Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson

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Swindon Advertiser Column - Quick Decisive Action Gives Us The Best Chance In Challenging Times

Swindon Advertiser Column - Quick Decisive Action Gives Us The Best Chance In Challenging Times

The economy and cost of living is dominating politics and everyday lives now and this week in Parliament we have been voting through various measures. There are two immediate financial issues: 1 – Rising energy costs. As we (UK and pretty much every other country) all face the consequences of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, impacting global supplies. We simply could not stand by and do nothing. We have brought forward various packages of support, worth £150bn – the largest in Europe. This wa...

Justin Meets With The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Justin Meets With The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Justin joined St Andrew’s borough councillors Jake Chandler and Steve Heyes to meet with Dr Gary Mantle, Chief Executive of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. The group discussed a number of issues affecting wildlife in Swindon – including water runoff, rewilding, and sustainable farming. Jake and Steve also took the opportunity to discuss issues around Tadpole Farm as it continues to develop.

Justin Meets Visit Wiltshire

Justin Meets Visit Wiltshire

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson met with Peter Wragg from Visit Wiltshire to discuss how it helps promote local businesses and attractions – with many Swindon businesses active members, regionally, nationally and internationally. During the meeting Justin set out some suggestions on how they could be more pro-active supporting local businesses and attractions with their social media and websites.

Department For Health And Social Care Minister Joins Justin On Visit To New Tadpole Surgery

Department For Health And Social Care Minister Joins Justin On Visit To New Tadpole Surgery

Department of Health and Social Care Minister Will Quince MP joined North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson for a tour of the new Tadpole Surgery, to see first-hand how it is providing excellent care for patients as part of the Westrop Medical Practice. Tadpole Surgery opened in May this year, and already has 4,000 patients registered from the Tadpole, Abbey Farm and St Andrews Ridge areas. Along with four other GP surgeries, Tadpole forms part of Westrop Medical Practice, which serves 30,000 people ...

Justin Discusses World Mental Health Day With Department for Health And Social Care Will Quince MP

Justin Discusses World Mental Health Day With Department for Health And Social Care Will Quince MP

Today is World Mental Health Day, and to mark the occasion Justin Tomlinson MP met with Department of Health Minister Will Quince, to discuss how we can better support people in work with fluctuating mental wellbeing. 300,000 people a year drop out of work through poor mental health. To address this the Government is investing £122 million to rollout a vital NHS service to help 100,000 people managing mental health issues stay in or return to work. The service brings together therapists and emp...

Swindon Advertiser Column - PM's Positive Speech After Nightmare Week

Swindon Advertiser Column - PM's Positive Speech After Nightmare Week

I have just finished a BBC Wiltshire interview and perhaps unsurprisingly they mentioned the seismic shift in the polls. To be frank they made grim reading for us. So, what has happened? Fundamentally too much, too soon. Yes, Liz Truss is a new PM and yes, she wants to make a mark. However, as a nation we have navigated Brexit, Covid and now the impact of Russia’s aggression on Ukraine hitting people’s living standards. If anything, the public want less, not more. I support the PM’s aims, b...

Justin Joins Cornerstone Art Cafe At The Community Office

Justin Joins Cornerstone Art Cafe At The Community Office

Justin Tomlinson MP joined the Conrserstone Art Cafe for its monthly meeting at his Commumity Office. The Cornerstone Art Cafe is an initiative run by the Cornerstone Church, which is based at William Morris Primary School. The aim of the Cafe is to allow people to socialise and be creative. There were a variety of projects being worked on, including crochet, painting and colouring.