tim Farron the Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA. The Six day stand still rule prevent s farmers from moving any…