News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Hosts Parliamentary Showcase Of Video Games Industry

Mar 20, 2013

Justin today hosted a Parliamentary event that aimed to showcase some of the UK's most talented developers and studios in the video games industry. Organised by TIGA who represent the games industry, the event was a chance for MPs to see the enormous contribution the industry makes to the UK economy. The industry is worth billions to the UK economy and sales can reach nearly £3 billion a year. Some of the most successful titles have budgets to match Hollywood blockbusters, and can take hundred...

Justin Welcomes Boost For Swindon School Sport

Mar 20, 2013

Justin in goal at St Francis Primary School An extra £559,300 will go to primary schools across Swindon to transform school sport, improve coaching for the youngest pupils and inspire the Olympic and Paralympic stars of the future. London 2012 gave Britain a once in a lifetime opportunity to inspire a nation to enjoy sport and the Government wants to embed that into the school day from an early age. The Prime Minister has announced a £150 million Olympic legacy fund to improve the quality of pro...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 15th March 2013

Mar 19, 2013

It is that time of year again where the lights at the Treasury burn into the early hours as the Chancellor puts the finishing touches to the Budget. With Budget Day less than a week away, the leaks would usually have begun. Not this year. This is a reflection of tough times. There is no money for 'media friendly' giveaways, no money to appease and no money to throw in hope at problems. This is not a Brown era Budget, but an Austerity era Budget. It will be modest, reserved and prudent.With our e...

MP Secures Key Deal For Local Enterprise Works

Mar 19, 2013

(From the Swindon Advertiser) A business that provides employment opportunities for disabled people is celebrating landing a major contract with one of the region's oldest timber companies.Jez Webb, a partner with HJ Webb and Son, has agreed an ongoing contract with SEQOL Enterprise Works to supply a specifically designed type of garden panel.Jez, who runs the family-owned business at its Shrivenham headquarters with three other partners, said the company was highly impressed by the quality of w...

Justin Welcomes Swindon Academy Students To Parliament

Mar 19, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP recently welcomed a group of Swindon Academy students to Parliament for a tour of the House of Commons and a Q&A session. The group of students were keen to see where MPs work and also to grill Justin on a range of issues that they felt were particularly important. Joined by the South Swindon MP Robert Buckland and his encyclopedic knowledge of Parliament's history, the group had an extensive tour of the Commons, Lords and Westminster Hall. They saw where Charles I was s...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 8th March 2013

Mar 13, 2013

From a very early age I knew that I wanted to run my own business. Prior to becoming an MP, that is exactly what I did, yet I was one of the lucky ones: lucky enough to have small business owners for parents. Dinner table discussions would involve profit margin, up-selling and the all important haggling – skills that I absorbed and that stood me in good stead as I set off down the road to business ownership.I say I am one of the lucky ones. Many people aspire to run their own business, especiall...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs WWF Earth Hour

Mar 13, 2013

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson showed his support this week for energy powered by nature, as part of WWF's Earth Hour 2013. Members of Parliament were asked to put wind, wave, and solar power symbols on a UK weather map to symbolise the need for more renewable energy - to help protect our planet.As the lights go out for this year's Earth Hour, on Saturday 23 March at 8.30pm, people will be asked to show their support for energy that works with the power of nature, not against it.In the UK we ...

North Swindon MP Shows Support For Access To Prosthetics At Westminster Exhibition

Mar 07, 2013

Justin Tomlinson signs pledge to back greater access to prosthetics for disabled people to enable them to lead more independent and active lives. Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon, today attended an exhibition at the Palace of Westminster to show his support in promoting access to prosthetics for disabled people. The event showcased advanced prosthetic technologies that would enable amputees to lead more independent and active lives. It was attended by over 30 parliamentarians, the Minister...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Abbey Meads Primary School

Mar 05, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP with the 'Clerk' and the 'Queen' Justin Tomlinson MP today visited Abbey Meads Primary School to talk in the school assembly about the work of Parliament and the campaigns that he has been leading. The children then picked their favourite campaign to pass through their very own school Parliament. Justin spoke a little on the campaigns he has championed in Parliament - school libraries, school sport, financial education for young people and encouraging young entrepreneurs. The...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 1st March 2013

Mar 05, 2013

When we think of doomsday scenarios, what Government refers to as innocuous 'Tier One Risks', we think of major natural disasters, terrorism or war. Indeed, the film and game industry has long been making a living prophesising along such lines with these events playing out on our screens time and time again. Yet lurking alongside such threats is something less tangible, less visible, but no less serious. In a global, digitally connected world, Britain is under continued and sustained cyber attac...