News - Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon MP Delighted By Extra £9.1 Million For Local Policing

Dec 13, 2018

Police in Swindon & Wiltshire will be able to access a £9.1 million increase in funding next year, news which has been welcomed by North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson.The Government will increase funding available to Police & Crime Commissioners (PCC) by up to £813m, if PCCs use their precept flexibility fully – the biggest annual increase since 2010 - and of this investment our local police will receive £9.1 million.Both Justin and his South Swindon colleague Robert Buckland MP have share...

Justin Welcomes New Data Showing More People In Work Than Ever

Dec 12, 2018

North Swindon MP and DWP Minister Justin Tomlinson has welcomed news that employment across the country is at a record high.Statistics released by the independent Office for National Statistics reveal that the employment rate is at 75.5% (the highest since records began), with 396,000 more people in employment in the last year and 79,000 more in the last three months. There are 428,000 more people in full-time work than last year, meaning the annual increase in jobs is “entirely due to more peop...

GP Hub Update - 12 December

Dec 12, 2018

I have already contacted IMH re. the expected call times for December. I have also asked for the figures in terms of the number of call handlers throughout the day, as it seems that the response times in the morning are now often better than they are in the afternoon. We have pushed for more call handlers before and they delivered, so I am happy to do so again if the call lengths are beyond reasonable expectations.To be fair, the waiting times in December are always busy (and were so under the o...

Local MPs Welcome £2.6 Million Investment In Swindon Court Complex

Dec 11, 2018

Local MPs Justin Tomlinson & Robert Buckland have welcomed the news that Swindon’s court facilities have been modernised thanks to Government investment.The refurbishment works, totalling £2.6 million, have been carried out at Swindon Magistrates Court and Swindon Combined Court. The renovations will provide a more comfortable environment for court users and additional space for staff to carry out their duties and is part of HM Courts & Tribunal Services’ commitment to improving the cond...

Justin Visits Cafe Supporting Local Homeless People

Dec 10, 2018

North Swindon MP and Work & Pensions Minister Justin Tomlinson has visited social enterprise Health and Wellness Juices, a juice café run in conjunction with homelessness charity Threshold.Mark Mutlow, a former resident at Threshold’s Culvery Court, was inspired to start the business after discovering the health benefits of fruit and vegetable juices while staying at Culvery Court.The Canal Walk based café, which was gifted to the initiative by The Brunel Centre, serves fresh juices using a ...

Swindon MPs Secure £30 Million Investment Deliver To Expanded A&E Services At The Great Western Hospital

Dec 07, 2018

Swindon MPs Justin Tomlinson & Robert Buckland have welcomed the news the Great Western Hospital is to benefit from almost £30 million of new investment to expand services.The town’s hospital will receive £29.573 million of new Government funding to deliver a modern Integrated Front Door and Transitional Care Facility, which will provide a reconfigured and rightsized Emergency Department as well as a transitional care facility. The new facility will ensure that patients can access the very ...

Swindon Advertiser Column: MPs Of All Parties Need To Step Up & Put National Interest First

Dec 07, 2018

They say that a week can be a long time in politics. Currently, an hour feels like a lifetime! That’s because there is one topic dominating the proceedings in Westminster this week – with 5 days (40 Parliamentary hours) of protected debating time ahead of next Tuesday’s important vote.Backbench MPs are getting the opportunity to put their views abour the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal on the record, and it’s clear that MPs fall into 3 distinct (and determined) categories.Category 1 - Those MPs who...

Justin Welcomes New Data Showing Huge Support For Help To Buy Housing Schemes

Dec 06, 2018

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed news that more than 400,000 people have been able to buy their first home thanks to Help to Buy schemes.Over 458,000 completions have taken place overall using one or more of the Help to Buy schemes, 402,000 of which were first time buyers.The latest statistics have shown that: First time buyers have now opened 1.2 million Help to Buy ISAs; offering Government bonuses of up to £3,000 on top of their savings The average house price purchased through...

Justin Join Local Carers To Support Carers Rights Day

Nov 30, 2018

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has supported Carers Rights Day by joining carers and support organisations for an event at the Pilgrim Centre.Across the UK today 6.5 million people are carers, supporting a loved one who is older, disabled or seriously ill, and this number will increase to 9 million carers in the future.Carers Rights Day is an annual event which raises awareness of the needs & rights of carers and makes carers aware of where they can get the help and support they are entit...

North Swindon GP Hub Update - 29th November

Nov 29, 2018

A meeting was held this week between the MP’s office, the CCG, IMH, Healthwatch & some of the GP Practice Partners. The aim was to: Facilitate ongoing discussions between the GPs, IMH, CCG & patient representatives. To demonstrate that patients are being listened to and actions are being taken to address concerns. To provide an update on performance and how the service is being monitored. To agree further communication and next steps. Overall it was acknowledged that there were signifi...