Fight for Green Belt a priority
The Liberal Democrat candidate for the Hutton South by-election says she will fight for the Green Belt and campaign for safety measures to be installed in Hanging Hill Lane.
PM
22 Oct 2008
National News
Clegg criticises government targets on visit to Chelmsford
Government plans to test children as young as three years old have been criticised by Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg MP. He was visiting Tanglewood nursery school in Chelmsford with local Lib Dem candidate Stephen Robinson.
22 Oct 2008
Minister "receptive" to case for Kendal tax office
Local MP Tim Farron met with Treasury minister Stephen Timms to discuss the future of the HM Revenue and Customs Office (HMRC) in Kendal, which is currently earmarked for closure under a government consultation.
22 Oct 2008
Low unemployment figures only tell half the story
MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron welcomed figures revealed by the Office of National Statistics that placed Westmorland and Lonsdale with the lowest unemployment figures in England.
22 Oct 2008
Rowen quizzes lack of fairness in adoption process
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen used two Rochdale cases in Parliament this week to illustrate unfairness between parents who give birth naturally and those who adopt.
22 Oct 2008
HOLMES CHALLENGES MINISTER OVER CHESTERFIELD'S POST 16 STUDENTS HIT BY FAILURE OF EMA COMPANY
Paul Holmes Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield and a Member of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee today challenged Schools Minister Jim Knight over the disaster of Educational Maintenance Allowance.
22 Oct 2008