News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 15th November

Nov 21, 2013

Prior to becoming North Swindon’s MP, I ran my own small business right here in our Town. My office was in Stratton and I employed fellow local residents. I started with a phone line and a Yellow Pages but bit by bit, customer by customer, I built it up. This is why I was particularly proud to be appointed as a Small Business Ambassador for the Conservative Party by the Prime Minister. Led by businesswoman Karren Brady, the Ambassadors will cover the entire country. I will cover the West reg...

Justin Supports Call To Update Law For Most Vulnerable Children

Nov 21, 2013

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, is supporting a campaign to change an 80-year-old child neglect law which fails to protect children from emotional abuse. At an event held at the Houses of Parliament, Justin met victims of abuse and supporters of Action for Children, the children’s charity which is promoting the campaign. Action for Children has been working with senior legal and academic professionals to propose a new law which will make it illegal to emotionally neglect or abuse a child. Th...

Justin Donates To Charity Using New Smartphone Technology

Nov 15, 2013

Last week, Justin Tomlinson MP became one of the first people in the UK to use Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to make a charity donation using a smartphone. NFC technology is a key part of the future for payments in the UK, with only a handful, to date, having had the opportunity to use the technology through a handheld device. To make this a part of consumers’ every-day lives, the card payments industry is working towards a world where payments by plastic card are complemented by the...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 8th November

Nov 15, 2013

Whether it is the silent pale sprawl of Tynecot, the weeping mother at watch on Vimy Ridge or the daily mark of respect at the Menin Gate, it is hard to visit the battlefields of northern France and Belgium without being moved by the sheer enormity of the destruction, sacrifice and courage that the First World War saw. A million British soldiers made that journey to fight, never to return. It was not just the fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers of ours, but men from Canada, New Zealand...

Justin Backs An EU Referendum

Nov 08, 2013

Today James Wharton MPs EU Referendum Bill returned to Parliament. Since I was first elected, I have consistently pushed for a referendum on our membership of the European Union, and I am delighted that James Wharton’s EU Referendum Bill has the full support of the Conservative Party. Labour & Lib Dem MPs are determined to not let the public have a say and continue to wreck the Bill. This is shameful. To show your support for the EU Referendum Bill please sign up to: www.LetBritainDecide.co...

Justin Steals A March To Support Local Majorettes

Nov 07, 2013

Marching band, the Britannia Majorettes, no longer have to use ancient pom poms thanks to the support of security company G4S. The band, made up of 23 girls aged seven to 15, was presented with £500 worth of equipment on Friday after North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson asked G4S if it would help. Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Withers, who comes from Purton and attends Bradon Forest School, was one of the youngsters thrilled to have received the donation. She has been involved in the band for five y...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 1st November

Nov 06, 2013

The beginning of November is a crunch time for the Video Games Industry with a host of leading titles released ready to take full advantage of the Christmas market. For example UK based Football Manager will sell 1 million units and the latest Call of Duty instalment with will generate a staggering $1 billion of sales in just 6 weeks. The sector’s contribution to UK GDP was estimated at £947m in 2012 and currently provides 26,088 jobs: 9,224 creative staff, with 16,864 jobs indirectly supporte...

Justin Becomes Small Business Ambassador

Oct 31, 2013

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, has been appointed a Small Business Ambassador for the Conservative Party, working with Matthew Hancock MP, Skills Minister and Karren Brady who recently agreed to become a Conservative Party Small Business Ambassador. Prior to being elected to Parliament Justin ran his own business, TB Marketing, in Swindon for 10 years. Justin is a champion of Young Entrepreneurs. Promoting the opportunities available through his own Entrepreneur challenge in Swindon, provi...

Justin Tomlinson MP Calls For Action To Support The Financial Education Of Vulnerable Young People

Oct 31, 2013

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has called for more to be done to support the financial education of vulnerable young people outside of mainstream education. The MP serves as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Education for Young People, which has published the findings of a 10-month inquiry into the provision of financial education for vulnerable young people in the UK. The report calls for more support to ensure all young people learn how to manage their money, contrib...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 25th October

Oct 29, 2013

It is every parent’s worst nightmare. The blue lights at the window and the policeman on the doorstep, bearing the life-changing news that your child has been killed or seriously injured in a car accident. Sadly, this is the reality for four families every day in Britain and recently for families here in Swindon too. Our statistics on young driver deaths are some of the highest in the developed world. Young drivers account for just one in ten of licence holders, but one in four of road fata...