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CONFIRMATION OF BIRD FLU STRAIN IS BITTER BLOW FOR POULTRY FARMERS - FARRON
Responding to the announcement that the bird flu outbreak in East Anglia is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, local MP Tim Farron said:
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Farron to join Lord Wallace at 'Fair Trade for Farmers' event
Local MP Tim Farron is to join the Liberal Democrats' Foreign Affairs spokesman in the House of Lords William Wallace at an event in Sedbergh this evening that will look at fair trade for farmers in…
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Farming Minister to visit Westmorland and Lonsdale
DEFRA Minister for Sustainable Farming and Food, Lord Rooker has agreed to visit a hill farm in Westmorland and Lonsdale after being invited by the area's MP, Tim Farron. Mr Farron is Chair of the…
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Farron attends 'Gang culture' conference
Local MP Tim Farron, who is a spokesman for the Liberal Democrats on Home Affairs, attended a packed conference organised by the Brathay Hall Trust on gang culture in the UK. The conference sought to…
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"Fare's Fair!" Farron calls for a better deal for South Lakeland tax-payers and bus-users
Local MP Tim Farron has called for fair fares in South Lakeland. Government policy means that South Lakeland tax-payers are forced to subsidise visitors using bus services, but don't get the same…
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Farron quizzes Treasury on Kendal HMRC office
Local MP Tim Farron has today tabled a parliamentary question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that it is hoped will help clarify the future of the HMRC office in Kendal. It has become clear that…
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Hill farmers could be short changed yet again
Local MP Tim Farron has today been made aware of yet more evidence of maladministration at DEFRA concerning under-payment of the Hill Farm Allowance top-up, announced last month by Secretary of State…
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Farron backs Food and Drink Federation packaging effort
Local MP Tim Farron has today given his backing to the announcement from the Food and Drink Federation to make a 13.5% cut in product packaging by 2010. Mr Farron will table a parliamentary motion in…
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Local MP backs 'Supermarkets Ombudsman' idea
Local MP Tim Farron has backed the Competition Commission's consultation on a 'Supermarkets Ombudsman', which would see an independent body overseeing the conduct of large retailers.
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'Home on the Farm' project seeks to provide solutions to the affordable housing crisis
Local MP, Tim Farron will table a parliamentary motion next week urging local authorities to take the lead in addressing the lack of affordable housing by adapting and converting disused or underused…