News - Justin Tomlinson

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 2nd October

Oct 09, 2015

I was the first to leap to Swindon’s defence this week as a dismissive article appeared in Tatler magazine declaring our town a ‘no-go zone’ as a result of our famous magic roundabout. To me this was quite ludicrous because the magic roundabout actually does serve its purpose well by reducing congestion. Not to mention that it got a ringing endorsement from Boris Johnson when he came to visit Swindon last year.Needless to say that I was quick to suggest that Tatler needed to rely less on tittle ...

Justin & Robert Celebrate Success Of New Enterprise Allowance

Oct 09, 2015

Local MPs Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland have welcomed new figures showing that 120 people in Swindon have been helped off benefits and supported to start their own business thanks to the Government’s New Enterprise Allowance scheme.The allowance – which supports people on out of work benefits to start their own business – has helped more than 73,000 people across the country set up businesses since it was introduced in April 2011.The support available to people starts with help from a bus...

Justin Hits The Right Notes With Music Alive

Sep 30, 2015

Local MP and Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson has paid a visit to Music Alive, a charity which helps to improve access to music for disabled people based at the Highworth Community Centre. The aim of the charity is to improve access to music for disabled people to initiate and develop creative music making with disabled and non-disabled people and to support disabled people to achieve more independent, fulfilled and integrated lives.Established in 2002, the charity has since collabo...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 25th September

Sep 30, 2015

Activities like watching the football on a Saturday and enjoying live music are two activities that many people take for granted, myself included. This is unsurprising as these are simple pleasures that should be open to everybody. Disabled people included.In my Ministerial role I have made it a priority to ensure that simple activities are made wholly accessible to people with a disability. It shouldn’t be the case that people are excluded from a hobby that they enjoy, but sadly in some circums...

Justin Launches Government Report On Tackling Inaccessible Stadia

Sep 19, 2015

Local MP, Justin Tomlinson, has successfully used his role as Minister for Disabled People to challenge major sporting bodies and top clubs to end the unacceptable practices that make stadia across the country inaccessible to people with a disability.The Inclusive & Accessible Stadia Report highlights the frustrations of disabled sports fans across the UK and found that some disabled fans are unable to sit with their children, or with their fellow supporters, when attending matches.Other dif...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 18th September

Sep 18, 2015

Congratulations are in order to Jeremy Corbyn. Politics aside, he blew away his opponents and found a way to engage with the Labour movement. Jeremy managed to set himself apart and secured a decisive victory. Starting the long three month campaign as a 200-1 rank outsider; if only we had joined the person who had £200 on him winning at those odds! We’ve already seen in the first few days how the public and media will pick up on every intentional or accidental gesture. Scrutiny is much greate...

Justin Welcomes Major Increase In Residents Benefitting From Help To Buy

Sep 18, 2015

Local MP, Justin Tomlinson, has welcomed new figures showing that Help to Buy has helped 685 families to buy their own home in Swindon.Help to Buy was introduced by the Conservatives to help working people doing the right thing and saving for a deposit to achieve their aspiration of buying their own home. Across the country, Help to Buy has now enabled nearly 120,000 families to buy a new home, less than three years since it was launched. 80% of those helped are first-time buyers – realising the...

North Swindon MP Discusses Town's Regeneration At SNAP Meeting

Sep 16, 2015

Justin Tomlinson MP was the guest speaker at the quarterly SNAP (SN Action for Property) meeting held at the offices of Thrings Solicitors last week. He was joined by leader of Swindon Borough Council David Renard, and Cabinet Member for Communities and Strategic Planning, Cllr. Toby Elliott. SNAP is made up of a committee which includes representatives from Lloyds TSB, Beard, Savills, Kiew, Whitmarsh Lockhart, Hills, Forward Swindon and Thrings. The aim of the group is to ensure that Swindon me...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 11th September

Sep 14, 2015

On Thursday, Her Majesty the Queen became Britain’s longest reigning Monarch as she marked an incredible 63 years and 216 days on the throne. It was on her 21st birthday that she declared in a radio broadcast from Cape Town that her whole life would be dedicated to public service. As the Prime Minister remarked yesterday, it is one thing for a 21 year old to make such a heartfelt promise, but it is another thing to live by them for more than 6 decades. By the time I was born, the Queen had alrea...

Justin Encourages Fellow Local Residents To Wear It Pink

Sep 14, 2015

Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon, has shown his support for women with breast cancer by dressing up in pink and encouraging his constituents to take part in Breast Cancer Now’s flagship fundraiser, Wear It Pink, on Friday 23rd October.Wear it Pink, the UK’s biggest pink fundraiser, calls on supporters across the country to ditch the day-to-day colours and pull on some pink to raise money for Breast Cancer Now’s life-saving breast cancer research. Launched in June 2015 with the ambition of ...