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Prudent Cumbrian building societies penalised by Government bank bailout rules
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed local building societies who are being forced to pay a disproportionate price to bailout reckless banks.
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Milk price drop proves need for Ombudsman says Farron
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has called on the government to press ahead with the introduction of a supermarket Ombudsman in the wake of the decision taken by milk processor…
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Farron challenges admin costs of single farm payments and launches new hill farming apprenticeship bid
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has revealed that thousands of payments under the single farm payment scheme are worth substantially less than the average cost of administering…
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Farron calls on NHS to recruit more dentists for Kendal
Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed news that NHS Cumbria are in the process of increasing dental provision to Kendal, but has warned that more must be done for dental patients in South Lakeland.
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Farron calls for EID to be made voluntary following DEFRA announcement
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has described today's announcement that farmers in England will not have to tag sheep intended for slaughter before they are 12 months old as a…
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Local MP fights to help pub managers
Local MP Tim Farron is this week upping his campaign to save locally managed pubs in the South Lakes.
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Farron Welcomes Water Charge U-Turn
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has described the decision by United Utilities to freeze their customer charges following recent public pressure as a "victory for common sense".
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Farron fights to keep MPs' expenses public
Local MP Tim Farron has cancelled all his engagements this Thursday to vote against a government move to exempt MPs' expenses from the Freedom of Information Act.
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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.
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Government recognition for community land trusts 'long overdue' - Farron
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…