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Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: Does my right hon. Friend agree that in rural and upland constituencies such as his and mine, the Government have seriously missed a trick when it comes to taking advantage of the natural renewable resources that exist there? I am thinking particularly of anaerobic digestion and hydro power. Given that there are 38 anaerobic digesters in this country compared with 25,000 in Germany, and that...

Written Answers — Justice: Prisoners: Sentencing (11 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners sentenced to a jail term of six months served (a) six months, (b) three months or less and (c) six weeks or less of that sentence in the last 12 months.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Subsidies (10 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the number of single farm payments which have been (a) withheld and (b) cancelled by the Rural Payments Agency in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning Permission: Asbestos (10 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent estimate is of the number of planning applications which have been approved in respect of sites previously contaminated with asbestos; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Home Department: Sexual Offences (10 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate his Department has made of the number of sexual offences committed by drivers of unlicensed cabs in each of the last 12 years.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Broadband (9 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of (a) rural and (b) non-rural households that do not have access to broadband.

Farm Animal Welfare (3 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: I am on early, but I probably will not keep my speech going for 40 minutes. In fact, you would not be grateful if I did, Mr. Key.

Farm Animal Welfare (3 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: I concur with the comment from stage right; I will not be long at all. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again this morning, Mr. Key. I sincerely congratulate the hon. Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin), who secured the debate, on seeking it in the first place and on raising a tremendously important issue. The bulk of his speech was about caged eggs, which is a...

Farm Animal Welfare (3 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: Yes. One measure of a civilised society is how we treat our fellow animals. What I am concerned about and what I know the hon. Gentleman is concerned about is how we use the power of the public purse to achieve the transformation to which he refers. It is incredibly important. The Government have not used their power appropriately or sufficiently and have failed to build animal welfare and...

Farm Animal Welfare (3 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: That is absolutely right. My hon. Friend raises a range of issues, one of which I shall come to in a moment—that farmers who farm ethically can find themselves at a competitive disadvantage. There is the broader issue about honesty in labelling, although one hopes that public sector procurers understand what they are buying. If products being purchased in bulk are reconstituted and come...

Farm Animal Welfare (3 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: Absolutely. My hon. Friend makes an extremely good point and it leads us on to what we need to do to support those farmers at home and—dare I say it?—abroad, who are doing the right thing. The hon. Member for Sunderland, South correctly stated that if we back humane egg producers and, indeed, humane farming of all kinds, we shall see an increase in the size of that sector and in...

[Robert Key in the Chair] — Affordable Housing (Rural Areas) (3 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Key. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to debate affordable housing in rural areas. I shall start on a controversial note, and say that I am happy to take on any Member, here or not, in defence of my assertion that Westmorland and Lonsdale is the most attractive constituency in the country. It is my privilege to represent a vast...

[Robert Key in the Chair] — Affordable Housing (Rural Areas) (3 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I shall refer to the problem in a moment. Many of the rural communities that I represent—like those represented by my hon. Friend—are seasonal communities when it comes to the provision of services. Many permanent residents are older and disconnected from services. In one village—I shall not name it today—the closure of the post...

[Robert Key in the Chair] — Affordable Housing (Rural Areas) (3 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: I do not know the company that my hon. Friend mentions, but I am familiar with modular housing as a concept, and with companies in my area that are trying to push ahead with it. We must look very carefully, particularly in national parks and areas of national or international beauty, at how we can strike a balance between attractive properties and affordable homes. We need to make some...

[Robert Key in the Chair] — Affordable Housing (Rural Areas) (3 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: If my hon. Friend has a chance later today, I should like to discuss the matter with him. He is absolutely right. Many of the homes in my constituency have been built affordably. The recent developments in Hawkshead, and the Northern Affordable Homes development in Kirkby Lonsdale, were built affordably but to a very high specification, and they are very attractive homes that will stand the...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Property: Rural Areas (2 Nov 2009)

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what estimate his Department has made of the number of empty properties in rural areas in each year since 1997; (2) how many social rented homes in rural areas have been sold in each year since 1997.