News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Supports Wiltshire Air Ambulance

Jun 19, 2013

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson attended the UK Air Ambulance annual reception; the All Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances (APPGAA), which took place on the House of Commons Terrace. It was a fantastic opportunity for Justin Tomlinson to meet the air ambulance charity within his constituency, their teams and patients that have been saved by the incredible service. Justin praised them for their fantastic work, wishing the charities and service men and women every success for the futu...

Justin Backs Right To Buy Opportunities In Swindon

Jun 19, 2013

Buying your own home is one of the biggest steps you can take and perhaps the single most expensive thing you will ever buy. For many, home ownership is simply out of financial reach. Ever since the Right to Buy was introduced by the Thatcher Government, those for whom homeownership was perhaps a distant dream, it has actually become a reality. The scheme allows Council House Tenants to purchase their Council Home at a reduced price. Stopped by Labour, the scheme was brought back by the Conser...

Justin Visits Greenmeadow Primary School

Jun 19, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP recently visited Greenmeadow Primary School in Haydon Wick to give the school assembly the opportunity to pass its very own Parliamentary Bill. He was also interviewed for the school magazine about the life of an MP. Justin spoke a little on the campaigns he has championed in Parliament - school libraries, school sport and financial education for young people, all of which the children thought were good campaigns. They then had to pick their favourite and whilst every campaig...

Parliament On The Agenda At Covingham Park Primary

Jun 19, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP recently visited Covingham Park Primary School to give the school assembly the opportunity to pass its very own Parliamentary Bill.Justin spoke a little on the campaigns he has championed in Parliament - school libraries, school sport and financial education for young people, all of which the children thought were good campaigns.They then had to pick their favourite and whilst every campaign had its keen supporters, school sport won by an overwhelming majority.One side of the...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 7th June 2013

Jun 19, 2013

This week my mailbag was full of emails and letters from residents on the Energy Bill. Some wanted me to vote for a decarbonisation target and some wanted me to vote against. No-one disagrees that we need to improve our energy security in a low carbon way. We have a crumbling energy infrastructure, aging dirty power stations and an impending energy gap. This is a result of the dismal failure by the last Labour Government to secure investment. Geographically, there is no reason why Britain can't ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Fights Tax Avoidance On Public Accounts Committee

Jun 19, 2013

Following investigations by journalists and whistleblowers, it turns out that despite generating $18bn in revenue from its operations in the UK between 2006 and 2011, Google has paid just $16m in tax. This and other tax avoiding companies have been highlighted in a recent report published by the Public Accounts Committee. As a member of that Committee, Justin has been grilling these companies, holding meetings with senior figures from companies like Amazon, challenging them about their tax arran...

Justin Visits Haydonleigh School

Jun 19, 2013

Justin with the the Clerk and the Queen Justin Tomlinson MP recently visited Haydonleigh Primary School in Haydon Wick to talk in the school assembly about the work of Parliament and the campaigns that he has been leading.The children then picked their favourite campaign to pass through their very own school Parliament.Justin spoke a little on the campaigns he has championed in Parliament - school libraries, school sport and financial education for young people, even dropping in a pretend campai...

North Swindon MP Takes SMASH Pair On Studio Visit

Jun 12, 2013

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, arranged for local fifteen year old Ollie Webb and his volunteer mentor to go on an exclusive tour of a video games studio in Cirencester. Ollie has long dreamed of a career in the industry but has never had the chance to see a studio for real. Justin arranged for him to visit Neon Play and get some top tips from CEO Oli Christie having met Ollie at a SMASH open evening. Along with providing mentoring to young people who have not had the best start in life, S...

Justin Welcomes £2.9 million Government Grant For Bruce Street Bridges

Jun 12, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP welcomed the announcement by the Department for Transport of a £2.9 million grant to improve Bruce Street Bridges. The money comes from the Government's Local Pinch Points Fund, designed to alleviate congestion at key pinch points in local areas. The money is to turn the four mini-roundabouts into a single part-time signalised roundabout. There will also be a new signal controlled access to the Hawksworth Industrial Area which will redesign the road to make it more pedestria...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 31st May 2013

Jun 12, 2013

I recently attended the opening of SMASH’s new home, a local charity who help local young people who have had a tough time growing up meaning that they have often missed out. They match these young people with local mentors who can be that gap in their life and help them get back on track. Today I have organised to take one such young person and his mentor to Cirencester to visit Neon Play, a game and app development studio. Problems at home meant that he missed out on work experience at schoo...