Parents in South Lakeland should be allowed to educate their children at home without unnecessary interference from the Government according to local MP Tim Farron, who has criticised the recent Badman review into home education which recommended that all parents should be forced to register children with local councils.
Tim Farron has won a commitment from the Health Minister that the government is making progress towards providing the state of the art life-saving cancer treatment Proton Therapy in the UK. The minister, Anne Keen, said in response to a Parliamentary question from Mr Farron that an announcement will be made in the "very near future".
More action needs to be taken to ensure that those living in rural areas of the UK are given high speed broadband according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron.
Commenting on the release of a ministerial statement on the rail accident at Grayrigg this morning, local MP Tim Farron said:
Speaking on the floor of the House of Commons yesterday evening, local MP Tim Farron proposed a ground breaking initiative that would boost farm incomes and help the battle against climate change.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron's motion calling on the government to step in and pay dairy farmers who were members of Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFB) their May milk cheques has won cross party support.
