News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Local Charity Lights For Learning

Mar 29, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Lights for Learning Director, Roger Mugridge Justin Tomlinson MP today visited a fundraising event at the Basepoint Business Centre to meet local charity Lights for Learning.Light for Learning is a small local charity that researches, develops and manufactures solar powered lighting for use in schools and hospitals in the developing world. The team have recently been working in Zimbabwe to install the lighting systems in schools, clinics and training centres.The lightin...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Tax Relief To Boost British Game Developers

Mar 26, 2012

Jeremy Holt, Founder, Swindon Museum of Computing & Justin Tomlinson MPJustin Tomlinson MP today welcomed the announcement of a tax relief for the videogame industy in this year's Budget.TIGA, the trade association representing the UK Games Industry, has also today thanked the Westminster All Party Computer and Video Games Industry Group for helping to encourage Chancellor George Osborne to give tax relief to game developers in this week’s Budget.Eight MPs from the All Party Computer and...

Justin Tomlinson MP Attends GWE Business Forum To Meet With Local Businesses

Mar 26, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP attends a Barclays Business event last yearJustin Tomlinson MP today joined his South Swindon colleague Robert Buckland at the quarterly Business Forum hosted by GWE Business West.The event was an opportunity for Swindon’s business community to discuss their priorities and difficulties with Swindon’s two representatives in Parliament, and for the MPs to feed back to the business community the action the government is taking to help business and help the economy.Justin Tomlins...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Government Announcement Of Ban On Wild Animals In Circuses

Mar 21, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP today welcomed the Government's announcement that it is committed to pursuing a complete ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England.This follows a recent case in Austria, where the Constitutional Court found that the ban was proportionate and in line with EU law.Justin Tomlinson MP said "I am delighted that the Government has taken notice of the strength of opinion that was apparent in the Parliamentary debate on this issue last year. I was a suppor...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Swindon Designer Outlet To Mark English Tourism Week

Mar 20, 2012

L to R: Ian Piper (Forward Swindon), Justin Tomlinson MP, Tina Cumpstey (Swindon Designer Outlet)Andrew Spink (De Vere Village) outside the Swindon Designer OutletJustin Tomlinson MP today joined local hoteliers and regeneration bodies on a visit to Swindon Designer Outlet to mark English Tourism Week.The visit was an opportunity to look around the complex before discussing how Swindon can boost tourism in the town.Swindon benefits from having a whole host of tourist attractions and events on it...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Boost To Small Business Lending

Mar 20, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP speaks at a Barclays Business EventJustin Tomlinson MP today welcomed the announcement by Chancellor George Osborne of a new Government backed scheme to help small businesses access low cost finance.The National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS), will help smaller businesses across the UK (with an annual group turnover of up to £50 million) access cheaper finance.The Government is using the UK’s budget credibility in financial markets to provide up to £20 billion of government gua...

Justin Tomlinson MP Cuts The Ribbon At Official Opening Of STEAM Sci-Fi Exhibition

Mar 19, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP officially opens the Sci-Fi exhibition at STEAMJustin Tomlinson MP today cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Sci-Fi exhibition at Swindon’s STEAM museum.The exhibition shows only a fraction of a remarkable collection of sci-fi film memorabilia collected over the years by local Swindonian, Luke Skywalker.With something to appeal to both children and adults, the exhibition includes original costumes and props from the Star Wars, Terminator, Gremlins and Iron Man ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Speaks At Swindon Chamber Of Commerce

Mar 19, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Swindon Chamber of Commerce President, Gary MealingJustin Tomlinson MP today spoke to a breakfast meeting of the Swindon Chamber of Commerce on issues from the forthcoming Budget to Swindon Town Centre.The breakfast meeting was an opportunity for local businesses to network, and for Swindon MPs Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland to talk to the Town’s business owners and employers about what would help their businesses employ and grow.Justin spoke about the forthcoming ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs Submission To Treasury For Video Game Growth Sector Tax Relief

Mar 15, 2012

Jeremy Holt, Founder, Swindon Museum of Computing & Justin Tomlinson MP Justin Tomlinson MP, Member of the All Party Computer and Video Games Group, has signed a joint letter to the Chancellor from the Group, calling for focused tax relief for the UK video games industry. A tax relief would provide a powerful boost to the UK video games industry and so support the wider economic recovery.The UK video games development sector is an industry of the future. Video game development is the archety...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs Smokers To Go Smokefree on National No Smoking Day

Mar 14, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Robert Buckland MP (South Swindon) markingthe British Heart Foundation's 'Wear It Red 'dayToday is National No Smoking Day and Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Heart Disease, Justin Tomlinson MP, is backing smokers to take the leap and go smokefree.No Smoking Day is all about helping people who want to quit, something two-thirds of smokers say they want to do. The focus is on letting smokers know the benefits of quitting and telling t...