News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Welcomes The National Literacy Trust To His Community Office

Jul 30, 2019

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson welcomed the National Literacy Trust to his community office as the group met with local stakeholders.The National Literacy Trust promotes reading, and works with disadvantaged children to make sure they have the literacy skills they need to succeed. The group held two meetings in the community office with local stakeholders to discuss the work the Trust was doing and to share best practice. Throughout his time as an MP, Justin has worked closely with the Nation...

North Swindon MP Takes Part In Disability Football Festival

Jul 30, 2019

North Swindon MP, and Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Justin Tomlinson took part in a special football event to continue his work to promote the power of sport to ensure that people with disabilities are included in society. Justin took part in the Premier League and BT Sport Disability Football Festival, which aims to help disabled people become more active and more confident, as well as promote inclusivity in sport. The event showcased the work of the Premier League BT Disa...

Swindon Advertiser Column: This Is An Optimistic Can-Do Approach

Jul 26, 2019

With the mercury pushing towards 100 degrees, and 100 days to go until we leave the European Union, there was a buzz around Westminster this week as Boris Johnson won the Conservative leadership election and was invited to form a Government by The Queen.On Wednesday, Theresa May rightly received recognition from all sides as she took her final session of Prime Minister’s Questions. Working with her up close over the past three years, its clear to me that she was dedicated to delivering Brexit an...

Justin Welcomes Strong Employment Figures

Jul 25, 2019

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed another set of strong employment figures, showing the strength of the UK economy.Figures released by the Office of National Statistics show that the UK’s employment rate stands at 76%, up from 75.6% this time last year. The employment rate for women stands at 72%, which is the highest since records began.There are 354,000 more people in employment than last year, with the increase being mainly due to full-time jobs.The number of people unemployed ha...

Swindon MP Welcomes Hockey Club To Its New Home

Jul 24, 2019

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson helped welcome Swindon Hockey Club to their new home at a special family day event.The club has signed an anchor partner agreement with The Deanery Academy, which will see the club use the new school’s pitch and other training facilities.Swindon Hockey Club is also celebrating its centenary this year and took the opportunity to mark both occasions with a family fun day at their new Deanery Academy home.Around 350 people attended the event to welcome the club to ...

Justin Celebrates Another Successful Summer Activities Fair

Jul 22, 2019

Families enjoyed the sunshine as they visited North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson’s Summer Activities Fair.Now in its third year, the event is an opportunity for local groups and organisations to showcase the activities they have offer families, and also provides parents with options for activities to keep children entertained during the summer holiday.This year’s Fair was the most successful yet, with scores of families turning up to the Orbital Shopping Park to see what the various organisations...

Justin Opens New St Andrew's Play Park

Jul 22, 2019

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson joined local parish councillors to open the new play park in St Andrews.Justin was delighted to be asked to officially open St Andrew’s Parish Council’s new play park, which is situated on Highdown Way.The event was attended by local families – who enjoyed a gift bag and ice lollies, as well as borough councillors Vera Tomlinson and Steve Heyes.Justin Tomlinson MP said: “It was a pleasure to officially open the park, and I hope the children enjoy using it for ma...

Swindon MP Meets With Key Disability Stakeholders

Jul 22, 2019

North Swindon MP and Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Justin Tomlinson, has met with Chief Executives of the key stakeholders who make-up the Disability Charities Consortium to discuss a range of issues affecting people with disabilities. The Disability Charities Consortium is a coalition of eight of the largest disability charities, who work together to influence Government jointly on a small number of policy areas including employment, welfare and independent living. Justin met w...

Swindon Advertiser Column: What A Week Of Sport

Jul 19, 2019

What a week of sport!Have you recovered yet? Has the heart rate returned to normal; the adrenaline stopped flowing?I am not ashamed to say there was quite a lot of excited jumping up & down in the Tomlinson household last Sunday, as Jos Buttler crashed through the stumps to secure our first ever ICC Cricket World Cup Final victory.But for a good chunk of Sunday, my sporting loyalties were split, as I was fortunate enough to have been asked by the organisers of the British Grand Prix to prese...

North Swindon MP Presents Trophies To Formula 2 Champions At Silverstone

Jul 17, 2019

Local MP Justin Tomlinson was honoured to present the winner’s trophies in the Formula 2 Championship race at Silverstone on Sunday. The MP was attending the event in his capacity as Minister for Disabled People, following his proactive work to increase the number of disabled people employed within engineering and motorsport, as well as meeting with Motorsport UK on the subject. Following on from its declaration in December 2018, the FIA (Federation of International Automobiles) is committed...