MP calls on Treasury to end VAT on first responders groups
Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on Treasury ministers to axe the VAT from first responder groups.
6 Mar 2013
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MP meets minister to win fairer deal for Cumbria hydropower
South Lakes MP Tim Farron last week met with Energy Minister John Hayes to discuss the future of hydropower and the potentially devastating impact that current proposals could have on the future of the hydro power industry.
5 Mar 2013
MP calls for Cumbria to be Home on the Farm pilot area
MP Tim Farron used a meeting with government officials to call on them to make Cumbria a pilot scheme for the 'Home on the Farm' project.
4 Mar 2013
MP welcomes start date for Greenodd roundabout construction
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed news that construction work on a £1.5m roundabout along the A590 at Greenodd near Ulverston in Cumbria is on course for an autumn start.
4 Mar 2013
Farron secures potential 'Way out' of rural schools funding crisis
A major review of rural schools funding that will be based in Cumbria offers a 'way out' from the funding crisis threatening our local schools said MP Tim Farron today.
1 Mar 2013
Farron secures £760,016 for Cumbrian councils
Lakes MP Tim Farron has today secured over three quarters of a million pounds for councils throughout Cumbria.
28 Feb 2013