News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Joins Swindon Academy To Announce New Head Boy And Girl

Apr 02, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP today joined pupils from Swindon Academy to announce the results of the election of their new Head Boy and Head Girl.All morning, the whole school from the youngest member of the nursery to the oldest member of staff had been voting for who they wanted to take on the responsibilities associated with the role. From managing a team of prefects to being the public face of the school's pupils, the role has many jobs and all four candidates had been campaigning to prove that ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Launches Orbital Asda Community Life Initiative

Apr 02, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP today launched Asda's Community Life initiative at the Orbital Shopping Park.The scheme will see three featured local charities every 2 months who will receive a donation from the store. Shoppers will have the chance to vote for their favourite charity with the tokens given to them when they shop. The donation will be shared between the three charities in proportion to the tokens received.The first three local charities are Swindon BATS, CALM and the NSPCC, all of whom ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Huge Interest Shown In Police And Crime Commissioner

Apr 02, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Abbey Meads Councillors Peter Heaton-Jones,and Vera Tomlinson at a local Police Point eventJustin Tomlinson MP today welcomed the huge interest shown by Conservative and other candidates in the Police and Crime Commissioner posts which will be elected in November this year.Police and Crime Commissioners will herald a new era of policing when the power to hold the police to account is put in the hands of directly-elected representatives. Local democratic accountability wi...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Local Leisure Giant Empire Cinemas In Greenbridge

Mar 29, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with cinema Manager, Trudy EastJustin Tomlinson MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Leisure Group, today visited Empire Cinemas in Greenbridge to look behind the scenes at Swindon’s biggest cinema.Justin as met by Manager Trudy East and was taken on a tour of the complex, looking at the retail area as well as the projection rooms.The visit was an opportunity to discuss the changes that the cinema is making to stay ahead in a competitive market.Justin discussed the change...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Local Charity Lights For Learning

Mar 29, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Lights for Learning Director, Roger Mugridge Justin Tomlinson MP today visited a fundraising event at the Basepoint Business Centre to meet local charity Lights for Learning.Light for Learning is a small local charity that researches, develops and manufactures solar powered lighting for use in schools and hospitals in the developing world. The team have recently been working in Zimbabwe to install the lighting systems in schools, clinics and training centres.The lightin...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Tax Relief To Boost British Game Developers

Mar 26, 2012

Jeremy Holt, Founder, Swindon Museum of Computing & Justin Tomlinson MPJustin Tomlinson MP today welcomed the announcement of a tax relief for the videogame industy in this year's Budget.TIGA, the trade association representing the UK Games Industry, has also today thanked the Westminster All Party Computer and Video Games Industry Group for helping to encourage Chancellor George Osborne to give tax relief to game developers in this week’s Budget.Eight MPs from the All Party Computer and...

Justin Tomlinson MP Attends GWE Business Forum To Meet With Local Businesses

Mar 26, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP attends a Barclays Business event last yearJustin Tomlinson MP today joined his South Swindon colleague Robert Buckland at the quarterly Business Forum hosted by GWE Business West.The event was an opportunity for Swindon’s business community to discuss their priorities and difficulties with Swindon’s two representatives in Parliament, and for the MPs to feed back to the business community the action the government is taking to help business and help the economy.Justin Tomlins...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Government Announcement Of Ban On Wild Animals In Circuses

Mar 21, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP today welcomed the Government's announcement that it is committed to pursuing a complete ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England.This follows a recent case in Austria, where the Constitutional Court found that the ban was proportionate and in line with EU law.Justin Tomlinson MP said "I am delighted that the Government has taken notice of the strength of opinion that was apparent in the Parliamentary debate on this issue last year. I was a suppor...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Swindon Designer Outlet To Mark English Tourism Week

Mar 20, 2012

L to R: Ian Piper (Forward Swindon), Justin Tomlinson MP, Tina Cumpstey (Swindon Designer Outlet)Andrew Spink (De Vere Village) outside the Swindon Designer OutletJustin Tomlinson MP today joined local hoteliers and regeneration bodies on a visit to Swindon Designer Outlet to mark English Tourism Week.The visit was an opportunity to look around the complex before discussing how Swindon can boost tourism in the town.Swindon benefits from having a whole host of tourist attractions and events on it...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Boost To Small Business Lending

Mar 20, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP speaks at a Barclays Business EventJustin Tomlinson MP today welcomed the announcement by Chancellor George Osborne of a new Government backed scheme to help small businesses access low cost finance.The National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS), will help smaller businesses across the UK (with an annual group turnover of up to £50 million) access cheaper finance.The Government is using the UK’s budget credibility in financial markets to provide up to £20 billion of government gua...