Prudent Cumbrian building societies penalised by Government bank bailout rules
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed local building societies who are being forced to pay a disproportionate price to bailout reckless banks.
3 Feb 2009
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Milk price drop proves need for Ombudsman says Farron
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has called on the government to press ahead with the introduction of a supermarket Ombudsman in the wake of the decision taken by milk processor Wiseman Dairies, to slash the price it pays to its farmers by 2p per litre.
3 Feb 2009
Farron challenges admin costs of single farm payments and launches new hill farming apprenticeship bid
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has revealed that thousands of payments under the single farm payment scheme are worth substantially less than the average cost of administering subsidy claims.
28 Jan 2009
Farron calls on NHS to recruit more dentists for Kendal
Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed news that NHS Cumbria are in the process of increasing dental provision to Kendal, but has warned that more must be done for dental patients in South Lakeland.
28 Jan 2009
Farron calls for EID to be made voluntary following DEFRA announcement
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has described today's announcement that farmers in England will not have to tag sheep intended for slaughter before they are 12 months old as a "welcome relaxation" of the new EID rules.
28 Jan 2009
Local MP fights to help pub managers
Local MP Tim Farron is this week upping his campaign to save locally managed pubs in the South Lakes.
27 Jan 2009