News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Takes Action To Help Reduce Road Deaths

Oct 23, 2013

The campaign led by North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries among young drivers on our roads takes a step forward this week. Justin will this Friday introduce a Bill to Parliament that seeks to reform the learning process for young drivers, reducing risk and saving lives. Four young people a day are killed or seriously injured on the UK’s roads and inexperience lies ahead of drink-driving and careless driving as one of the biggest killers. One in fi...

Local MP Encourages Young People To Get Involved In Money For Life Challenge

Oct 23, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP is encouraging education and training organisations to back the Lloyds Banking Group’s Money for Life Challenge, a national competition for 16–24 year olds in further education, work-based learning, adult community learning or training organisations. With financial education becoming part of the national curriculum from September 2014, the Challenge is another way for teams to learn vital money management skills, whilst also helping to provide financial education to their com...

Justin Welcomes EWIF To Westminster

Oct 22, 2013

Local MP, Justin Tomlinson, has welcomed a dozen members of the 'Encouraging Women Into Franchising' (EWIF) group to Westminster to discuss business opportunities for women. 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 franchising, to business rate reform and entre...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs Cross-Party ‘Charter to Stop the Payday Loan Rip-Off’

Oct 22, 2013

An influential cross-party group of MPs and some of Britain’s biggest debt, consumer and anti-poverty organisations – including Which?, Citizens Advice, StepChange Debt Charity, Church Action on Poverty, and the Centre for Responsible Credit have launched the ‘Charter to Stop the Payday Loan Rip-Off’ in Parliament.The 'Charter to Stop the Payday Loan Rip-off' was being launched in response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent proposals for regulating payday lenders. An e-petition has been...

Justin Works To Promote New Investment In 'Small Sports'

Oct 22, 2013

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, has met with national sporting bodies and major broadcasters to discuss the future of so-called 'small sports'. Demand for sports content has never been higher but it is not spread equally, making the commercial success more elusive for some. Smaller sports, including gymnastics and bowls, have seen their popularity grow on the back of last years Olympic and Paralympic Games, but broadcasters have continued to focus on larger sports such as football, cricket a...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 18th October

Oct 21, 2013

Payday lending is nothing if not controversial, topical and on politicians’ radars. Rightly, there has been a flurry of announcements to reform the industry and ultimately protect the most vulnerable consumers. Payday lending started in America as a result of a backlash against the social ills cases by illegal loan sharks and the failure of traditional banks to offer shorter, more flexible loans. It existed because there was a demand for it, and there still is today. Try walking into your ba...

Local MP Backs 'HER In Hero' Campaign

Oct 21, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP recently joined the team from Little Miss Geek, an organisation who work to get more young women involved in the tech industry, for the launch of their 'HER in Hero Campaign' in Westminster. The purpose of the campaign is to celebrate female heroes of past and present, in order to inspire young girls to become our female heroes of the future, as a part of Ada Lovelace Day on October 15th. Little Miss Geek is providing resources to teachers so they can incorporate female heroe...

Justin Highlights Dangerous Link Between Wildlife Crime and International Terrorism

Oct 18, 2013

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, has pledged his continued support to the International Fund for Animal Welfare as the charity fights to protect animals from poachers across the globe. The charity, whose current campaign aims to highlight the dangerous link between the illegal wildlife trade and international terrorism, has worked closely with Mr. Tomlinson over the past eighteen months. IFAW's research has shown that the price of ivory has increased by 2899% in the past five years and that ...

MP Urges Local Charities To Take Advantage Of Government Matched Donations

Oct 15, 2013

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, today urged Swindon’s charities to take advantage of government matched donations. The ‘Grow Your Tenner’ project, supported by the Cabinet Office and funded by Government, has allocated half a million pounds of funding to match people’s donations to local charities. A charity can sign up on the localgiving.com website and whenever a member of the public donates to that charity through the website, the Government matches that donation, doubling it. The Governm...

Justin Takes On Young Consumers In Quiz

Oct 15, 2013

Local MP Justin Tomlinson, joined fellow MPs Robin Walker and Damian Hinds, to challenge a team of expert young consumers in a quiz on consumer rights. The MPs joined a team of students from across the country to answer questions on topics ranging from legislation to consumer rights. Justin Tomlinson MP said: "This is an area I've focused on in my capacity as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Financial Education, giving young people the skills they need to make informed, savvy decis...