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Profile

Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @timfarron.bsky.social
• @timfarron
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Tim Farron campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Health
• Agriculture: Subsidies
• Radiotherapy
• Hill Farming
• Sewage: Waste Disposal
• Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

Currently held offices

• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (since 7 Sep 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (since 7 Feb 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] Committee (18 Dec 2024 to 16 Jan 2025)
• Member, Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill Committee ( 8 May 2024 to 15 May 2024)
• Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee ( 1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023)
• Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (25 Jan 2023 to 1 Feb 2023)
• Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (15 Jun 2022 to 20 Oct 2022)
• Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (22 Sep 2021 to 27 Oct 2021)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Food and Rural Affairs) ( 6 Jan 2020 to 7 Sep 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (21 Aug 2019 to 6 Jan 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (21 Aug 2019 to 11 Jul 2022)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (North of England) (Northern Powerhouse) (21 Aug 2019 to 7 Sep 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) ( 7 Feb 2019 to 21 Aug 2019)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (12 Oct 2017 to 7 Feb 2019)
• Leader of the Liberal Democrats (16 Jul 2015 to 20 Jul 2017)
• Party Chair, Liberal Democrats ( 1 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2014)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 25 Nov 2013)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Environment) ( 7 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (20 Dec 2007 to 7 Oct 2008)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) ( 1 Apr 2007 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (22 May 2006 to 12 Jul 2007)
• Leader's Parliamentary Private Secretary, Cross-Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Responsibilities (21 Mar 2006 to 6 Mar 2008)
• Member, Education & Skills Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 22 May 2006)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Children, Schools and Families) (10 May 2005 to 5 Mar 2006)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tim Collins
• Michael Jopling

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Water (Special Measures) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (22 out of 27)
• Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (4 out of 11)

Recent appearances

• Football Governance Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 - Alcohol at football grounds 8 Jul 2025

  The Minister might be just about to say the thing I was going to ask her about, as she has addressed a number of the amendments that my colleagues have tabled, which is the issue of footballers suffering from neurodegenerative conditions after their time. I am sure she was about to say something about that, in which case I apologise. As she will know, the proportion of footballers suffering...

• Football Governance Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 - Alcohol at football grounds 8 Jul 2025

  In response to the shadow Minister’s point, having free-to-air coverage of premier league games puts the sport in the shop window, which is actually more likely to bring money in for non-free-to-air providers. We should also remember what football is all about. It is about community. A live televised football match is a communal event that everybody watches at the same time, and it brings...

• Football Governance Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 - Alcohol at football grounds 8 Jul 2025

  This is my third intervention and I have not yet mentioned Blackburn Rovers—I will now break that duck. Would the golden share allow fans to veto something like Blackburn Rovers’ outrageous decision to cease funding for their women’s football team? It meant that the team dropped from the championship down to a league several layers below, simply because the...

More of Tim Farron’s recent appearances