Tim Farron

That this House notes with concern the recommendations in the recent Lyons Review, including the proposed tourism tax or bed tax to raise additional funding for local authorities; recognises that this would be damaging to the tourism industry, which raised more than £80 billion f

21 Mar 2007

That this House recognises the value of wool as an environmentally friendly material that is both renewable and recyclable; further recognises the value of such a material instead of synthetic, man-made materials in the pursuit of more sustainable living as part of efforts to com

14 Mar 2007

That this House notes that 48 per cent. of UK prisoners cannot read and that most such prisoners leave prison illiterate; further notes that offenders who leave prison illiterate are much less likely to find work and much more likely to return to crime; believes that if prison is

14 Mar 2007

That this House commends the Coniston Hydro-Electricity Project, which aims to provide hydro-electric power for up to 300 homes in the Coppermines Valley in Coniston; recognises that such projects, which provide energy through renewable sources rather than fossil fuels, are cruci

14 Mar 2007

That this House welcomes the Cut Waste in Kendal (CWIK) campaign, which aims to put pressure on large supermarket chains to minimise the waste produced by product packaging; welcomes the input of local schools and the local branch of the Women's Institute along with other organis

7 Mar 2007

That this House notes with concern that the Rural Payments Agency failed to provide over 500 farmers with the necessary paperwork to submit a Hill Farm Allowance declaration for 2007; condemns the decision to place a one per cent. per working day late payment penalty on those cla

6 Mar 2007

That this House notes the provisional approval of a Freesat service by the BBC Trust; welcomes the fact that this offers the first opportunity for the many viewers in households which have difficulty in receiving a Freeview signal, often in rural and coastal communities, to enjoy

2 Mar 2007

That this House commends Coniston and Torver in Cumbria on their application to become Fairtrade villages; notes that Coniston and Torver are making good progress towards meeting the five criteria for Fairtrade status; and celebrates the Fairtrade Town movement, which was started

22 Feb 2007

That this House congratulates the British Legion on its campaign to reduce waiting times for occupational therapist assessments; notes that the British Legion has spent over £5 million in the last two years fitting household mobility aids to assist disabled ex-servicemen and wome

6 Feb 2007

That this House notes with concern plans to cut significantly the number of police officers in Cumbria over the next four years and recruit in their place more police community support officers (PCSOs); recognises the valuable work done by PCSOs around the country; and further no

6 Feb 2007