News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Hosts Latest Meeting With Swindon Climate Action Network

May 15, 2018

Justin regularly meets with the group, made up of local residents from across the town, to hear their ideas & concerns about environmental issues and to provide updates on the work the Government is doing.Top of the agenda was transport, and the ways to make vehicles more energy efficient. SCAN suggested that whilst there had been plenty of innovation with electric cars, they would like to see more done to create electric vans. They also want to see more electric buses, a goal which is share...

North Swindon MP Welcomes Additional Funding To Reduce Homelessness & Rough Sleeping

May 15, 2018

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed news that the Government has awarded £28 million worth of funding to pilot new projects to reduce rough sleeping.The pilot projects are based on the internationally acclaimed Housing First approach to supporting rough sleepers, which has an incredible rate of success in providing rough sleepers with the support they need to get off the streets and to rebuild their lives.Many people who find themselves homeless have underlying issues, such as addicti...

Swindon Advertiser Column: We Have To Protect & Empower Consumers

May 14, 2018

New data has shown that members of the public who stay loyal to their six essential service markets - energy, mobile, TV, broadband, home insurance and savings - could actually be on average £1,000 a year worse off than those who frequently switch.Most people have never switched their providers; either because they think it’s too complicated or because they believe they are getting better rewards for being loyal. It’s called the loyalty penalty – where companies attract you with competitive pric...

Local MP Highlights Research Showing Loyal Customers Could Be Losing Out

May 09, 2018

Local MP and Vice Chair of All Party Parliamentary Group for Consumer Protection, Justin Tomlinson, has taken part in an important roundtable in Parliament which discusses consumer rights and how businesses act towards long-term customers. The APPG works to provide a voice for ordinary retail consumers across a range of sectors in the UK economy and to raise awareness of issues, rights & obligations in the field of consumer protection with parliamentarians and the wider public. Since his e...

Swindon Advertiser Column: We Will Show Local Employers How Beneficial It Can Be If They Choose To Hire Somebody With A Disability

May 05, 2018

Many readers will know of Cliff Puffett as the former Swindon Town chairman, but he is also a committed supporter of a number of local charities and organisations including the Open Door Centre and Horizons College.Having supported Cliff’s work in the past, I was thrilled when he contacted me with an idea to organise a disability showcase event in June.Horizons College, which is part of the Uplands Educational Trust, provides young people with learning disabilities or complex needs the chance to...

North Swindon MP Welcomes New Funding To Tackle Potholes In Swindon

May 02, 2018

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed the news that Swindon Borough Council has been awarded over a quarter of million pounds by the Government to fill potholes across the town. In March, the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced £100m was to be given to local authorities to fix potholes and damaged caused by the recent bad weather. This money will help repair almost 2 million potholes as well as help protect the roads from any future severe weather.This new announcement included...

Swindon Advertiser Column: The Dream Of Owning Your Home Is One Which Cuts Across Generations & Communities

Apr 27, 2018

The dream of owning your home is one which cuts across generations and communities. I’m sure many of you will remember getting the keys to your first home – the sense of anticipation and excitement are feelings I want more people to experience.As a country we face a challenge to ensure that everyone who wants to own their own home can do so.Swindon has been one of the fastest growing towns for throughout much of the last generation. Independent analysis this week showed that Swindon is high on t...

Justin Tomlinson MP Highlights How Record Education Funding Is Delivering Results In Swindon

Apr 24, 2018

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has highlighted the positive effect a Conservative government is having on education in Swindon; as funding, standards & results all increase, and new schools are delivered.The funding for schools in England is at a record high this year of almost £43 billion. From September, education providers in Swindon will receive a total of over £161 million of core funding, plus an additional £9.1 million of Pupil Premium support to assist children from disadvantaged ...

VIDEO: Justin Tomlinson Backs Voter ID Pilot & Highlights North Swindon Labour's Hypocrisy

Apr 24, 2018

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed the decision to pilot a scheme requiring voters to produce ID in this year's local elections and highlighted the hypocrisy of the Labour Party in North Swindon, which opposes the pilot but used the same scheme as part of its candidate selection process.At next month's local elections residents in Swindon, Bromley, Gosport, Watford & Woking will have to produce ID in order to cast their ballot as part of a nationwide scheme to eliminate instances...

Justin Backs Latest Government Announcements To Reduce Plastic Waste

Apr 23, 2018

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it intends to ban the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic stemmed cotton buds.There are over 150 million tonnes of plastic in the world’s oceans, and every year one million birds & over 100,000 sea mammals die from eating and getting tangled in plastic waste. Items like straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds are a significant problem. In the UK 8.5 billion plastic straws are thrown away each year...