Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

(since August 2019)

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

(since September 2020)

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (459) - Legislation tabled (3) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (362)

Liberal Democrat

Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale

farront@parliament.uk / timfarron

9 APPG memberships (as of 24 Sep 2020)

Child and Youth Crime, Christians in Parliament, Eating Disorders, Hospitality and Tourism, Migration, Radiotherapy, Religion in the Media, Safeguarding in Faith Settings, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

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Sparring Partners

John Bercow (Speaker) (23 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow Matt Hancock (Conservative) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (18 debate interactions) View debates with Matt Hancock Sajid Javid (Conservative) (11 debate interactions) View debates with Sajid Javid View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Department of Health and Social Care (51 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (38 debate contributions) View Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs debates
Home Office (29 debate contributions) View Home Office debates
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Legislation Debates

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill (5,852 words contributed) View Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill debates
Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 - Government Bill (4,013 words contributed) View Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
Agriculture Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill (3,642 words contributed) View Agriculture Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Westmorland and Lonsdale Petitions

Highest Westmorland and Lonsdale signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	121 of 9,893 (1.22%)	Change DfE school guidance to allow overnight educational visits.
Open	63 of 5,781 (1.09%)	Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021
Open	138 of 17,950 (0.77%)	Provide COVID19 income support for the newly self-employed, without HMRC records Gov Responded - 28 May 2020
Open	149 of 28,123 (0.53%)	Cut beer duty for at least 12 months, so pubs can survive after the covid virus. Gov Responded - 5 Jun 2020
Open	126 of 27,094 (0.47%)	Rebuild the economy out of lockdown with a Green New Deal Gov Responded - 21 Jul 2020

Most Westmorland and Lonsdale signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	344 of 210,740 (0.16%)	Broker a ceasefire for all sides in Yemen to carry out humanitarian aid Gov Responded - 6 Aug 2020
Open	280 of 265,163 (0.11%)	Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum Gov Responded - 30 Jul 2020
Open	259 of 101,003 (0.26%)	Coronavirus Support Package for Directors / Shareholders of small Limited Co's. Gov Responded - 5 Jun 2020
Open	233 of 195,070 (0.12%)	Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19 Gov Responded - 24 Sep 2020
Open	224 of 237,957 (0.09%)	Extend maternity leave by 3 months with pay in light of COVID-19 Gov Responded - 14 May 2020

Tim Farron has not participated in any petition debates

Most recent EDMs signed by Tim Farron

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
21 Jul 2020	Tim Farron signed this EDM on Thursday 24th September 2020 Town and Country Planning Tabled by: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 632), dated 23 June 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 24 June 2020, be annulled.	55 signatures (Most recent: 28 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 43 Liberal Democrat: 9 Conservative: 1 Plaid Cymru: 1 Green Party: 1
22 Sep 2020	Tim Farron signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 21st September 2020 Winter support for tourism hospitality jobs and businesses Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House acknowledges and is grateful for the unprecedented package of support for workers and business throughout the covid-19 outbreak; notes the importance of the spring and summer months for the UK’s £100bn tourism and hospitality industry; recognises that businesses in that sector missed out on much of that …	9 signatures (Most recent: 28 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat: 5 Democratic Unionist Party: 2 Labour: 2

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Commons initiatives

2 Urgent Questions tabled by Tim Farron

Date	Forum	Title
23 Sep 2020	Commons Chamber	End of Eviction Moratorium
19 Jul 2017	Commons Chamber	Immigration Act 2016: Section 67

Tim Farron has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

3 Bills introduced by Tim Farron

Title	Bill Type	Last Event	Last Updated
Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL] 2017-19 Presented by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)	Private Members' Bill Lords	1st reading: House of Commons (no debate)	5 Feb 2019, 10:53 a.m.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom to be granted to the family members of refugees and to refugees who are family members of British citizens and settled persons, to provide for legal aid to be made available for refugee family reunion cases, and for connected purposes
Railways (Franchises) Bill 2017-19 Presented by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)	Private Members' Bill Presentation Bill	1st reading: House of Commons 10 October, 2018	5 Feb 2019, 10:52 a.m.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require the Secretary of State to terminate a rail passenger services franchise agreement in certain circumstances; to repeal section 25 of the Railways Act 1993; to make provision for local franchising authorities in England; and for connected purposes.
Access to Radiotherapy Bill 2017-19 Presented by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)	Private Members' Bill Presentation Bill	1st reading: House of Commons 19 December, 2017	5 Feb 2019, 10:50 a.m.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision to improve access to radiotherapy treatment in England; to define access in terms of the time that patients are required to travel to places providing treatment; to specify 45 minutes as the maximum time patients are to travel; and for connected purposes.

6 Bills supported by Tim Farron

Vagrancy (Repeal) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Layla Moran (LDEM)

Prime Minister (Confidence) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Tom Brake (LDEM)

Plastic Pollution Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Mr Alistair Carmichael (LDEM)

House of Peers Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christine Jardine (LDEM)

Registration of Marriage (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Dame Caroline Spelman (CON)

Refugees (Family Reunion) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Angus Brendan MacNeil (SNP)

362 Written Questions

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Department of Health and Social Care

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Coronavirus: Cumbria Coronavirus: Older People Westmorland Hospital: Standards Westmorland Hospital: Standards Westmorland Hospital: Finance Hospitals: Childbirth Hospitals: Waiting Lists Hospitals: Waiting Lists Lung Cancer: Radiotherapy Radiotherapy NHS: Finance Cancer: Health Services Cancer: Health Services Radiotherapy: Expenditure Radiotherapy: Expenditure Hospitals: WiFi Dental Services: Cumbria Dental Services: Cumbria NHS: Capital Investment Dental Services: Cumbria Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Dementia Dementia Radiology: Training Radiography: Training Breast Cancer: Screening Dental Services: Finance Dental Services: Finance Dental Services: Finance Mental Illness: Cumbria Mental Illness: Cumbria Cancer: Drugs Mental Health Services: Children Radioisotopes Cancer: Surgery Cancer: Medical Treatments Childbirth Radiotherapy Radiotherapy Radiotherapy Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Dementia Physical Education: GCSE Mental Health Services: Older People Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships Alzheimer's Disease Radiotherapy Cancer: Medical Treatments and Research Radiotherapy Continuing Care Radiotherapy Cancer: Medical Treatments Radiotherapy Radiotherapy Patients: Travel Continuing Care Clinical Commissioning Groups Spinal Injuries Continuing Care European Medicines Agency NHS: Drugs Spinal Injuries Childbirth Patients: Travel Patients: Travel Patients: Travel Patients: Transport Dental Services: Cumbria Dental Services: Cumbria Dental Services: Cumbria Dental Services: Cumbria Department of Health and Social Care: Drinking Water Radiotherapy NHS: Drugs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Imports: Standards Food: Imports Imports: Standards Supermarkets: Coronavirus Agriculture: Subsidies Hill Farming: Countryside Stewardship Scheme Countryside Stewardship Scheme Hill Farming: Subsidies Hill Farming: Subsidies Agriculture: Subsidies Agriculture: Subsidies Agriculture: Subsidies Hill Farming: Subsidies Hill Farming: Subsidies Natural England: Finance Livestock: Diseases Agriculture: Migrant Workers Natural England: Finance Food: Production Animals: Diseases Animals: Diseases Common Land: Cumbria Common Land: Cumbria Common Land: Cumbria Flood Control: Kendal Flood Control Flood Control Land Drainage: Cumbria Floods: Land Drainage Floods: Cumbria Housing: Flood Control Agriculture: Environment Protection Agriculture: Environment Protection Farmers: Mental Health Renewable Energy: Farms Slaughterhouses: Closures Slaughterhouses Wildlife: Smuggling Dogs: Animal Welfare Dogs: Animal Welfare Agriculture: Seasonal Workers Ivory: Sales Electronic Training Aids Electronic Training Aids Agriculture: Subsidies Agriculture: Subsidies Agriculture: Subsidies Recycling: EU Action Recycling Domestic Waste: Recycling Agriculture: Subsidies Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Drinking Water Veterinary Services: Vacancies Environmental Health Environmental Health Environmental Health Litter: Fines Agriculture National Parks: EU Grants and Loans Agriculture: Cumbria

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Housing: Construction Land: Sales Affordable Housing: Construction Housing: Construction Housing: Construction Public Lavatories: Coronavirus Public Lavatories: Coronavirus Public Lavatories: Coronavirus Banks Group and WCM Housing: Construction Homelessness: Coronavirus Rough Sleeping: Coronavirus Affordable Housing: Construction Social Rented Housing: Construction Housing: Construction Homelessness: Coronavirus Homelessness: Coronavirus Local Government Finance: Coronavirus Rented Housing: Coronavirus Local Government Finance: Coronavirus Airbnb: Cumbria Second Homes: Council Tax Social Rented Housing: Standards Social Rented Housing: Regulation Social Rented Housing: Regulation Social Rented Housing: Inspections Social Rented Housing: Regulation Social Rented Housing: Regulation Unitary Councils Local Government: Reorganisation Local Government: Northamptonshire Solar Power: Non-domestic Rates Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Drinking Water Change of Use: North West Non-domestic Rates

Home Office

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Refugees: Families Asylum: Housing Asylum Asylum: Housing Asylum: Finance Refugees: Coronavirus Asylum Asylum: Legal Opinion Immigrants: Homelessness Immigrants: Coronavirus Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Police: Pensions Police: Pensions Police: Pensions Visas: Human Rights Visas: Human Rights Appleby Horse Fair Asylum: Employment Veterinary Services: Vacancies Home Office: Drinking Water Asylum EEA Nationals: Sleeping Rough EEA Nationals: Sleeping Rough EEA Nationals: Sleeping Rough Refugees: Children Forced Marriage Forced Marriage: Prosecutions Fire and Rescue Services: Resignations Radicalism Forced Labour: Care Homes

Department for Education

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Students: Coronavirus Schools: Coronavirus Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes Schools: Staff Schools: Staff Children in Care: Cumbria Children in Care: Coronavirus Children in Care: Coronavirus Children: Coronavirus Assessments: Coronavirus Educational Visits: Coronavirus Special Educational Needs Children in Care Children in Care Children: Social Services Children: Social Services Children: Social Services Pupil Premium: Children in Care Pupil Premium: Children in Care Pupil Premium: Children in Care Classroom Assistants: Cumbria Teachers: Cumbria Nurseries: Closures Nurseries: Closures Mature Students Department for Education: Drinking Water Free School Meals: Westmorland and Lonsdale