News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Joins Fabrice Muamba To Call For Life Saving Skills

Sep 12, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP, Julian Huppert MP, Fabrice Muamba and Julie Hilling MPJustin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon, joined former footballer Fabrice Muamba on the steps of 10 Downing Street to help deliver a life-saving petition through the country’s most famous front door.Last year, with backing from Justin, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) launched a campaign calling for emergency life support (ELS) skills to become a mandatory part of the school curriculum...

Justin Tomlinson MP Chairs Launch Of NCB Financial Education Campaign

Sep 11, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP today joined young people from across the UK at the launch of Young NCB’s Get Money Savvy campaign.A recent survey of 1,001 young people aged 7 to 16 showed that 43% worried about personal finance and one in eight had borrowed money from family or friends that they could not afford to repay. 84% felt that their school did not do enough to teach them about personal finance and 96% agreed that every school pupil should be taught key financial skills.The Get Money Savvy campaign...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits T Quality In Swindon

Sep 10, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP and Robert Buckland MP with David RossJustin Tomlinson MP today joined his South Swindon colleague Robert Buckland MP on a visit to T Quality in West Swindon.T Quality has been supplying fish and chip shops across the country with everything from fish to mushy peas to chip boxes for nearly 100 years. With their Head Office based in Swindon, they are a key local employer, employing skilled staff in their warehouse and in their offices.Justin and Robert met with Managing Direct...

Justin Tomlinson Visits WIlliam Hill To Place Charity Bet

Sep 10, 2012

Justin Tomlinson with the William Hill staffJustin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon, last Friday visited his local William Hill shop on Cricklade Road in Gorse Hill to meet with local staff and customers. The visit was an opportunity to learn more about the issues affecting the betting industry, the industry’s economic contribution and to participate in a charity bet. It was also a chance for Justin to discuss his ideas about the betting industry with staff and customers.Justin has been a leading...

Justin Tomlinson MP Calls On Local Residents To Help Fight Cholesterol

Sep 04, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Jules Payne from Heart UKJustin Tomlinson MP is calling on Swindon residents to host a HEART UK Hearty Tea Party during National Cholesterol Week, after meeting members of the cholesterol charity at Westminster today.HEART UK’s National Cholesterol Week, which takes place from 17-23 September, aims to raise funds and awareness in the battle to beat the UK’s biggest killer, heart disease.Hearty Tea Parties give the public the opportunity to raise funds by staging a get-to...

Justin Tomlinson MP Supports National Charity Collection Licences

Sep 04, 2012

Justin Tomlinson visiting the Swindon BHF shop on Havelock Street - it will be nationalcharities like the BHF that will suffer from the proposed changeJustin Tomlinson MP today wrote to Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society, urging him not to accept Lord Hodgson's recommendation that National Exemption Orders (NEOs), which are so vital to the work of many charities, should be scrapped.NEOs allow charities to carry out household collections for goods and donations across England and Wales ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Hopes For Parliamentary Canine Victory

Sep 03, 2012

Justin with 9 year old MeganMegan, the 9 year old German Shepherd, belonging to Justin Tomlinson, Conservative MP for North Swindon, will be hoping for a decisive Conservative victory when she enters the 20th Westminster Dog of the Year competition on Thursday 25th October, at Victoria Tower Gardens in London’s Westminster.The competition, which is organised jointly by Dogs Trust and the Kennel Club, aims to highlight dog welfare issues and the unique relationship between man and dog, as the can...

Justin Tomlinson Joins Swindon Young Citizens At Graduation Ceremony

Sep 03, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with one of the teams from Swindon CollegeJustin Tomlinson MP joined students from Swindon College and New College, their friends and their parents to celebrate the end of their experience on the National Citizen Service scheme.NCS is aimed at 16 and 17 year olds and seeks to help them build their skills and give them a stake in their local community. The programme runs over 3 weeks and gives young people a wide range of experiences, building their confidence and developing v...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Dementia Visit To Swindon

Aug 29, 2012

Supporting the fight against dementia at a Parliamentary eventLast week, the Alzheimer's Society Dementia Community Roadshow began a visit to the South West to reach the estimated 81,000 South West residents who live with dementia. To sufferers and their families, the Roadshow is an essential service which provides much needed information and advice about the condition.There are an estimated 2154 people living with dementia in Swindon, of which only 44.9% have received an official diagnosis...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Northwood Environmental

Aug 28, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with new recruit Britainy and centre manage Chase CampionThe company employ local NEETs (young people not in education, employment or training) and give them a chance to transform their lives.They take anyone from the age of 16 onwards, without interview, give them paid employment with the security of a permanent contract and focus on giving them qualifications, work and the support they need to stay in work. This could be anything from counselling to childcare.Northwood Envi...