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MP calls for new transport deal for rural communities
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged ministers to invest in rural bus services.
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MP leads call for farmers payment scheme to be extended until 2024
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling for a payment scheme which is considered a lifeline for farmers to be extended until 2024.
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MP urges minister to give watchdog more teeth to protect farmers in a no deal Brexit
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has urged the Government to increase the powers of a watchdog which monitors how supermarkets treat farmers, in the event of a no deal Brexit.
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MP presses minister to rethink decision to scrap hospitality training qualification
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged ministers to rethink plans to axe a new qualification which would have help the hospitality industry recruit local…
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Lib Dems reveal extent of ‘criminal’ Tory police cuts
Liberal Democrat analysis of new Home Office figures, published this week, has revealed that the Conservative Government cut funding to Cumbria Police by 5.9% in real terms between 2015-16 and…
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MP leads Parliamentary inquiry into radiotherapy
Last night, local MP Tim Farron chaired the second part of a major parliamentary inquiry into the availability of radiotherapy services across the UK.
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MP congratulates Heron Hill Primary School pupils on national beekeeping award
Local MP Tim Farron has praised the efforts of pupils from Heron Hill Primary School after they won a national award for their work beekeeping.
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MP secures minister’s promise over NHS contract to fix Cumbria’s dental crisis
Local MP Tim Farron has today secured a commitment from the Government to roll out a new NHS contract to Cumbria to address a serious shortage of NHS dentists in the county.
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MP welcomes news that vital school service in Cumbria is saved
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that a service in Cumbria which alerts schools if an incident of domestic violence has taken place at the home of one of their pupils has been…
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MP to lead Parliamentary debate on Cumbria dental crisis
This Wednesday, South Lakes MP Tim Farron will hold a debate in Parliament to urge the Government to address the dental crisis in Cumbria.
