MP bids farewell to Prime Minister Blair
Local MP, Tim Farron was present in the House of Commons today for Tony Blair's last appearance behind the Despatch Box at Prime Minister's Question Time.
27 Jun 2007
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MP calls for changes to be made to VAT threshold following concerns raised by local tourism businesses
Local MP Tim Farron has seen for himself some of the key issues facing local tourist business during a visit to Oldfield House Bed & Breakfast in Windermere.
26 Jun 2007
MP reveals 91% rise in Council Tax in 10 years - and calls for abolition
Local MP, Tim Farron has revealed figures obtained by the Halifax Bank that show that the level of Council Tax for an average sized property across the country has almost doubled in the ten years since Labour came to power in 1997. The burden on homeowners has therefore increased massively, and the rise is more than three times the level of inflation.
26 Jun 2007
Farron asks Minister to protect older people from abuse
Local MP, Tim Farron used Health Questions in parliament today to ask the Health Minister Ivan Lewis the Department of Health's opinion on the regulations designed to prevent elder abuse. Mr Farron asked the Minister if in light of a Help the Aged report which claims up to half a million pensioners are being abused, the Department consider the guidelines to be stringent enough to prevent such abuse.
26 Jun 2007
Forward Diary - 25 June to 1 July 2007
Tim will start his week in the constituency on Monday with a number of meetings to deal with various issues raised by his constituents in recent weeks.
24 Jun 2007
Local MP elected Vice Chair of parliamentary group to help dementia sufferers
The estimated 1355 people with dementia and the thousands who care for them in Westmorland and Lonsdale have won the support of Tim Farron, the MP for the area and Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia campaigning to make their condition a national priority.
19 Jun 2007