News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Calls For Minister To Recognise Importance Of Teaching Life Saving Skills

Mar 07, 2012

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has today written to Schools Minister Nick Gibb MP asking him to meet to discuss the introduction of Emergency Life Support as part of the national curriculum.The letter, signed also by Julie Hilling MP and Julian Huppert MP, asks for the meeting to include representatives from the British Heart Foundation and Resuscitation Council UK. Both organisations have been hugely supportive of the campaign.The online petition to see Life Saving Skills taught as a mandato...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes New Business Finance Directory

Mar 06, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP visiting one of Swindon's most successful small businesses,Bloomfields Fine Foods in HighworthJustin Tomlinson MP today welcomes the launch of a new directory of around one thousand sources of commercial finance for small businesses.Designed to help businesses find alternatives to conventional bank loans or overdrafts when these may be hard to obtain, the Directory covers leasing and hire purchase, commercial mortgages, asset-based finance and invoice discounting and fact...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Capped Benefits For Families Who Dont Work

Mar 06, 2012

The Government’s victory in passing the Welfare Reform Bill, ensuring that no family can get more in benefits than the average working family earns, has been welcomed by Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon.Under the reforms, the benefit payments that a household on out of work benefits will be capped at £26,000 per year so that work always pays. Under Labour, households were able to receive up to £104,000 per year in Housing Benefit alone.Labour have opposed this fair cap on benefits, voting ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Makes Time For A Cuppa At The House Of Commons

Mar 05, 2012

Dementia UK’s Time for a Cuppa tea party at the House of Commons today received great support from MPs, key contacts from the health and social care sector and supporters of the charity.The purpose of the Time for a Cuppa event, hosted by Stephen Lloyd MP, was to raise awareness of dementia issues and the work of Dementia UK with a special focus on the Admiral Nursing DIRECT helpline and to build and strengthen relationships with key influencers.Justin Tomlinson MP said "Dementia is a growing co...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs WSPA Campaign To Tackle Urban Wildlife Crime

Mar 05, 2012

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, today joined other MPs at the launch of the WSPA’s ‘Cruelty in a Concrete Jungle’ campaign.The campaign aims to tackle wildlife crime in our towns and cities. Wildlife crime encompasses a variety of illegal activities, including: animal cruelty; smuggling protected species and their parts (eg: tortoises and ivory); illegally trading in endangered species; poisoning animals; disturbing or killing wild birds and taking protected plants from their natural environ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Supports World Book Day

Mar 01, 2012

Justin Tomlinson and South Swindon MP Robert Buckland at a WorldBook Day Event in ParliamentAs schools and libraries across the country celebrate World Book Day, North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson today pledged his support for the annual event.World Book Day is an annual celebration of books and reading, marked in over 100 countries around the globe and this year marks the 15th anniversary of it’s celebration in the UK. Over 14 million children across the country will receive free book tokens to ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Meets To Discuss Future Of Swindon Rail Services

Feb 29, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP examines investment plans for the line through SwindonJustin Tomlinson MP today met with First Group, whose operators include First Great Western, to discuss the future of the British rail network.The Total Politics roundtable discussion was an opportunity to discuss Swindon’s rail connections and the how the service could be improved going forward.Justin raised a number of issues surrounding Swindon’s rail links, including the high prices of fares, car parking facilities, ca...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs Which Big Switch Campaign To Save Money On Bills

Feb 28, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with 'Dragon' Hilary Devey at a Home Heat Helpline event in ParliamentNorth Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson today welcomed Which’s ‘Big Switch’ Campaign to save consumers money on their energy bills.The Big Switch aims to harness the buying power of thousands of consumers to secure a better deal on bills from the energy companies. By getting customers to sign up to the campaign, Which will then negotiate with the companies to secure a deal. Those that signed up then have ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Supports Campaign To Highlight Economic Contribution Of Pubs

Feb 28, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Andy Tighe of the British Beer and Pub AssociationJustin Tomlinson MP today attended an event hosted by the British Beer and Pub Association to highlight the economic contribution the brewing and pub industry makes up and down the country.In North Swindon alone, over 1500 jobs depend on brewing and pubs, which accounts for £20m of local wages and a contribution of over £30m to the local economy. Nationally these figures add up to nearly one million jobs and a £20bn contr...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Flood Prevention Work For Haydon Wick

Feb 23, 2012

Haydon Wick Cllr David Renard by Haydon Wick BrookNorth Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson today welcomed news from the Environment Agency that the clearance work has started for the construction of the Haydon Wick Flood Alleviaiton scheme.Haydon Wick has suffered from severe flooding over the last few years and following pressure from local MP Justin Tomlinson and Haydon Wick’s three local Conservative Councillors, Rex Barnett, David Renard and Claire Ellis, the Environment Agency is now acting to pro...