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Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Westmorland & Lonsdale

Tim Farron is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Westmorland & Lonsdale, in Cumbria. Since his election in May 2005, Tim has helped many thousands of local residents, and campaigned tirelessly on the subjects that matter to local people.

You can find out more about Tim's work in Cumbria, and in Westminster on this site - but if you can't find what you're looking for, or have a question you'd like to ask Tim, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Support the campaign for a cancer treatment centre in Kendal

Local MP Tim Farron has joined with health professionals to campaign for a new cancer unit in south Cumbria. Currently patients requiring treatment for cancer have to travel to Carlisle or Preston, enduring some of the longest distances in the UK for cancer treatment.

Following meetings with NHS Cumbria and the local hospitals trust, Tim is playing a key role in the campaign pressing government and other public bodies to support the bid for a new unit. Already, Tim has secured a parliamentary debate with health minister Ann Keen MP and a meeting with national cancer tsar Professor Mike Richards. Both were supportive of the idea, and said that the bid would stand a greater chance of success with the support of the local community.

Tim says: "It's clear from my meetings that the support of local people will once again be key in the future of the Westmorland General Hospital. We need to show the decision makers that support clearly exists. I ask everyone who supports the campaign to sign the petition calling for a cancer treatment centre in Kendal"

Sign the petition to support a cancer treatment centre here.

Latest News

Decline in Bee Population Means No More Honey for Christmas Wed 19th Nov 2008 Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has called on the Government to change its attitudes towards bee health after it was revealed that British honey supplies could dry up before Christmas.
Read "Decline in Bee Population Means No More Honey for Christmas" in full (297 words).

Farron calls for Post Office Ltd to end excessive queues at Kendal Post Office Wed 19th Nov 2008 MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron has called on Post Office Ltd to end excessive waiting times after local residents were forced to queue for up to twenty minutes at Kendal Post Office.
Read "Farron calls for Post Office Ltd to end excessive queues at Kendal Post Office" in full (173 words).

Massive campaign to bring Cancer Unit to South Lakes gets under way Wed 19th Nov 2008 Local MP Tim Farron has this week written to 25,000 people across the South Lakes asking them to sign a petition backing his bid to bring a new cancer service unit to Westmorland General Hospital
Read "Massive campaign to bring Cancer Unit to South Lakes gets under way" in full (233 words).

PCT agrees to hold off controversial plans after MPs intervention Wed 19th Nov 2008 Cumbria PCT have agreed to withhold plans to pass over operational responsibilities for NHS Baycall to CueDoc® after an intervention from local MP Tim Farron convinced them to reconsider their decision.
Read "PCT agrees to hold off controversial plans after MPs intervention" in full (120 words).

Farron calls on banks to repay trust shown by depositors Wed 19th Nov 2008 Following the news that Cumbrian building societies have received record levels of deposits during October, MP Tim Farron has called for the funds to be invested into the local community to stimulate the economy.
Read "Farron calls on banks to repay trust shown by depositors" in full (203 words).

Petition to restore Arnside Coastguard collects over one thousand signatures Wed 19th Nov 2008 Local MP Tim Farron has called on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to restore the Arnside Coastguard after over one thousand residents signed a petition put forward by Mr Farron and local Councilors Pru Jupe and Ian Stewart demanding its return.
Read "Petition to restore Arnside Coastguard collects over one thousand signatures" in full (232 words).

'NHS experts' appointments are to be welcomed, but should have come earlier Wed 12th Nov 2008 Commenting on the news that the Cumbria Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee have appointed two NHS experts to monitor the impact of the recent cuts at Kendal's Westmorland General Hospital, local MP Tim Farron said:
Read "'NHS experts' appointments are to be welcomed, but should have come earlier" in full (124 words).

Archive of earlier news stories.