News - Justin Tomlinson

Chancellor Thanks Businesses For Their Support During COVID Outbreak

Oct 10, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has thanked businesses for their work to support employees during the COVID outbreak. Speaking at the Conservative Party Virtual Conference, the Chancellor highlighted the efforts made to protect jobs and the economy as the COVID outbreak caused serious disruption. He praised businesses for working with the Government to help their employees through the crisis. He said: “You, the people, have been with us. Wherever I look, I see acts of decency and bravery. Thank you to ...

Prime Minister Aspires To Make The UK The World Leader In Clean Energy

Oct 09, 2020

The Prime Minister has set out his ambition to make the UK the world leader in clean wind energy, and in turn create jobs, slash carbon emissions and boost exports. The plans laid out aim to level up communities in Teesside and Humber, Scotland and Wales, by investing £160 million to upgrade ports and infrastructure in those areas – which it is hoped will increase the UK’s offshore wind capacity; which is already the largest in the world. Around 2,000 construction jobs will be created through th...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Making Small Changes Can Help The Environment

Oct 09, 2020

David Attenborough is something of a hero of mine, and I have written about him several times in this column. Now in his 90s, he continues to be a tireless and passionate campaigner for animal welfare and the environment. In fact, last month he presented the eye-opening documentary Extinction: The Facts, and just yesterday he teamed up with Prince William to launch Earthshot –the ‘Nobel Prize for environmentalism.’ Like many people across the globe, David Attenborough has inspired me to be more ...

Prime Minister Pledges To Build Back Better Through Green Industrial Revolution

Oct 07, 2020

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has resolved to Build Back Better as the Country looks to the future following a challenging year. Speaking at the Virtual Conservative Party Conference the Prime Minister outlined his plans for recovery following the COVID challenges – this includes: building a green economy; building more houses; building more hospitals; transforming the provision of skills; and building infrastructure to level up across the country. To achieve this the Government has outli...

Swindon Football Clubs Benefit From Premier League's Matchday Supporters Fund

Oct 07, 2020

Two Football Clubs in Swindon will benefit from the Premier League’s Match Day Supporters Fund to cover the costs of adjustments that need to be made to safely cater for the return of players and supporters. In order to help the return of fans to live games Swindon Supermarine will receive £10,000 and Highworth Town FC will receive £7,000. The money can be used to help make changes required to reopen their stadia in line with the latest guidance – this includes risk assessments, help to reduce c...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Working To Get Sport Back Up And Running

Oct 02, 2020

Like many residents, I have been enjoying the return of the football season and have, thankfully, managed to get to a couple of Swindon Supermarine games. The Coronavirus outbreak has forced most sports to adapt to new rules and practices, and I appreciate that this has not been easy for sports clubs of all sizes. Throughout the outbreak, the Government has been keen to recognise the importance of sport, both for physical and mental health. I know for many people, going for a walk or a bike ri...

Justin Helps Launch Swindon Sports Forum Senior Games

Oct 01, 2020

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed the launch of the very first Swindon Sports Forum Senior Games. The Swindon Sports Forum Senior Games is a sporting contest taking place between 6 care homes across Swindon: Prince Rupert Court in Freshbrook, Hurst House in Pinetree Rise, Lansdown Hill in Wroughton, Park View in Blunsdon, and Ridgeway Rise in St Andrew’s Ridge. It was hoped that this would be able to take place in-person, however Coronavirus has meant that it will have to be conduc...

Justin Welcomes Latest Plastic Ban

Oct 01, 2020

A ban on supplying plastic straws, stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds has come into force in England today – news, which has been welcomed by North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson. It is estimated we use 4.7 billion plastic straws, 316 million plastic stirrers, and 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton buds in England every year, many of which find their way into our ocean. By banning the supply of these items, it is possible to further protect marine wildlife and move one step closer to the Gov...

Swindon MPs call on residents to take advantage of New Government Green Homes Grant

Oct 01, 2020

Swindon MPs Robert Buckland and Justin Tomlinson are calling on People living in Swindon to take advantage of the Government’s new Green Homes Grant. You can now get up to £5,000 of energy-efficient home improvements funded by the government as part of the new scheme. The Green Homes Grant will not only enable households to improve their energy efficiency and cut down on bills, but help protect the environment and jobs, livelihoods and the local economy by creating more work for local tradespeop...

Justin Urges Residents To Get Flu Vaccinations This Winter

Sep 29, 2020

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has urged all those people in Swindon who are eligible for the flu jab to get one this winter, as the Government launches its drive to vaccine 30 million people. The drive to vaccines comes as new research from Public Health England suggests that people who tested positive for both flu and Covid-19 were more than twice as likely to die, compared to those with Covid-19 alone. The research also found that those with co-infection of the two viruses were more at ri...