Results 1-20 of 682 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Tim Farron

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...

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...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

Tim Farron: In supporting the motion, I shall restrict my comments exclusively to the Government's failure to demonstrate leadership over climate change when it comes to our food market and reducing food miles. The world's population is set to increase by 50 per cent. over the next 40 years. Demand for food is set to double in that time, yet the Government have presided over a criminal reduction in this...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

Tim Farron: The hon. Lady has read my mind, as I was about to mention that. About one in three of the bags of food that we purchase at the supermarket or wherever is effectively dumped. We wasted £10 billion worth of food in the last year, which is the equivalent of throwing away every third bag. The contribution to harmful emissions from landfill and emissions associated with wasted production is...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (21 Oct 2009) has video

Tim Farron: The Government's cancer reform strategy states that no cancer patient should live further than 45 minutes' travelling distance from their nearest cancer treatment unit. Yet in my constituency, no cancer patient lives within 45 minutes' travelling distance of the nearest cancer unit in Preston. We as a local community are campaigning to bring a cancer unit to our hospital in Kendal. Will the...

Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy (9 Jul 2009) has video

Tim Farron: If he will take steps to ensure that energy from renewable sources is given priority access to the national grid.

Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy (9 Jul 2009) has video

Tim Farron: I thank the Secretary of State for his answer. There are 2,500 anaerobic digesters connected to the German national grid and only 35 in this country— 36 if we count Ambridge. I can assure him that farmers in south Cumbria are very keen to help the Government to make up that embarrassing deficit, and want to create Westmorland's first anaerobic digester. Will he agree to meet me and...

Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy (9 Jul 2009) has video

Tim Farron: A meeting?

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Farmers of Britain (2 Jul 2009) has video

Tim Farron: The Milk Marketing Board was scrapped under the Conservative Government and its successor, Milk Marque, was broken up under this Government, all in the name of free and fair trade, yet dairy farmers are now receiving as little as 10p a litre for their milk in the aftermath of the break-up of Dairy Farmers of Britain. I wonder to what extent that constitutes a free and fair market. Will the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Topical Questions (23 Jun 2009) has video

Tim Farron: My constituent, Mrs. Marsh, a young woman from Kendal, suffers from a rare form of cancer—a chordoma of the spine. The treatment that could cure her is proton therapy; it is not available in this country but is available overseas. Will the Secretary of State agree to meet me, Mrs. Marsh and her consultant to look at ways in which the NHS can fund her treatment overseas?

Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day]: Rural Communities (Recession) (15 Jun 2009) has video

Tim Farron: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day]: Rural Communities (Recession) (15 Jun 2009) has video

Tim Farron: Does he remember the 1980s?