A Government rule which restricts farmers should be scrapped, according Tim Farron the Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA. The Six day stand still rule prevent s farmers from moving any animals off their farm - except direct to slaughter - for a total of 6 days after any animal has been moved on to the farm .
Local MP Tim Farron met with Treasury minister Stephen Timms to discuss the future of the HM Revenue and Customs Office (HMRC) in Kendal, which is currently earmarked for closure under a government consultation.
MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron welcomed figures revealed by the Office of National Statistics that placed Westmorland and Lonsdale with the lowest unemployment figures in England.
MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron has warned of the shortcomings of the digital TV switchover, as Ofcom admits around 6 million people in rural areas will get a reduced service.
Local MP Tim Farron launched his campaign for a new cancer unit in South Cumbria in Parliament by tabling an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling on the Government to provide funding for a cancer centre at Westmorland General Hospital.
The Government should reconsider proposals to deregulate the use of lasers and Intense Pulse Light systems in clinics and beauty salons after a parliamentary question tabled by MP Tim Farron revealed that the number of injuries they had caused had increased by over 25% in the last two years.