Tim Farron

That this House commends the work of ORBIS, which since 1982 has treated over 4.4 million people, conducted over 900 training programmes in 85 countries and transferred essential sight-saving skills to more than 100,000 doctors, nurses and other eye care professionals, which make

28 Jun 2007

That this House commends Sustrans' Change Your World campaign, which involves people giving up one car journey in the week of the 1st to 7th July, to encourage methods of transport which are kinder to the environment; acknowledges that if everyone was to give up just one car jour

27 Jun 2007

That this House welcomes National Parks Week, which runs from 30th July to 5th August and aims to remind people of Britain's 14 national parks, which already attract around 150 million visitors every year, bringing vital sources of income to many local economies; and furthermore

20 Jun 2007

That this House expresses concern at the decision of the Rural Payments Agency to refer back to the Commons Registration Act 1965 in order to allocate commons entitlements; notes that this can lead to farmers being denied payment for the correct amount of land or suffering extens

7 Jun 2007

That this House welcomes `Open Farm Sunday' whereby eight farms in Cumbria will open their gates to people from as many different backgrounds as possible in order to give people an appreciation of the work of farmers in maintaining the countryside and producing safe, locally grow

6 Jun 2007

That this House welcomes the Help the Aged initiative My Home Life, which is seeking to forge a partnership to work together to improve the quality of life for older people in care homes; believes that it is vital that all stakeholders are brought together to celebrate and build

4 Jun 2007

That this House supports the retention of the coronary care unit and other acute admissions services at Westmorland General Hospital; and calls on the Board of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust to pay attention to the overwhelming opposition to closure from the loca

4 Jun 2007

That this House recognises the need for standards to be set regarding the manufacture of biofuels to restrict levels of deforestation and destruction of valuable wildlife habitats; further recognises that the objective for biofuels is to reduce overall greenhouse emissions, a pro

10 May 2007

That this House commends the thousands of participants in Cancer Research UK's annual Race for Life campaign; and further commends the excellent and essential work of Cancer Research UK, the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research, which provides ass

9 May 2007

That this House notes with concern that independent savings accounts and savings in personal equity plans which are created with the specific purpose of paying off a mortgage are taken into account under the Department of Health's Charging for Residential Accommodation Guidelines

21 Mar 2007