News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Hosts Financial Planning Event Alongside Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group

Jun 06, 2019

Members of the Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group met at Justin Tomlinson MP’s community office for a financial planning information event.Advisors from St James Wealth Management met with parents of children with Down’s Syndrome to discuss long term financial planning to ensure a stable future for their children.After a brief discussion about wills and trusts, parents had the opportunity to talk to advisors and discuss future financial planning – helping them make informed decisions about how they c...

North Swindon MP Opens Up Community Office To New Local SEN Support Group

Jun 06, 2019

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson opened up his constituency office to families of children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) as they attended a support meeting.The event was organised by Swindon SEND Families Voice, as part of its Branches Support Group, and saw families of SEND children come together, share experiences and support each other.The session also had speakers and representatives from various local organisations, such as Hop, Skip & Jump; and SENCO – who were ...

Justin Congratulates Swindon Parkinson's UK Group On Queen's Award

Jun 05, 2019

A local charity has been commended by Her Majesty The Queen for its work supporting people in Swindon affected by Parkinson’s Disease – news which has been welcomed by North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson.The Swindon and District branch of Parkinson’s UK has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition for its work helping people affected by Parkinson’s Disease stay physically, socially and mentally active. The award is equal to an MBE and awarded to groups who have shown exc...

Swindon Advertiser Column: We Need To Restore Trust In Our Politics

May 31, 2019

We should have left the EU on March 29th and the electorate made their frustration & anger at this failure very clear in last week’s European elections. It was a dreadful night for both the Government and Labour, there is no escaping this.As MPs we have been unable to break the deadlock, with seemingly everyone advocating compromise with the exception of their own position. As a minority Government we needed support from Opposition MPs, but we were never able to secure sufficient support. T...

GP Hub Update - 29 May

May 29, 2019

Since IMH's involvement with our local surgeries I have relentlessly raised concerns on behalf of local residents to senior clinicians, the CCG & the CQC.Today the CCG have issued the following statement:******STATEMENT FROM SWINDON NHS CCGFollowing lengthy discussions, and in light of ongoing challenges, Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group can confirm that Integral Medical Holdings (IMH) will withdraw from its operations in Swindon.Since September 2018, the IMH Group had been working in pa...

Justin Welcomes Major Investment To Modernise The Rail Network

May 29, 2019

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson has welcomed works by Network Rail to upgrade the Great Western Main Line, which covers Swindon and the surrounding area.Since the year 2000, the number of rail passengers has doubled in the UK and yet much of the railway infrastructure from tracks and signals, to stations and bridges on the Great Western Mainline from London to Bristol and on to Penzance have remained largely unchanged since being built in the 19th century. The Government is correcting this by...

North Swindon MP Welcomes New Ban On Single Use Plastics

May 29, 2019

Justin Tomlinson MP has joined environmental campaigners in welcoming the Government’s announcement of a ban on plastic straws, plastic drink stirrers and plastic handled cotton buds in England– praising it as a ‘really bold and positive step.’The North Swindon MP, who has backed Sky's Ocean Rescue campaign, lobbied Ministers on the need to take urgent action to end the scourge of single-use plastics which pollute the planetThe Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced this week that the ban ...

Swindon Advertiser Column: Our Town Is A Vibrant Hub At Centre Of The Technologies Of The Future

May 26, 2019

You might not know it, but our town is a vibrant hub at the centre of developing the technologies which will power our future.Swindon Powertrain, based near Greenbridge, specialise in building new high-specification engines, with many of their clients coming from the world of motorsport.When I was given the opportunity to see some of the work Powertrain is doing on zero & low emission vehicles, I couldn’t say no.Whilst still relatively new, zero or low emission technology has taken significa...

North Swindon MP Meets Therapy Dogs UK In Parliament

May 23, 2019

North Swindon MP & Minister for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson, has joined MPs from across Parliament to learn more about the work of therapy dogs.Justin attended a drop-in event hosted by Therapy Dogs UK to meet the dogs and learn more about the organisation.Therapy Dogs UK is run by volunteers and uses the calm and friendly nature of dogs to reduce stress and anxiety. The dogs have been used in hospitals and schools to help calm patients and pupils at times of acute stress and anxiety –...

Justin Welcomes £12 Million Of Additional Funding To Expand Local Ambulance Services

May 21, 2019

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed plans laid out by South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SWASFT) on how it will use £12 million of extra funding to recruit 240 additional frontline staff.SWASFT announced its 'Our People Plan' to set out how it will best utilise the £12 million in additional funding it has secured from commissioners for the next two years. The additional funds would mean the Trust can recruit more than 240 additional frontline staff to help meet demand a...