Local MP continues fair trade schools campaign
Last week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron continued his series of visits to local schools to talk to pupils about fair trade with a visit to Stramongate Primary School in Kendal on Friday.
21 Jan 2009
Last week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron continued his series of visits to local schools to talk to pupils about fair trade with a visit to Stramongate Primary School in Kendal on Friday.
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed a Department for Communities and Local Government consultation into community land trusts, but has criticised the amount of time it has taken the government to get to this stage.
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has joined forces with Friends of the Earth and the Tescopoly Alliance to give his full backing for the introduction of a supermarket Ombudsman to monitor the relationship between supermarkets, suppliers, and pricing.
Local MP Tim Farron is celebrating success this week as the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) takes steps to allow emergency ambulances to return to the Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.
Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham today gave his backing to local MP Tim Farron's plans to bring a new cancer unit to South Lakeland after admitting there was a "compelling case" for the new centre being built in Kendal.
Speaking before MEPS are due to vote later today on a proposal that could remove up to 23 per cent of pesticides, Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has called on Hilary Benn to postpone the full impact of the new environmental protection rules until the Government can ensure that suitable alternatives are made available.