Tim Farron

That this House notes with concern the contents of a letter to the Commons Health Select Committee signed by 23 senior academics in computer-related science which criticises the NHS Connecting for Health computer system, and reports in The Sunday Times of 16th April that the syst

27 Apr 2006

That this House commends the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in recording the location of, and caring for, war graves, in making grave sites places of solace for relatives and in encouraging remembrance of the war dead both through the maintenance of war graves and

27 Apr 2006

That this House commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916 and remembers the 420,000 casualties suffered by the British Army during the battle, which lasted until 18th November; praises the Royal British Legion for its continuing work to raise f

14 Mar 2006

That this House recognises the current anomaly regarding the public's rights of access to NHS dental care and dentists' right to refuse patients; believes that this situation will be resolved by increasing the number of dental care providers and, crucially, retaining those curren

13 Mar 2006

That this House welcomes the formation of Cumbria Colleges Ltd, a new company formed by Kendal College, Lakes College, Furness College and Carlisle College, the four colleges in Cumbria; notes their goal of helping to create a better, more capable workforce and their commitment t

31 Jan 2006

That this House notes that higher education institutions are currently only funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for part-time students who complete their learning intention; further notes that this can lead to a higher education institution being no

31 Jan 2006

That this House congratulates the Crosthwaite Exchange Committee on the establishment of the Crosthwaite exchange, a weekly coffee morning run by members to keep village spirit alive and bring more fair trade products to the village; notes with regret the closure of Crosthwaite v

24 Jan 2006

That this House notes the widespread support for the decision of some credit card providers to share customers' behavioural data, as this will help to identify customers at risk of taking on too much personal debt; further notes that increased sharing of data across lending organ

19 Jan 2006

That this House calls upon the Government to retain the Cumbria Probation Service and not to pursue the merger of the service with those in other counties along the same lines as the proposed police authorities restructuring; and supports the Cumbria Probation Board's stated beli

18 Jan 2006

That this House opposes the proposed closure of the mental health wards at Westmorland General Hospital; acknowledges the strong support of local people for the retention of these wards; and calls upon the Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust Board to vote against the closures at the

18 Jan 2006