Local MP Tim Farron has secured a promise from Treasury Minister John Healy that his Department will look into scrapping Vehicle Excise Duty on all Mountain Rescue vehicles. Mr Farron wrote to the…
Local MP, Tim Farron will be supporting the Sustainable Communities Bill in parliament on Friday, it is a Bill designed to, among other things put a stop to the government's plans to close large…
Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming has today received assurances from Lord Rooker, the Minister for…
Local MP Tim Farron is getting behind this year's Carers Week, 'My Life as a Carer' held from 11th to 17 June. Carers Week raises awareness of the UK's six million carers - people who look after a…
On Tuesday Tim, as part of the Environmental Audit Committee will be examining the challenge of climate change. Afterwards Tim will be meeting with Simon Brooks from Network Rail to talk about the…
Local MP Tim Farron has this week tabled a motion in parliament lending his support to 'Open Farm Sunday' on the 10th June. The initiative will see eight Cumbrian farms open their gates throughout…
Following news that yet more farmers are having payments delayed by the Rural Payments Agency because of confusion over commons land entitlements, Lib Dem MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Chair of…
Following the news today that the NHS is now back in the black after being half a billion pounds in deficit last year, local MP Tim Farron has again called for a moratorium on hospital closures. The…
Local MP Tim Farron has in parliament this week shown his support for the new Help the Aged Campaign 'My Home Life'. By putting forward a parliamentary Early Day Motion Tim hopes to raise awareness…
Local MP, Tim Farron has today criticised the government over pay rates for nurses in the NHS. This comes following the announcement that nurses will receive a staged pay rise of 1.5% for April 2007…