Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon

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Justin Meets With Panatonni

Justin Meets With Panatonni

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson met with representatives from Panattoni, to hear about the companies plans to bring £700 million investment to Swindon following its purchase of the Honda site. After the devastating news that Honda had chosen to close, Justin was delighted to hear Swindon had a new opportunity with Panattoni, recognising Swindon’s reputation as a fast-growing location for investors and businesses to build in. Swindon will benefit massively from this development which will bring...

Legal Lifeline For People In Need

Legal Lifeline For People In Need

- New funding to support vulnerable people affected by pandemic - Investment in free legal advice follows £5.4 million emergency grant last year - More than 70 not-for-profit providers will benefit An additional £2 million is being invested in the Community Justice Fund (CJF), which supports more than 70 not-for-profit organisations providing legal help to those who have lost their job, been caught in rent arrears, or built up debt as a result of Covid-19. The extra money follows a £5.4 million ...

Justin Calls For Women To Take Part In Public Safety Survey

Justin Calls For Women To Take Part In Public Safety Survey

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson is asking women in North Swindon to participate in a survey to help improve the safety of women and girls in Swindon. The survey is being carried out by Swindon Borough Council, working with Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, and aims to support its bid for funding from the Government’s Safer Streets Fund. The Safer Streets Fund, which aims to: reduce violence against women and girls (VAWG) and increase women and girls’ feelings of safety in public s...

North Swindon MP Delighted At New £30 Million Competition Project To Make The UK A Leading Country In Building 5G Networks

North Swindon MP Delighted At New £30 Million Competition Project To Make The UK A Leading Country In Building 5G Networks

Justin Tomlinson MP has welcomes the new project and “believes it is a great step in the movement of technology for the future”. The scheme will tackle the world’s over-reliance on a small number of telecoms vendors by developing new, innovative solutions right here in the UK. It will help build confidence in the security and resilience of new 5G technology as it delivers incredible social and economic benefits for people and businesses. The Future RAN Competition (FRANC) will fund innovative R&...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Come On England!

Swindon Advertiser Column - Come On England!

Congratulations to my wife Kate who was elected as a Swindon Borough Councillor last Thursday in the Priory Vale ward by-election, with a record share of the vote. She has already taken up a number of issues and attended her first set of meetings – keen to hit the ground running. I have no doubt she will be a brilliant Councillor, working alongside her ward colleagues Vinay Manro and Jo Morris. Turning to our vaccine programme, three weeks ago, the Government extended the vaccine rollout to eve...

COVID-19 Vaccines Have Prevented 7.2 Million Infections and 27,000 Deaths

COVID-19 Vaccines Have Prevented 7.2 Million Infections and 27,000 Deaths

New analysis suggests the vaccination programme has prevented between 6.4 and 7.9 million infections and 26,000 and 28,000 deaths in England alone. Latest modelling analysis from Public Health England (PHE) and the University of Cambridge’s MRC Biostatistics Unit suggests that the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme has so far prevented an estimated 7.2 million infections and 27,000 deaths in England alone. This is the first analysis giving an estimated number of vaccine-prevented infec...

Most Vulnerable Could Be Offered Booster COVID-19 Vaccines From September

Most Vulnerable Could Be Offered Booster COVID-19 Vaccines From September

- The UK welcomes JCVI interim advice on who to prioritise for a third dose - Pending further data and final advice, millions may be offered booster vaccine from September Millions of people most vulnerable to COVID-19 may be offered a booster vaccination from September to ensure the protection they have from first and second doses is maintained ahead of the winter and against new variants, following interim advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI’s int...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Column - School Sports Week A Great Opportunity To Highlight Benefits Of Sport For Young People

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Column - School Sports Week A Great Opportunity To Highlight Benefits Of Sport For Young People

As readers may be aware, this week has been National School Sports Week – an event organised by the Youth Sport Trust which celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of Physical Education (PE), school sports, and the health and wellbeing of children and young people. As someone who was a very active child that loved nothing more than playing football with my friends, this week is very close to my heart. Not only is sport important for physical health, it also provides opportunities to r...

**Delivering Improvements To GP Services**

**Delivering Improvements To GP Services**

As many of you will know, the issue of accessibility with the phone lines first started when IMH were running several local surgeries. At the time I made it clear that improvements must be made or that serious action would have to be taken by both the NHS CCG & the CQC. This eventually led to IMH walking away from the contract. Surgeries were then taken overby local partnerships including Westrop (Taw Hill) and the GWH NHS Trust (Abbey Meads & Moredon). As we know the last year has bee...

North Swindon MP Meets With Local Businesses

North Swindon MP Meets With Local Businesses

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson met with members of the local business community to discuss a number of issues affecting business and the economy. The meeting was organised by Business West, an organisation which offers guidance and support to businesses in the South West, and was an opportunity for businesses to provide useful insight in to the current economic and business climate. Among topics being discussed was the economic fall out from COVID and the recovering, and how the Government a...