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MP congratulates book town success with Parliamentary motion
Local MP Tim Farron has congratulated Sedbergh becoming England's first book town by proposing a motion in Parliament.
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Setting up Community Land Trust would help solve affordable housing crisis
Discussions about setting up a Community Land Trust for South Lakeland will be on the table this Friday. Local MP Tim Farron and Housing Cabinet Member Cllr Brenda Gray will meet Graham Lattice from…
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Motion calling for review of Health IT programme attracts cross-party support
A parliamentary motion, calling for an independent review of the Government's Connecting for Health IT programme has attracted cross party support. Local MP Tim Farron proposed the motion following…
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MP questions case of 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'
Local MP Tim Farron has questioned the Department of Health on the financial impact on the local Ambulance Trust of the Hospitals Trust's proposal to move emergency admissions from Kendal to…
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"Hill Farming Allowance should be extended to give hill farmers stability" - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron used a Parliamentary Debate on the Hill Farming Allowance yesterday to ask the Government to extend the current scheme for a further two years.
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Farron highlights threat to Coronary Care Unit in House of Commons
Local MP Tim Farron today used Health Questions in the House of Commons to highlight the threat to the Westmorland General's Coronary Care Unit. He pointed out the unit could close due to the local…
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Local MP opens full day care provision at Kendal Nursery School
Local MP Tim Farron officially opened Kendal Nursery School's new full day care provision on Friday. 'Brantfield Quality Care' is a new service, enabling children to stay at Brantfield all day (from…
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Farron calls for fair deal for hill farmers
Local MP, Tim Farron, highlighted the need on Wednesday for hill farmers to be given a fair deal by the Government. The Hill Farm Allowance, which rewards hill farmers for their stewardship of the…
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MP raises threat to Westmorland General heart unit in House of Commons debate
Local MP Tim Farron raised the threat to the Westmorland General Hospital's heart unit in a debate on the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon. Tim used the debate on health to point out that…
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Release of Single Farm Payments welcomed - but concerns expressed about interest on stop-gap loans
Local MP and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming, Tim Farron, has welcomed today's announcement by new DEFRA minister David Miliband that 85% of Single Farm Payments will be…