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Millions Of Households Across Great Britain Will Receive £400 Off Their Energy Bills From October

Millions Of Households Across Great Britain Will Receive £400 Off Their Energy Bills From October

Millions of households across Great Britain will receive non-repayable discounts on their energy bills this winter, as the UK government today (29 July 2022) sets out further details of the Energy Bills Support Scheme. The £400 discount, administered by energy suppliers, will be paid to consumers over 6 months with payments starting from October 2022, to ensure households receive financial support throughout the winter months. Those with a domestic electricity meter point paying for their energy...

7.2 Million Cost Of Living Payments Made To Low-income Families

7.2 Million Cost Of Living Payments Made To Low-income Families

Over 7.2 million payments of £326 have been made to help households through the government’s Cost of Living support.This means £2.4 billion has been paid out to low-income families in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the second instalment of £324 arriving later this year. The first payments were made on 14 July 2022, meaning the government has paid on average over a million families every working day since then. This is all part of the government’s £37 billion support package ...

Justin Welcomes News That All Schools In England Will Have A Defibrillator

Justin Welcomes News That All Schools In England Will Have A Defibrillator

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed news that an estimated 20,000 defibrillators will be delivered to schools to ensure every school has one by next summer. State-funded schools across England will receive defibrillators under new government plans to make sure there is a device in every school, boosting their numbers in communities across the country. Defibrillators have the potential to save the lives of pupils, staff and visitors in schools, with latest research showing that access...

Swindon Advertiser Column - It Was Great To Be Part Of Kemi's Exciting Campaign

Swindon Advertiser Column - It Was Great To Be Part Of Kemi's Exciting Campaign

Last week finished on a high- as part of Kemi Badenoch’s inner team, we had defied the odds to make the final 5 in the leadership contest and earnt the chance to appear in the two TV hustings over the weekend. Kemi’s strength is her authenticity - a straight-talking, no-nonsense candidate – underlined with a good sense of humour. First up was the Channel 4 debate. I could see in the opening exchanges the nerves were there, but she soon settled in and overall, there was a positive media respon...

Government And Leading Businesses Join Forces To Help Households With Cost Of Living

Government And Leading Businesses Join Forces To Help Households With Cost Of Living

Retail deals and discounts to help families over the summer holidays have been announced as part of the government’s Help for Households Campaign. Signed with some of the UK’s biggest businesses, including Asda, Morrisons, Amazon and Vodafone, these deals are designed to reduce costs at the checkout, help provide entertainment and ensure access to necessary services for families during the summer holidays and beyond. Agreed with the government’s Cost of Living Business Tsar David Buttress, the d...

Justin Attends Bliss Parliamentary Event To Support Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill

Justin Attends Bliss Parliamentary Event To Support Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill

Justin Tomlinson MP for North Swindon attended a Parliamentary event on 6 July 2022, hosted by Stuart McDonald MP and the UK’s leading charity for premature and sick babies, Bliss, to pledge their support the introduction of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill. The Bill was introduced to Parliament on 15 June 2022 by SNP MP Stuart McDonald, and the second reading of the Bill is on July 15 2022. Stuart, who topped this year’s Private Member’s Bill Ballot and introduced the Bill on June 15 202...

Two Million More Women In Work Since 2010

Two Million More Women In Work Since 2010

The number of working women has now reached 15.7 million – a rise of 2 million since 2010 with more women progressing into senior, higher-skilled jobs. The figures show the portion of women becoming managers, directors and senior officials has climbed almost 25% since 2010, rising by nearly a quarter of a million. Women in professional occupations is also up 40% since 2010 and almost 40% more have moved into associate professional and technical jobs like science, technology, engineering and math...

Hundreds of People Turn Out To Enjoy North Swindon MP’s Summer Activities Fair

Hundreds of People Turn Out To Enjoy North Swindon MP’s Summer Activities Fair

Hundreds of people visited the Orbital Shopping Park last weekend to enjoy the good weather and visit Justin Tomlinson MP’s Summer Activities Fair, The Summer Activities Fair is an annual event, bringing together clubs, businesses and organisations from across Swindon to showcase the events and activities on offer throughout the Summer Holidays. There were a number of different activities kindly arranged by the groups in attendance including: an acrobatic gymnastics display from Evoke Gymnast...

Swindon Advertiser Column - I'm Backing Impressive And Commanding Badenoch

Swindon Advertiser Column - I'm Backing Impressive And Commanding Badenoch

This is the 3rd leadership election I have experienced as an MP, though it is the first one I have been actively involved with. Last weekend I took the decision to resign as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. A position I loved but I had no choice. Those connected to CCHQ must remain neutral in the leadership contest as it is CCHQ who organise and run the ballot. However, I wasn’t elected to sit on a fence, and I knew who I wanted to proactively support. My choice from the very beginni...