News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Meets Paralympic Medallist Piers Gilliver

Sep 03, 2021

North Swindon MP, and Minister for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson celebrated Team GB’s Paralympic success by meeting wheelchair fencer Piers Gilliver – who returned from Tokyo with three medals. Piers put in an impressive performance in Tokyo, winning a full house of medals – gold, silver and bronze, contributing to the 9 medals won between GB’s three-man wheelchair fencing team. Justin met Piers as part of a visit to the University of Bath’s sports village, where the wheelchair fencing tea...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Talent Spotting And Development Key To Paralympic Success

Sep 03, 2021

The GB Paralympic Team have continued to bring home the medals – sitting second in the medals tables with 96 medals. Yesterday I had the great pleasure of meeting one such medallist, wheelchair fencer Piers Gilliver. Between them, the three GB Paralympic wheelchair fencers have won a very impressive 9 medals- with Piers securing a full house of gold, silver and bronze, to add to the two silver medals he won at Rio in 2016. In my role as the Minister for Disabled People, I visited the Team Bath ...

Pattern Church Gets Thumbs Up From Local MP

Sep 03, 2021

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson visited the new Pattern Church on Penzance Drive to learn about their work in the community and their experiences of opening during the coronavirus pandemic. The building which was formerly the Pattern Store building at the heart of the Swindon Railway Works was taken over by the group and launched in time for December 2018, and has been establishing itself in the community ever since. The team at the Pattern Church is led by Reverend Joel Sales. After being gi...

Justin Welcomes Huge Boost To Tutoring Funding To Benefit 6 Million Pupils

Sep 02, 2021

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson has praised the latest announcements from the Department for Education that schools will have greater flexibility to offer additional 15-hour tutoring courses in schools. In a major expansion of the National Tutoring Programme, the increase is expected to reach up to six million pupils across the UK in total over the next three years, and make sure students that need it receive quality catch up support. The National Tutoring programme is backed by more than £1...

North Swindon MP Praises Holiday Activities & Food Programme At Local Sports Camp

Sep 01, 2021

Justin Tomlinson MP has visited the ever-popular Draycott’s Sports Camp at Oakhurst Primary School, where their summer camp is in full swing, providing childcare whilst promoting healthy & active lifestyles. The mood was buoyant as the children had been taking part in activities inspired by the Tokyo Olympics, including the Gymnastics bar. This year Draycott’s is also taking part in the Government’s Holiday Activities & Food Programme, which aims to provide healthy food and enriching a...

Justin Tomlinson Work Experience Programme – A Big Success

Sep 01, 2021

This summer, Justin Tomlinson’s office held over five weeks of work experience programmes, offering insights into the life of an MP and their staff. There were a variety of age-ranges attending, overseen by former participant, Karigan Neighbour, who returned to instil the same interest and passion for politics that she had gained during the summer of 2016! Each group engaged passionately on debate topics that they had selected, ranging from greater environmentalism to encouraging youth engageme...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Work Experience Programme A Lively Success

Aug 27, 2021

Sadly, we are now approaching the end of the summer. This signals the return of children to schools, along with the end of my summer work experience programme, which runs throughout the summer holidays. The programme sees groups of young people, mainly aged between 16-18, join my office for a week. The goal of this programme is for the participants to experience life in an MP’s office and better understand the work of an MP. It is a very popular programme, and this year we have had 6 people a w...

Local MP Praises Christians Against Poverty Group in Highworth

Aug 20, 2021

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson was delighted to visit The Bridge in Highworth earlier this week to discus the work it does to assist the local community. The Bridge is a Highworth Community Church initiative, which aims to help connect the church with the wider community of Highworth. As well as a support group for those with long-term illnesses and providing computer access & printing, The Bridge also offers debt crisis support and money management advice. Working with Christians Against...

Local MP visits Zurich’s New & Sustainable Office

Aug 20, 2021

Justin Tomlinson visited the ‘topping out’ ceremony for the Insurance Company at Zurich’s new office project ‘Unity Place’. The state of the art office is due for completion next Summer in 2022. The office is a key pillar of the improvements being made in regenerating the Town Centre alongside our Borough Council. Artist Charlotte Kidger has been commissioned to produce exterior artwork that will reflect the focus onto community, sustainability and wellbeing. Similarly, this desire for sustainab...

Justin Highlights Innovative Research At Zimmer Biomet

Aug 20, 2021

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson visited Zimmer Biomet’s Dorcan site to learn about their innovative research into knee and hip replacements. Following an informative presentation from research director Imran Khan on their current research into biomaterials and anti-infective technologies to improve their products, and their collaborative efforts with universities across Europe, Justin was taken on a tour of the site to see the machinery used to test the implants, perform chemical analyses, and...