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Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland & Lonsdale
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 267 votes. — 630th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tim Farron voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Agriculture: Subsidies, Departmental Food, Food, Police, Cumbria
(based on written questions asked by Tim Farron and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Subsidies (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what costs have been incurred by the Rural Payments Agency for claims processed under schemes they administer in each year since 2008.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Subsidies (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many single payment scheme claims made in 2009 remain outstanding.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Poultry: Sales (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of turkeys sold in each of the last five years.”
More of Tim Farron's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 288 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 82 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,484 (114th) | £23,050 (176th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £17,919 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £22,815 (91st) | £25,617 (45th) | £22,190 (178th) | £24,441 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £99,583 (180th) | £81,776 (501st) | £85,519 (277th) | £79,639 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,290 (204th) | £8,655 (300th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,384 (84th)3 | £15,183 (73rd)2 | £16,009 (51st)1 | £12,698 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,356 (52nd) | £1,126 (joint 82nd with 1 other) | £1,643 (57th) | £633 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £126 (296th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £180 (joint 69th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,887 (59th) | £1,165 (173rd) | £6,391 (9th) | £2,985 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,543 (289th) | £17,383 (11th) | £8,340 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,138 (joint 434th with 5 others) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £235 | ||||
| Total | £178,924 (21st) | £160,433 (94th) | £172,327 (5th) | £147,972 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,456 (162nd). Rail £10,703 (35th). Misc £24 (224th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,624 (212th). Rail £10,368 (44th). Misc £354 (100th). Other: Mileage £38 (76th).