Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon

Local MP Backs Calls To Provide Better Debt Advice To Consumers

Local MP Backs Calls To Provide Better Debt Advice To Consumers

Local MP Justin Tomlinson has spoken of how better financial education and reforms to the way in which lenders allow individuals to borrow money will lead to consumers getting a better deal, during two parliamentary debates on payday lending.  During the debates, Justin highlighted the importance of personal financial education and explained how equipping individuals with the skills to make informed decisions will provide consumers with greater financial security. Since becoming the MP for North...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 17th January

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 17th January

Before Parliament, I was the Councillor for Swindon’s Northern Sector housing development for ten years.  The one issue I dealt with more than anything else was the matter of school places.  As the Northern Sector grew and filled with young families, so too did the new primary schools built as part of the development fill.  During my 10 years as a Councillor, we went from around 2,000 houses to 10,000.  Demand for primary school places rocketed. In the same period, the then Labour Government cut...

Justin Welcomes EWIF To Parliament

Justin Welcomes EWIF To Parliament

Justin Tomlinson MP has welcomed the Encouraging Women Into Franchising (EWIF) group to Parliament to meet with Treasury Minister, Nicky Morgan MP, to discuss the how the Government is working with franchise-holders. EWIF seek to encourage women to consider buying a franchise, support women with existing businesses to franchise them and to help existing franchisors to attract more women into their franchise. During the visit the group discussed a number of issues ranging from the benefits of fra...

Local MP Helps Get Charity Cafe On Right Track

Local MP Helps Get Charity Cafe On Right Track

Staff at a cafe which supports people with mental illnesses were able to go on a special cookery course thanks to First Great Western. The Olive Tree Cafe in the Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor, is dedicated to supporting people recovering or at risk of suffering poor mental health, by providing work in a cafe open to the public and helping them to develop the confidence they need to get into mainstream employment. The vast majority of staff at the Olive Tree Cafe are volunteers, and the cafe ...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 10th January

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 10th January

For many, this week was the first week back at work after the festive break and for Swindon’s thousands of commuters, the first week back on the train.  January is the harbinger of New Year optimism, but also the rail fare rises that are an unpleasant, but not unsurprising, post-Christmas cost. Our railways must be paid for.  It is about striking the balance between taxpayer and traveller who are largely one and the same.  Decades of underinvestment has led to poor punctuality, hopeless reliabil...

Justin Talks Politics With Local Students

Justin Talks Politics With Local Students

Justin Tomlinson MP has met with students at Cirencester College to discuss his role the Member of Parliament for North Swindon and talk about the important role young people play in politics. The College, which takes students from across Swindon, offers courses in range of subjects and students taking A-Level Government and Politics invited Justin to one of their classes as part of a drive to show how politics affects not only big decisions made nationally, but on very local matters as well. Ju...

Local MP Backs Campaign To End Bullying

Local MP Backs Campaign To End Bullying

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, has joined forces with the charity Kids Count, to help raise the profile of their new anti-bullying campaign 'iSTANDfor'. Kids Count has launched the iSTANDfor Schools Challenge, so that young people can show solidarity with their peers who are subject to bullying, both at school and in the outside world. Now the charity is inviting secondary schools to help get the message across by encouraging students to either design a logo, poster, or make a short film. T...

Justin Welcomes New Investment For School Places In Swindon

Justin Welcomes New Investment For School Places In Swindon

Local MP, Justin Tomlinson has welcomed the news that the Government has announced an extra £2.35 billion to create more school places. This is in addition to the £5 billion that is already being spent in this parliament. This means that between 2014 and 2017 schools in Swindon will receive £2.2m. This is part of the Government’s long-term plan to give every young person the opportunity to fulfil their potential. It is the first time that councils have had 3-year allocations of funding to spend ...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 3rd January

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 3rd January

As we toasted in 2014, my friend and I decided to respond to a plea from Swindon Supermarine FC for fans to come along and help clear the pitch first thing in the morning.  A few glasses of wine had helped fill us with confidence that the rain was surely nearly at an end, so an early morning start would help secure the key match against Guildford.  Keith and I arrived, wellies on, pitch forks in hand at 9am, but alas we were greeted with surface water across the pitch and the rain set in for the...

Justin Digs In To Try And Save Supermarine's New Year's Day Clash

Justin Digs In To Try And Save Supermarine's New Year's Day Clash

  Even the intervention of North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, was not enough to help Swindon Supermarine get their New Year’s Day clash with Guildford played. Justin, a well-known supporter of the Southern League Division One South & West club who regularly attends both home and away games, was one of the volunteers that turned up yesterday in an attempt to help get the fixture on. It was hoped that if the pitch was forked enough then it would absorb enough water to make the surface playabl...