Tim Farron

That this House calls on local authorities to take a lead by seeking to solve the lack of affordable homes in rural areas, and the challenges to the viability of farms, by working with farmers, house builders and housing associations in order to make use of disused or underused f

7 Nov 2007

That this House notes with concern the proposal from ITV to cease transmitting Border Television and replace it with programming from Tyne-Tees based in Gateshead; notes that the economy in Cumbria could suffer a loss of £8.7 million in Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2010 if the prop

7 Nov 2007

That this House believes that the Government's plans to close large parts of the Post Office network are misguided and will be detrimental to thousands of communities up and down the country; and calls for a moratorium on plans to close up to 2,500 branches to allow time for the

16 Oct 2007

That this House notes with concern the Government's decision to lower the rate for capital gains tax on sales of all property excluding the primary residence, reducing it from a maximum of 40 per cent. and a minimum of 24 per cent. to a flat rate of 18 per cent.; recognises that

16 Oct 2007

That this House notes with concern the proposal from ITV to cease transmitting Border Television and replace it with programming from Tyne-Tees based in Gateshead; notes that the economy in Cumbria could suffer a loss of £8.7m in gross value added (GVA) by 2010 if the proposed cu

16 Oct 2007

That this House congratulates the South Lakes branch of the University of the Third Age on the work it does to provide learning and leisure opportunities for people over 50 years of age who are not in full-time employment; notes that the University of the Third Age is celebrating

25 Jul 2007

That this House expresses concern at the Royal Mail's proposal to introduce zonal surcharges which will result in customers who send out bulk mailings paying higher prices for their mail to be delivered in rural areas, adversely affecting many thousands of people, businesses and

23 Jul 2007

That this House believes that in order to be effective and valid, local government structures should reflect the communities that they serve and have the confidence of local residents; and therefore calls upon the Government to reject bids for unitary status where there is clear

18 Jul 2007

That this House believes that the policy of Set Aside, whereby areas of farmland are designated not to be farmed, should be abolished in light of recent bad weather and flooding which is likely to reduce the European harvest by up to six million tonnes; and acknowledges that stoc

12 Jul 2007

That this House notes that 17th July is the ninth anniversary of the international community's historic adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); welcomes the progress made by the Court including the recent issuing of two arrest warrants against gove

28 Jun 2007