MP blasts government for failing South Lakeland's children
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today blasted the government for failing to bring more children from South Lakeland out of poverty.
3 Nov 2009
Save our green belt
The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
MP calls for guidance over dispensing rule
MP Tim Farron has today called for Cumbria PCT to offer GP's guidance over when to proscribe medicines for over 28 days.
3 Nov 2009
Farron leads Commons debate on affordable homes for rural areas
The government must tackle the causes of rural Britain's affordable housing crisis if they are to prevent an exodus of young people from Britain's rural areas according to Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson Tim Farron MP.
3 Nov 2009
Farron calls for public bodies to buy British
Government departments and public bodies such as hospitals should be buying more British food to ensure that animal welfare concerns are built into their procurement policies according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron MP.
3 Nov 2009
Cumbria Tourism needs a new deal
MP Tim Farron has hit out at the Government's appalling lack of support for Cumbria Tourism and has called for a fair deal to allow the county's tourism 'product' to be better sold.
3 Nov 2009
Heather Kidd Asks For More Openess And Honesty
Heather Kidd has called for more openess and honesty as it has been revealed that billionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft accompanied the Tory shadow foreign secretary to key meetings overseas. There also strong rumours that Ashcroft is in line for a top foreign policy role in any future Conservative government.
2 Nov 2009