News - Justin Tomlinson

VIDEO: Justin Tomlinson Calls For Shorter More Intensive Degrees To Cut Student Fees

Oct 17, 2017

Local MP Justin Tomlinson has asked Ministers to look into reforming university course to deliver better value for students and the taxpayer.Justin's call for action came during an Urgent Question on Higher Education Funding in Parliament and the North Swindon MP cited the issue of many university courses being overly long. Currently some courses which could be covered in two years stretch on to last three and sometimes four years. These courses do not always provide the highest quality of teach...

Local MPs Discuss Universal Credit Roll Out With Swindon Borough Council

Oct 17, 2017

Local MPs Justin Tomlinson & Robert Buckland have met with officers and cabinet members from Swindon Borough Council to discuss the roll-out of Universal Credit.Previously, people in need of support had to negotiate a minefield of different types of support and when they did receive support, they often encountered an absurd cliff-edge which meant that any entitlement to support once they worked more than 16 hours a week. But Universal Credit simplifies six benefits into one and removes the c...

Justin Visits Stonewater Development To See New Shared Ownership & Affordable Rent Properties

Oct 16, 2017

Justin Tomlinson MP has visited a development of Stonewater homes for shared ownership and affordable rent at St. Quentin Close, Swindon, to see how local housing providers are helping people onto the housing ladder, as well as supporting local people with affordable housing.St. Quentin Close, built by social housing provider Stonewater in 2016, consists of five shared ownership houses and 43 affordable rental properties. Shared ownership schemes are a cross between buying and renting; aimed pri...

Justin Tomlinson MP To Host Free CPR Training For Local Residents

Oct 13, 2017

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, has joined forces with the British Heart Foundation to provide free CPR training. The MP and local British Heart Foundation Parton, is hosting a ‘Re-Start the Heart’ CPR training event at his constituency office on Friday 20th October from 12-2pm30,000 people a year have an out of hospital cardiac arrest, but the survival rate is less than 1 in 10. This means that 27,500 people a year are dying from heart attacks, some of whom could be saved if more people kne...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article Discussing Housing & Local Development

Oct 13, 2017

Poll after poll shows huge public support for new policies and initiatives to deliver much needed new homes to deal with the Housing crisis, particularly to tackle ‘generation rent’ with far too many young people priced out. Politicians and commentators across the political spectrum are united in pushing for more houses, seeking the magic bullet to deliver the significant uplift that has thwarted Governments of all persuasions. We are all signed up so why is it so hard?This week at the Swindon...

Justin Set To Host Second Annual Jobs Fair

Oct 11, 2017

In partnership with the Orbital Shopping Park, Justin will be hosting the Orbital’s second annual jobs fair on Saturday 21st October, 9AM till 1PM.If you or someone you know is seeking a new career opportunity or looking for some extra or part-time work then please join us on Saturday 21st October, from 9AM till 1PM, at the Community Office on the Orbital Shopping Park:Justin Tomlinson MP's OfficeFirst FloorCustomer Service HubOrbital Shopping ParkThamesdown DriveSwindonSN25 4ANEmployers includi...

Justin Hails Series Of Announcements To Strengthen Animal Welfare Legislation

Oct 11, 2017

Justin Tomlinson MP has hailed a series of Government announcements which will significantly strengthen animal welfare legislation across the United Kingdom.The RSPCA have praised an ‘incredible fortnight of news’ for animal welfare in the UK, in which the Government announced plans to tackle a number of issues.Earlier this week, the Government announced it was drawing up plans to ban the ivory trade in the UK. The ban is hoped to have a significant impact on the demand for ivory products and st...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs World Mental Health Day

Oct 10, 2017

Justin Tomlinson MP has re-affirmed his commitment to ensuring both mental & physical health are treated equally, and to protecting Sandalwood Court’s Place of Safety suite, as he showed his support for World Mental Health Day. Each year, around in 1 in 4 people in the United Kingdom will suffer from some form of mental health condition. Despite this figure being so high there still remains an outdated and unacceptable stigma attached to talking about mental health in this country. Evidence...

North Swindon MP Gives His Support To Baby Loss Awareness Week

Oct 10, 2017

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, has given his support to Baby Loss Awareness Week.The week runs from the 9th October to the 15th October, and aims to help bereaved parents & their families unite with others to commemorate their babies’ lives. It also hopes to raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss in the UK, push for improvements in bereavement support, and let people know what charities and other organisations available to assist families who have lost a baby.In the UK 15 babies die...

Local MP Helps To Install Final Beam At Great Western Academy

Oct 09, 2017

Justin Tomlinson MP has celebrated the completion of the next phase of The Great Western Academy.The North Swindon MP joined a delegation of school representatives, local councillors and representatives from BAM contractors to take part in the ‘topping out’ ceremony on the roof. The occasion marked the installation of the final beam at the top of the building which Justin was asked to fix in place. The £21m Free School was announced in March 2015 after a long campaign by Justin, and is set to op...