News - Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson Welcomes Progress Of Bill To Improve Taxi Licenses

Sep 13, 2021

A Private Members Bill to overhaul taxi and private hire vehicles has passed its second reading and is one step closer to becoming law – building on the work of local campaigners and MPs in Swindon. The Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (safeguarding and road safety) Bill has been put forward by Darlington MP Peter Gibson, after he was one of 20 MPs drawn in a ballot to introduce a piece of legislation to be considered by Parliament. If successful, the Bill would set a requirement for all taxi a...

Work Set To Begin On Orbital Bus Lane And Steps

Sep 13, 2021

Work to address the bus lane and steps at the Orbital Shopping Park is set to begin shortly, news which has been welcomed by North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson. Efforts to resolve the issue of both the steps and bus lane were unfortunately delayed while Asda – who are responsible for the land - secured the planning permission required from both the council and the bus company. The planning permission has now been granted and works are due to start shortly and are expected to take around 8 weeks- ...

Justin Opens New Haydon Wick Skate Park

Sep 12, 2021

North Swindon MP joined local residents to celebrate the opening of the Haydon Wick Skate Park following an £80,000 revamp. Following the trend across Swindon for more accessible equipment, the refurbished skate park can be used by people in wheelchairs, and is described as multi-purpous and multi-age. It is hoped the new skate park, run by Haydon Wick Parish Council, will be a vibrant youth hub, and help develop creativity through a legal grafitti wall. The opening was very popular, with visit...

Justin Visits Greenbridge Matalan Store

Sep 10, 2021

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson met with Regional Manager for Matalan Sian Jackson, and visited one of the companies most successful store in the country. Justin visited the Greenbridge branch of Matalan to hear how the Covid pandemic had affected the store, what measure the store keep shopper safe, and how the store looking to bounce back strongly. Sian informed Justin that the Greenbridge branch was in a strong position, being in the top 3 for turnover out of 233 stores - in addition to thi...

Swindon Advertiser Column - £36 Billion To Fund The Biggest Catch-up Programme In NHS History

Sep 10, 2021

The pandemic has, of course, placed massive pressures on the NHS, with the treatment of patients with Covid-19 creating huge backlogs in the system. In fact, the number of patients now waiting for elective surgery and routine treatment in England is at a high of over 5 million and, without intervention now, this figure could rise to 13 million by the end of the year. As such, earlier this week, MPs voted for the Government’s plan to address these backlogs in the NHS, along with fixing the brok...

Record £36 Billion Investment To Reform NHS And Social Care

Sep 08, 2021

Prime Minister pledges to tackle NHS Covid backlogs and cut waiting times with new £36 billion investment for health and social care Responsible, fair, and necessary action taken to provide biggest catch-up programme in the history of the NHS and reform the adult social care system NHS capacity to increase to 110% of planned activity levels by 2023/24, offering more appointments, treatments, and operations Social care reform plan will end catastrophic costs for people across the country, and inc...

Justin Visits Site Of New Blunsdon Community Shop

Sep 08, 2021

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson was excited to visit the site where a community shop will soon be situated in Blunsdon Village. Justin had a tour of the new building, set to open in Spring next year. The new shop, which will be situated on Sam's Lane will replace the existing one on the Blunsdon High Street next to Blunsdon Village Hall. The shop is a collaboration between Hayfield Homes and the existing community shop in Blunsdon, and as well as a shop the faciity will feature a café for lo...

Justin Visits New Greenbridge Housing Development

Sep 07, 2021

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson was delighted to visit the ribbon cutting ceremony at Keepmoat Homes’ Greenbridge site earlier this week to mark the conclusion of the first stage of housebuilding on the site. Keepmoat Homes is building a range of two, three, and four bedroom homes, with the first residents set to move in next month. Justin spoke with the team at Keepmoat Homes on a range of topics, including issues in the sector, material procurement, and the current situation in the housing ...

Justin Congratulates Team GB On A Fantastic Paralympic Performance

Sep 05, 2021

North Swindon MP and Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson has praised Team GB Paralympians after an incredible performance at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Team GB Finished 2nd on the medals table with 124 medals – 41 gold, 38 silver and 45 bronze. The strong performance saw GB Paralympians win medals in a greater range of sports than any other country has before. A number of experienced GB Paralympians continued to build on their incredible careers, such as Dame Sarah Storey, who won h...

Justin Comments On The Government’s Latest Consultation on Tackling Plastic Waste

Sep 03, 2021

The Government recently announced the UK’s latest steps in the war to end plastic waste, which included one of the most important public consultations on the topic ever. Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon has been outlining his support for new measures that protect the natural environment and wildlife from single-use plastic waste. The impact of plastic waste or plastic pollution is hard to understate. It is estimated that each person uses a staggering 18 single-use plastic plates and 37 sin...