MP pitches for IT apprenticeships scheme with local I.T company
Tim Farron secured a meeting with business and skills minister David Lammy to pitch for a deal that would create hundreds of new apprenticeships for new graduates.
16 Dec 2009
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RPA in need of "urgent reform" says Farron after report slams agency debacle
The Rural Payments Agency must undergo "urgent reform" according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron MP, who has expressed his concern that farmers could continue to pay the penalty for the agency's bureaucratic bungling.
16 Dec 2009
National Park extension - let local communities decide in referendum, says Tim
"Controversial plans to extend the boundaries of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks should only be agreed if residents of the communities involved say 'yes' in a local referendum," says local MP and Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron.
14 Dec 2009
'Dead on arrival? We don't know!' -Tim slams failure to record vital patient information
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has reacted angrily to news that local NHS bosses do not record vital information on patients who are dead on arrival at hospital - leading to suggestions of a cover-up of the effects of the recent Acute Medical Services Review.
14 Dec 2009
MP raises concerns with minister over Ambleside campus closure
Local MP Tim Farron today met with Higher Education minister David Lammy MP to raise his concerns about the closure of Ambleside Campus and the impact it will have on South Lakeland.
10 Dec 2009
Farron calls on Government to invest in the Uplands to fight climate change
The Government should be looking to invest in Britain's uplands as a carbon sink to fight climate change according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary of State Tim Farron MP.
10 Dec 2009