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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
PMQs - Clegg warns on repossession levels and housing crash preparations
Nick Clegg focused on the economy at Prime Minister's Questions today, calling on Gordon Brown to take action to prevent banks repossessing homes "at will". He said the situation was as bad as under the Tories in the first two years of the 1990s. Speaking after PMQs he accused the Prime Minister of being "both complacent and disingenuous in his response to the very real concerns that the housing market is now facing".
26 Mar 2008
Farron urges bluetongue import clamp-down
Local MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming Tim Farron has today called on the Government to tighten up regulations on the importing of meat from EU countries, which has proved a major source of bluetongue outbreaks. Mr Farron is also repeating calls for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to press ahead in ordering more doses of the BTV8 vaccine.
26 Mar 2008
Closure of 'Food from Britain' will hit British farm exports says Farron
Liberal Democrat MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming Tim Farron today registered his outrage at the closure of 'Food from Britain.' Food from Britain is the government body responsible for promoting British food abroad. The decision to 'wind up' the body came after DEFRA announced that the public funding for the body of around £4.7m each year was to be phased out by 2010/11. DEFRA is currently in the midst of a funding crisis, with one of the Government ministers responsible for DEFRA recently admitting to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee that the animal welfare arm of DEFRA was to lose a third of its resources. Mr Farron has now launched an Early Day Motion in Parliament praising the work of Food from Britain and calling on the Government to act to safeguard the body in order to enhance British farm exports.
26 Mar 2008
Dog fouling fight goes to every door
Local MP Tim Farron and Liberal Democrat Councillors have responded positively to growing concerns from constituents about the problem of dog fouling. As part of an initiative to raise awareness on this issue they have delivered specially designed biodegradable dog litter bags to every door in the constituency, along with the March edition of local Focus newsletters. Local Lib Dems have aimed to draw attention to the issue, and provide practical ways to deal with it. Those who received a bag who don't own a dog are asked to give theirs to a dog owner.
26 Mar 2008
999 dash with Tim Farron MP
Local MP Tim Farron is planning to run and cycle the 24 mile route from the Langdale Valley to Westmorland General Hospital on Saturday 29 March to raise funds for the NHS SOS Campaign against the downgrading of acute services at the hospital. The Campaign group is attempting to raise funds in order to legally challenge the decision to close the heart and stroke units at Westmorland General Hospital.
26 Mar 2008
Fireworks review a year away!
Paul Rowen is calling for the Government to act now over the anti-social use of fireworks. Paul was speaking after receiving a Ministerial Answer confirming that the Government have "…no plans to introduce further restrictions on over the counter sales."
26 Mar 2008