MP leads call for farmers payment scheme to be extended until 2024
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling for a payment scheme which is considered a lifeline for farmers to be extended until 2024.
23 Jul 2019
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MP presses minister to rethink decision to scrap hospitality training qualification
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged ministers to rethink plans to axe a new qualification which would have help the hospitality industry recruit local people.
17 Jul 2019
MP urges minister to give watchdog more teeth to protect farmers in a no deal Brexit
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has urged the Government to increase the powers of a watchdog which monitors how supermarkets treat farmers, in the event of a no deal Brexit.
17 Jul 2019
Lib Dems reveal extent of ‘criminal’ Tory police cuts
Liberal Democrat analysis of new Home Office figures, published this week, has revealed that the Conservative Government cut funding to Cumbria Police by 5.9% in real terms between 2015-16 and 2019-20.
15 Jul 2019
MP leads Parliamentary inquiry into radiotherapy
Last night, local MP Tim Farron chaired the second part of a major parliamentary inquiry into the availability of radiotherapy services across the UK.
15 Jul 2019
MP congratulates Heron Hill Primary School pupils on national beekeeping award
Local MP Tim Farron has praised the efforts of pupils from Heron Hill Primary School after they won a national award for their work beekeeping.
9 Jul 2019