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Division Votes
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Tim Farron voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 162
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Tim Farron voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 98
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Tim Farron voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 162
9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Tim Farron voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332
9 Dec 2025 - UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) - View Vote Context Tim Farron voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 100
9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Tim Farron voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 173
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tim Farron voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195
17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Tim Farron voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 165

Speeches
Tim Farron speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions Tim Farron contributed 1 speech (184 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tim Farron speeches from: Local Government Finance Tim Farron contributed 1 speech (155 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tim Farron speeches from: Finance (No. 2) Bill Tim Farron contributed 1 speech (128 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury
Tim Farron speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions Tim Farron contributed 1 speech (111 words) Monday 15th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence
Tim Farron speeches from: NHS: Winter Preparedness Tim Farron contributed 1 speech (148 words) Monday 15th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Tim Farron speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions Tim Farron contributed 1 speech (108 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury
Tim Farron speeches from: Water Scarcity Tim Farron contributed 5 speeches (1,703 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tim Farron speeches from: Creative Education Tim Farron contributed 1 speech (103 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Education
Tim Farron speeches from: Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural Communities Tim Farron contributed 4 speeches (1,419 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Transport
Tim Farron speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions Tim Farron contributed 1 speech (66 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Tim Farron speeches from: Child Poverty Strategy Tim Farron contributed 1 speech (124 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for International Development

Written Answers
NHS Resolution Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Monday 8th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the annual figures for payments made to each of NHS Resolution's panel law firms since the current legal framework came into effect in March 2022; and, in each case, what proportion of these payments were attributable to (a) medical negligence claims and (b) other claims. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. The information to the question requested is not published by NHSR on its website. NHSR does publish annual statistics, however, which are available at the following link: https://resolution.nhs.uk/resources/annual-statistics/ The second table in the document attached also shows the total spend for NHSR on NHS legal costs. NHSR has also responded to individual enquiries under Freedom of Information for payments made to panel law firms, which can be found on its website at the following link: https://resolution.nhs.uk/?s=FOI+Panel+firm+costs
Citizenship: Children Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Thursday 11th December 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost price is of a child citizenship application. Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) The Home Office publishes the fees charged and the estimated unit cost of processing immigration and nationality applications on Gov.UK. This can be reviewed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.
Health Education England and NHS England: Hill Dickinson Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much did (a) Health Education England and (b) NHS England pay Hill Dickinson in (i) costs and (ii) fees for legal services between 2012 and 2023. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) As a parent organisation, including commissioning support units but excluding integrated care boards, NHS England has spent approximately £8 million including VAT with Hill Dickinson between 2012/13 and 2022/23. Approximately 90% of these costs were spent on legal or professional fees. Please note that this figure includes the NHS Trust Development Authority and Monitor, which merged to become NHS Improvement in 2016, as well as the two months of NHS Digital following its merger with NHS England from 1 February 2023. Health Education England, which was merged into NHS England on 1 April 2023, spent £5.2 million with Hill Dickinson between 2012/13 and 2022/23. We do not hold a breakdown of this spend.

Written Answers

NHS Resolution
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Monday 8th December 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the annual figures for payments made to each of NHS Resolution's panel law firms since the current legal framework came into effect in March 2022; and, in each case, what proportion of these payments were attributable to (a) medical negligence claims and (b) other claims.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. The information to the question requested is not published by NHSR on its website. NHSR does publish annual statistics, however, which are available at the following link:

https://resolution.nhs.uk/resources/annual-statistics/

The second table in the document attached also shows the total spend for NHSR on NHS legal costs.

NHSR has also responded to individual enquiries under Freedom of Information for payments made to panel law firms, which can be found on its website at the following link:

https://resolution.nhs.uk/?s=FOI+Panel+firm+costs

Citizenship: Children
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Thursday 11th December 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost price is of a child citizenship application.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes the fees charged and the estimated unit cost of processing immigration and nationality applications on Gov.UK. This can be reviewed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.

Health Education England and NHS England: Hill Dickinson
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Wednesday 14th January 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much did (a) Health Education England and (b) NHS England pay Hill Dickinson in (i) costs and (ii) fees for legal services between 2012 and 2023.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

As a parent organisation, including commissioning support units but excluding integrated care boards, NHS England has spent approximately £8 million including VAT with Hill Dickinson between 2012/13 and 2022/23. Approximately 90% of these costs were spent on legal or professional fees.

Please note that this figure includes the NHS Trust Development Authority and Monitor, which merged to become NHS Improvement in 2016, as well as the two months of NHS Digital following its merger with NHS England from 1 February 2023.

Health Education England, which was merged into NHS England on 1 April 2023, spent £5.2 million with Hill Dickinson between 2012/13 and 2022/23. We do not hold a breakdown of this spend.

Early Day Motions
Wednesday 17th December Schools Residential Outdoor Education (Scotland) Bill (No. 2) 19 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House warmly welcomes the passage of the Schools Residential Outdoor Education (Scotland) Bill by the Scottish Parliament, which places a legal duty on local authorities to ensure that school pupils can access residential outdoor education; congratulates Liz Smith MSP for introducing this transformational legislation and notes that it …

Early Day Motions

Wednesday 17th December

Schools Residential Outdoor Education (Scotland) Bill (No. 2)

19 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jan 2026)
Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House warmly welcomes the passage of the Schools Residential Outdoor Education (Scotland) Bill by the Scottish Parliament, which places a legal duty on local authorities to ensure that school pupils can access residential outdoor education; congratulates Liz Smith MSP for introducing this transformational legislation and notes that it …

Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 20th October Tim Farron signed this EDM on Wednesday 14th January 2026 Farmgate milk price reduction 31 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton) That this House expresses concern regarding the significant downturn of the farmgate milk price at a point where the cost of production is increasing; recognises the challenges to farmers unless the cost of production can be reduced; further recognises that the milk price drop follows an unprecedented dry summer causing …
Monday 15th December Tim Farron signed this EDM on Thursday 18th December 2025 Postal workers and Royal Mail staff 30 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh) That this House expresses its sincere thanks to all postal workers and Royal Mail staff in Eastleigh and across the country for their dedication and hard work in delivering Christmas cards, parcels and presents during the busy festive period; recognises the professionalism, commitment and resilience they continue to demonstrate, including …
Tuesday 16th December Tim Farron signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 Winter NHS corridor care 45 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester) That this House recognises and observes that the NHS is facing a worst case scenario this winter, with influenza rates set to be the worst on record and 1 in 5 patients in emergency departments in a corridor care space; notes that the combination of over-crowding in hospitals with high …
Monday 20th October Tim Farron signed this EDM on Thursday 11th December 2025 National inquiry into child sexual exploitation 53 signatures (Most recent: 13 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham) That this House recognises that child sexual abuse is one of the most despicable crimes; supports all measures that deliver justice for victims and help prevent these horrific acts from occurring in the future; welcomes the launch of the new inquiry following the Casey and Jay reviews; urges the Government …

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8 Dec 2025, 6:21 p.m. - House of Commons " Tim Farron. >> Thank you, Madam Speaker. >> What assessment is the Secretary of State made of the impact on child poverty of the government's " Tim Farron MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
8 Dec 2025, 3:01 p.m. - House of Commons " I got it followed by Steve Darling Tim Farron. >> You, Mr. Speaker. Cumbria has a much average, much higher than average number of of carers, unpaid carers, largely due to the much " Tim Farron MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Dec 2025, 11:51 a.m. - House of Commons " Tim Farron. >> Tim Farron. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Access to banking is. Surely a key part of financial inclusion. The high " Tim Farron MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
15 Dec 2025, 3:45 p.m. - House of Commons " Tim Farron the maintenance of our nuclear deterrent and the development of our wider defence capability of the United Kingdom " Tim Farron MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
15 Dec 2025, 4:38 p.m. - House of Commons " Tim Farron Madam Deputy Speaker. >> Tim Farron Madam Deputy Speaker. >> Across Cumbria and Morecambe. >> Bay, the teams working in A&E, " Tim Farron MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
17 Dec 2025, 3:57 p.m. - House of Commons " Tim Farron thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Westmorland and Furness is an extremely well run council and an extremely unusual one as well. It is England's most " Tim Farron MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 9:40 a.m. - House of Commons " Rural Democrats spokesperson Tim Farron. Mr. speaker. If farm profitability was. >> So important to the government, I do find it utterly peculiar that " Tim Farron MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript

Calendar
Monday 19th January 2026 2:30 p.m. Department for Education Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Education Rachel Blake: What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support. Blake Stephenson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gareth Snell: What estimate her Department has made of the number of young people enrolled on A-levels and T-levels in September 2026. Lauren Edwards: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Caroline Voaden: What steps her Department is taking to improve teacher retention. Jon Pearce: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Steve Yemm: What steps she is taking to help ensure the integrity of school and college assessments and examinations. Sarah Owen: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Joe Powell: What steps she is taking to introduce a Ukrainian GCSE. Alison Griffiths: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Chris Bloore: What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of powers to intervene where local authorities are not meeting statutory SEND duties. Bayo Alaba: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tim Farron: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Darren Paffey: What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support. Beccy Cooper: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of flu vaccination levels on rates of school absence in autumn 2025. Charlie Dewhirst: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Carla Denyer: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Michelle Scrogham: What steps she is taking to reduce variations in funding for SEND provision across local authorities. Laurence Turner: What recent progress her Department has made on establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body. Jim Dickson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gregory Stafford: What plans her Department has to tackle the SEND funding shortfall identified in the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook November 2025. Rachel Taylor: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the governance of academy trusts. Rosie Duffield: What recent progress she has made on publishing guidance for gender questioning children in schools. Daniel Francis: What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND. Jacob Collier: What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND. Sarah Olney: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on levels of financial oversight for children’s care home providers. Marsha De Cordova: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision for blind and partially sighted children. Liz Jarvis: What steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding to implement the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review. James Naish: If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding home fees status to British citizens who relocated to the EU prior to the UK's withdrawal. Sarah Green: Whether she plans to update guidance on handling complaints in children's social care. Alex Sobel: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the minimum income threshold for student maintenance loans in line with inflation. Luke Charters: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the affordability of childcare. Gareth Bacon: What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. Tulip Siddiq: What steps she is taking to help improve safeguarding practices in nurseries and early years settings. Caroline Dinenage: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of smart phones in schools on levels of disruption in classrooms. View calendar - Add to calendar

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Monday 19th January 2026 2:30 p.m.
Department for Education

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Education
Rachel Blake: What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support. Blake Stephenson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gareth Snell: What estimate her Department has made of the number of young people enrolled on A-levels and T-levels in September 2026. Lauren Edwards: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Caroline Voaden: What steps her Department is taking to improve teacher retention. Jon Pearce: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Steve Yemm: What steps she is taking to help ensure the integrity of school and college assessments and examinations. Sarah Owen: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Joe Powell: What steps she is taking to introduce a Ukrainian GCSE. Alison Griffiths: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Chris Bloore: What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of powers to intervene where local authorities are not meeting statutory SEND duties. Bayo Alaba: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tim Farron: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Darren Paffey: What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support. Beccy Cooper: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of flu vaccination levels on rates of school absence in autumn 2025. Charlie Dewhirst: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Carla Denyer: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Michelle Scrogham: What steps she is taking to reduce variations in funding for SEND provision across local authorities. Laurence Turner: What recent progress her Department has made on establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body. Jim Dickson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gregory Stafford: What plans her Department has to tackle the SEND funding shortfall identified in the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook November 2025. Rachel Taylor: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the governance of academy trusts. Rosie Duffield: What recent progress she has made on publishing guidance for gender questioning children in schools. Daniel Francis: What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND. Jacob Collier: What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND. Sarah Olney: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on levels of financial oversight for children’s care home providers. Marsha De Cordova: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision for blind and partially sighted children. Liz Jarvis: What steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding to implement the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review. James Naish: If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding home fees status to British citizens who relocated to the EU prior to the UK's withdrawal. Sarah Green: Whether she plans to update guidance on handling complaints in children's social care. Alex Sobel: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the minimum income threshold for student maintenance loans in line with inflation. Luke Charters: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the affordability of childcare. Gareth Bacon: What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. Tulip Siddiq: What steps she is taking to help improve safeguarding practices in nurseries and early years settings. Caroline Dinenage: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of smart phones in schools on levels of disruption in classrooms. View calendar - Add to calendar

Parliamentary Debates
Water Scarcity 66 speeches (13,630 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice) Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), keeps wanting me to give him spoilers, but I will continue - Link to Speech

Tim Farron mentioned in Scottish results

Scottish Parliamentary Debates
Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill 38 speeches (64,301 words) Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) Colleagues in the Senedd and the House of Commons—Sam Rowlands and Tim Farron, in particular—are cheering - Link to Speech