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MP urges Defra staff to come to Cumbria for hands on farming experience
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is encouraging Defra civil servants who are looking to learn to come to Cumbrian far ms.
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Local newsagents and post offices hit by unfair trade - MP pledges support
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has signed a commons motion urging the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to review the anti-competitive and damaging practices in the news and magazine supply chain that is…
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Farron calls on Primary Health Care Trust to fulfill obligations
South lakes MP TIM FARRON is calling for NHS Cumbria to ensure Health Checks are a priority follow ing startling revelations in the HEART UK Report, 'Cholesterol and a Healthier Nation', launched…
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Double win for Cumbria as MP raises broadband and mobile coverage with Culture Secretary
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has won assurances from Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt that Cumbria will not be left out in the cold in the upcoming 4G Spectrum auction.
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MP welcomes move by the Lake District National Park and the University of Cumbria which could increase farming incomes and help manage climate change
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the carbon and land management project, and encourages farmers to participate.
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MP writes to Environment Agency as 80% of residents oppose drainage board solution for Lyth Valley
South Lakes MP Tim Farron on Monday wrote to the Environment Agency's Internal Drainage Board consultation representing constituents' views and asking for more clarity, and for all options to be…
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Farron welcomes funding to end sleeping rough in South Lakeland
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron has welcome a grant of £106,000 for the Kendal-based Manna House by the Homelessness Transition Fund to ensure that no-one spends more than 1 night sleeping rough on the…
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Health regulators give crisis hit hospital red card in quarterly update
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called for the Hospital Trust to act quickly on Friday's announcement of the quarterly report from health regulator Monitor that under their 'traffic light' system the…
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MP comments of Dr Eddie Kane's resignation as chair of crisis hit Hospital Trust
On hearing news that Professor Eddie Kane has decided to stand down as Chair of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, local MP Tim Farron commented:
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MP calls for more support for NHS whistleblowers
With the launch today of Patients First, a group that has been set up to help protect whistleblowers within the NHS, local MP Tim Farron has called on the government to strengthen rules to protect…