News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs New Proposals To Give Fans A Say In Running Of Football Clubs

Feb 20, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with John Ward and Cliff Ponting from TrustSTFCJustin Tomlinson MP this week joined fellow Parliamentarians and representatives from Swindon Town Supporters’ Trust, John Ward and Cliff Ponting, at the launch of the Supporters Direct proposals for Football Club licensing.The event was chaired by the Acting Chief Executive of Supporters Direct ,Brian Burgess and hosted by Jessica Lee ,Conservative MP for Erewash .The proposals focus on the need for a licensing framework that ai...

Justin Tomlinson MP Joins Robert Buckland MP On Visit To Intel

Feb 20, 2012

(L to R) Graham MacDonald (Intel), Justin Tomlinson MP (North Swindon), Tristan Wilkinson (Intel),Robert Buckland MP (South Swindon), and Peter Gibson (Intel)Justin Tomlinson MP today joined his South Swindon colleague Robert Buckland on a visit to Intel in Swindon.The meeting was an opportunity to discuss Intel’s position in Swindon as well as the company’s work, from developing cutting edge technology to training 10 million teachers as part of the ‘Intel Teach’ scheme.Discussion focused on the...

Justin Tomlinson Supports Local Slimming Groups Community Weight Loss Campaign

Feb 20, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Slimming Consultant Heather and Swindon Mayor Ray BallmanJustin Tomlinson MP today joined members of the Taw Hill Slimming World group to support the launch of their ‘Let’s Beat Obesity Together’ community weight loss campaign.The ‘Let’s Beat Obesity Together’ campaign is bringing together Slimming World groups from all over the UK and Ireland to help turn the rising tide of obesity in a 12-week weight loss challenge. In Swindon, obesity rates currently run at 27% in adu...

Justin Tomlinson MP Joins Fight Against Inefficient and Intermittent Onshore Wind Turbines

Feb 13, 2012

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has joined with 105 other MPs from the four largest political parties represented in the House of Commons and written to the Prime Minister urging a reduction in the amount of subsidy given to onshore wind.The joint letter also asks for amendments to be made to the National Planning Policy Framework to help protect the rural landscape and heritage sites across the country.It also asks for the Planning Inspectorate to be told that these factors, as well as the vi...

Justin Tomlinson MP Meets To Discuss Action On Dangerous Dogs

Feb 07, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with his dog MeganJustin Tomlinson MP today met with the Kennel Club in Parliament to discuss the Club’s campaigns to protect dogs.Current attention is focused on achieving reform to the Dangerous Dogs Act. Under the Act, certain breeds of dog are banned and owners commit a criminal offence by allowing their dog, of any breed, to be dangerously out of control in a public place. Dangerously out of control is regarded as being a dog that has injured someone or a dog that a pers...

Justin Tomlinson MP Champions Apprenticeships For National Apprenticeship Week

Feb 06, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP visits an apprenticeship scheme at a local housing developmentJustin Tomlinson MP today is championing the role Apprenticeships can play in the futures of young people as part of National Apprenticeship Week.National Apprenticeship Week runs this week (6th-11th February) and aims to engage employers with Apprenticeship programmes by highlighting the advantages of employing and supporting apprentices in the workplace.National chain Superdrug found that they saw a seven times r...

Justin Tomlinson MP Champions Sport In Swindon In Parliamentary Speech

Feb 06, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP today championed sport in Swindon in a speech in Parliament. Speaking in the debate on Community Sports Facilities, Justin shared the success of many sporting initiatives in Swindon and set out ideas for how sport can be extended even deeper into communities.Justin spoke of the success of invest-to-save schemes, such as the 3G football pitches Swindon Borough Council built at the Link Centre. "By local authority standards, they are relatively cheap to build, and they genera...

Justin Tomlinson MP Speaks Out After Commons Beer Sparks Equalities Row

Feb 06, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP visiting Swindon pub The Red LionJustin Tomlinson MP today spoke out when a protest by a Labour MP saw the beer ‘Top Totty’ banned from the House of Commons bar.Labour’s equalities spokeswoman Kate Green called for the beer to be banned on the basis that it was offensive and demeaned women.Speaking out on Twitter at the news, Mr Tomlinson tweeted: “Have to say I had a pint of ‘Top Totty’ before stupidlypoliticallycorrect Labour got it banned from Commons bar – highly recomme...

Justin Tomlinson MP Celebrates National Libraries Day With Visit To Swindon Libraries

Feb 06, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP visits Swindon's Central LibraryAs Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Libraries, Justin Tomlinson MP today visited Swindon’s Central Library and the Old Town Library to mark National Libraries Day this weekend.National Libraries Day is a celebration of the work done in school, college, university, workplace and public libraries to promote learning, literacy and the enjoyment of reading to all.Library users new and old are being encouraged to go along to...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits South Marston Primary School

Feb 06, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with the School CouncilJustin Tomlinson MP today visited South Marston C of E Primary School to meet teachers and pupils and to hear about the school.South Marston Primary is the second smallest school in Swindon, with only 105 pupils of which 60% are drawn from South Marston village.Justin met with the School Council and talked to them over tea and cake about everything from standing in elections to the relationship they have built with their twin schools.The Council members...