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  • Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2015-01-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Mexican counterpart on strengthening UK-Mexico business relations.

    Mr Hugo Swire

    I visited Mexico from 2 to 5 November and held High Level Political Talks with Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Meade and Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos de Icaza. We discussed a broad range of topics which included our respective efforts to tackle Ebola, countering extremism across the globe, human rights, as well as strengthening UK-Mexico business relations. The UK and Mexico are committed to doubling bilateral trade from 2010 levels by the end of this year.

  • Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2014-03-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle delays faced by people waiting for a medical assessment following their application for personal independence payment.

    Mike Penning

    We are committed to ensuring Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants receive high quality, objective, fair and accurate assessments. Since the introduction of PIP new claims in April, we have been closely monitoring all aspects of the process.

    Our latest analysis is telling us that the end-to-end claimant journey is taking longer than expected. We are working closely with the assessment providers to ensure that they are taking all necessary steps to improve performance, speed up the process and ensure claimants receive a satisfactory experience. We are also seeking to ensure that all the steps in the process run as smoothly as possible and that there are no barriers in our processes and systems that contribute to claims taking longer than necessary to progress.

  • Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2014-04-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase agricultural exports as part of the export-led recovery.

    George Eustice

    Defra and UKTI with industry are working together to increase exports in the agri-food sector. We launched a refreshed Exports Action Plan last October. It commits us to deliver £500m of value to the UK economy by supporting 1,000 companies by October 2015. Food and drink exports in 2013 reached £18.9bn, against £18.2bn in 2012, and are now 50% higher than 10 years ago. UKTI has established a dedicated team with civil servants and industry experts to improve the value and volume of inward investment and exports in agricultural technology. This team is working with UKTI posts overseas to help UK based agri-technology companies succeed in international markets.

  • Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many tenancy relations officers are currently employed by each local authority.

    Kris Hopkins

    This information in not centrally held.

  • Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many environmental health officers are currently employed by each local authority.

    Brandon Lewis

    The Department does not collect detailed information on the staff roles employed by local authorities.

  • Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Tim Farron – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many landlords have been prosecuted in England for (a) illegal evictions and (b) harassment in the latest three years for which figures are available.

    Kris Hopkins

    The table below lists figures from 2009 to the most recent period for which information is held:

    Statute

    Offence description

    2009

    2010

    2011

    2012

    Protection from Eviction Act 1977 S.1(2)

    Unlawful eviction of occupier

    24

    22

    23

    23

    Protection from Eviction Act 1977 S.1(3)

    Unlawful harassment of occupier

    15

    9

    15

    9
  • Tim Farron – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss (II)

    Tim Farron – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss (II)

    The comments made by Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.

    Liz Truss was the shortest serving PM in our history, but her disastrous legacy will continue to devastate our country a long time to come.

    Our children and grandchildren will bear the cost of this disastrous Conservative Government who have gambled with our country’s future.

    Our country deserves and desperately needs a government that is competent and compassionate – it is clear that the Conservatives are neither.

    This charade is only set to continue unless the people get their say in the form of a general election.

  • Tim Farron – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss (I)

    Tim Farron – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss (I)

    The comments made by Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.

    So…. We’re about to trust the direction of our country at this most important time, to a group of people who have consistently shown that they have horrific judgment and terrible priorities. I trust the people, time to let them decide.

  • Tim Farron – 2022 Comments on Government’s Emergency Statement

    Tim Farron – 2022 Comments on Government’s Emergency Statement

    The comments made by Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, on 17 October 2022.

    Let’s be clear: this emergency statement is not in response to an external crisis, a war, a pandemic or global energy prices – it’s in response to the ongoing crisis in the Conservative Government.

    It also speaks volume about the Conservatives’ total disregard for rural communities like ours in Cumbria, that one of the only things that hasn’t been axed from the mini budget is the cut in stamp duty – a measure which will fuel excessive second home ownership and the Airbnb boom that is turning our communities into ghost towns and ejecting local families.

    This chaos cannot be allowed to go on for any longer – it’s time for a General Election.

  • Tim Farron – 2022 Tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II

    Tim Farron – 2022 Tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II

    The tribute made by Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, in the House of Commons on 9 September 2022.

    Cumbria mourns the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I personally, and all of us in our county, want to express our genuine and deep condolences to the royal family. We have lost our Queen, and it touches every one of us. We can tell from the contributions so far today that this is a personal loss for us, but how much more is it a personal loss for those who have lost a mother, a grandmother and a great grandmother? We grieve with them and we thank her for her service.

    The news reached us yesterday as we were winding down the Westmorland county show. The news was devastating, yet it caught us while we were together and it feels like an honour that that was the case. There had been a tremendous couple of days, with thousands of us being in the same place, in the same muddy fields, enjoying time together, and then that moment of dismal unity came about, but I am glad that it happened when we were all together.

    The landmarks of the Queen’s reign have been the landmarks of each of our lives. Many who are even older than me will remember her acceding to the throne. I remember the silver jubilee, dancing around a maypole at the age of seven in 1977, and the golden jubilee as a father of a new young child. We think of the diamond jubilee and the joy earlier this year of the platinum jubilee. Her life was our life and her history has become our history; they are inseparable and indivisible and we will ever be touched by it.

    Her Majesty’s reign united us; her passing must, too. I believe that it will, and it has already, as we transfer our allegiance to her beloved son, King Charles III. Cumbria, the Lakes and the Dales were loved by Her Majesty the Queen and we loved her in return. Her visits to Cumbria were always massively special to us. Relatively recently, on her visits to Kendal and Windermere, she was presented with Westmorland wild flowers to honour her, Lakeland wool to warm her and Kendal Mint Cake to sustain her.

    The times I spent with the Queen were relatively few, but I recall one occasion in particular. I had been an MP for a very short period of time, and she offered me some advice about what you do when a constituent who has had a letter from you thanks you for it and you do not remember the details. She said that happened to her all the time and that she always said, “It’s the least I could do.” That is a wonderful get-out phrase, and I confessed to a few of my constituents that I had occasionally deployed it.

    As has been said, Her Majesty did not seek her office; she practised it with utter humility. The most famous human being on planet Earth and yet she acted with the grace and humility that none of us here—no offence, please—has ever managed to match. She was a constant to us all, but, as has been said already, the constant in her life was her faith in Jesus Christ. Let us remember this: for many people it may be a perfunctory ceremonial faith, but for her it was not; it was a living, active faith in a living saviour. Let us remember this: we have sung for 70 years “God Save The Queen”. If her faith is accurate—I am certain it was—God has saved the Queen. We now transfer our allegiance to King Charles III, who I am proud and honoured to serve. God save the King.