News - Justin Tomlinson

VIDEO: Justin Tomlinson Calls For Greater Sharing Of Best Practice By Councils To Ensure Taxpayers' Money Is Spent Effectively

Dec 20, 2017

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has asked Ministers to ensure that local authorities share best practice in order to guarantee taxpayers' money is spent wisely.Justin's comments came during a Statement from the Communities & Local Government Secretary, Sajid Javid, who was setting out the Local Government Finance Settlement (the amount each local authority across the country will receive to spend on services).During the Statement, the Secretary of State also confirmed additional flexibilit...

Justin Joins Forces With MPs From Across West Of England To Discuss Improving Rail Infrastructure

Dec 19, 2017

Local MP Justin Tomlinson has joined fellow MPs from Swindon, Wiltshire & Oxfordshire to discuss plans to improve rail infrastructure across the west of England.As major projects including the £6bn electrification of the Great Western Main Line and the introduction of new high speed rolling stock are delivered, the region's MPs are now looking to improve connectivity across the area. During the meeting, the MPs discussed plans to deliver extra services to Bristol, Oxford & Cambridge. At ...

Justin Welcomes Consultation To Introduce Opt-Out System For Organ Donation

Dec 19, 2017

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, has welcomed the start of the Government’s consultation on plans to introduce an opt-out system for organ donation.Currently, 80% of people say they would be willing to donate their organs but only 36% register to become an organ donor.There are 6,500 people on the UK transplant list. In 2016-17 there were 1,169 deceased organ donors resulting in 3,293 transplants in England. While this was the highest ever rate of organ donation, there continues to be more pe...

VIDEO: Justin Tomlinson Calls On Ministers To Continue Positive Work With Charities To Deliver High Quality Support For Disabled People

Dec 18, 2017

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has asked Ministers to ensure that they continue working with charities and stakeholders to form policies to support disabled people and those with long-term health conditions.During his time as the Minister for Disabled People, Justin worked closely with charities and experts from a wide-range of backgrounds to improve policy. From changing the rules around re-assessments for people with life-limiting conditions, to improving access to training & employment...

North Swindon MP Celebrates Another Successful Year For The Scout's Christmas Post

Dec 18, 2017

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has celebrated another successful year of the Scout’s Christmas Post.Local Scout Groups co-ordinate a Christmas card delivery scheme every year, selling stamps and delivering cards to raise money for their groups.The stamps were sold a various locations across Swindon, including Justin’s community office at the Orbital Shopping Park. The cards are also sorted at the community office before being delivered by Scout volunteers.The initiative raises over £1,000 for...

Justin Celebrates The Overwhelming Generosity Of Swindon Residents For Christmas Appeal

Dec 18, 2017

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson is celebrating an overwhelming response to his Christmas Appeal, which saw people donate gifts to people who are experiencing loneliness this Christmas.In November, Justin asked local residents to donate gifts to elderly people in order to give some festive cheer to those who find themselves on their own this Christmas – and Justin’s community office was inundated with generous residents bringing an array of presents.Over the course of the past month, around 78 ...

North Swindon MP Signs Blue Belt Charter To Protect The World's Oceans

Dec 15, 2017

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has pledged to protect the world’s oceans by signing up to the Blue Belt Charter.With more and more people becoming aware of the difficulties facing our oceans from overfishing, acidification, plastics and climate change, the Blue Belt Charter is a government policy supported by all parties to address these threats and protect marine life.Highly protected marine reserves have been acknowledged as a critical tool in helping arrest the declining health of our ocea...

Justin Joins WH Smith To Share The Christmas Spirit With Swindon Young Carers

Dec 15, 2017

Over 80 young carers from across Swindon descended upon the offices of WH Smith in Greenbridge today to receive a very generous donation of several hundred books from the major retailer.WH Smith, which has its headquarters in Swindon, took part in the project following a meeting earlier in the year with Justin, who suggested the Young Carers as a fantastic charity to support. The donation comes in addition to the corporate responsibility work that WH Smith does, which has seen over £1.8million i...

Swindon Advertiser Column: Whether You Voted Brexit Or Not - The Result Needs To Be Respected

Dec 15, 2017

Labour, Liberal, Green and SNP MPs were overjoyed, they cheered and they clapped – very much against Parliamentary convention but their joy was overwhelming. I am afraid with the help of 11 of my colleagues the Government was defeated for the first time on the EU Withdrawal Bill. We were defeated by just 4 votes on Amendment 7.However this defeat does not halt Brexit. It does not change the date of Brexit. It does not provide a means by which MPs can reject any final deal that the Government...

VIDEO: Justin Tomlinson Discusses Work Capability Assessments

Dec 15, 2017

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has talked about the need to ensure Work Capability Assessments continue to modernise to ensure that the correct outcome is reached first time.As part of the debate, Justin echoed calls for individuals to be able to record their assessment to further increase accuracy, and for Ministers to continue the work he undertook as the Minister for Disabled People to improve access to medical records to ensure that all of the necessary evidence to make a judgment is read...