News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Stratton Scouts Face Dragon MP In Entrepreneur Event

Jan 30, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with fellow dragons Jo Wheeler and Tony KilburnTeams from Stratton St Margaret 1st Scouts today faced ‘Dragons’ North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson and his fiancée Jo Wheeler.The Scouts had been working towards their entrepreneurial badge, a six week project in which they have to research, plan and then execute a business idea. The Dragons Den event was an opportunity for the teams to pitch to Dragons Justin, Jo and scout leader Tony Kilburn for extra funding to help their busi...

Young Campaigners Video Impresses North Swindon MP

Jan 30, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Saaria and Aneela AhmedJustin Tomlinson MP today met with Swindon teenagers Aneela and Saaria Ahmed to discuss how he can help promote a film they have made.Aneela and Saaria sit on an advisory group of young people from Young NCB, the National Children’s Bureau’s young people’s network. With the help of the BBC, they have made a short film that highlights how young people are often misrepresented by the media and challenges the watcher to examine their perceptions of th...

Justin Tomlinson MP Joins Local Curry House To Celebrate Tiffin Cup Award

Jan 30, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP presents The Curry Place owner Mr Ali with the awardNorth Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson will be presenting an award to a local Indian Restaurant which has been judged as one of the best in the region.The Curry Place in Rodbourne Road was Highly Commended in the 2011 Tiffin Cup after being nominated by Justin in the prestigious national competition.The Tiffin Cup is an annual British competition run by the Tiffin Club to find the best South Asian restaurant in the United Kingdom...

Justin Tomlinson MP Champions Role Of Sport's Coaches At Sports Coach UK Event

Jan 25, 2012

Footballer John Barnes in action coaching youngsters at the Swindon Football Festivallast yearNorth Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson says excellent coaching has a key role to play in boosting sporting participation in the UK – a key legacy aim of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.Justin said: “Having the right coaches with the right qualifications in the right places increases the number of people who participate and stay in sport - and improves performances.”Justin was speaking following a Westminst...

Justin Tomlinson MP Urges Young People To Show Parliament What Law They Would Make

Jan 25, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Swindon Academy students at a Local Democracy Week event last yearJustin Tomlinson MP today called form Swindon’s young people aged 11-16 to get engaged in the democratic process by entering Lights, Camera, Parliament!, a free film competition run by Parliament’s Education Service. The competition invites young people to make a three minute film telling Parliament what law they would make.The popular competition now in its second year has seen previous entrants propose...

Justin Tomlinson MP Continues Campaign To See Emergency Life Saving Skills Taught In Schools

Jan 25, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP today met the British Heart Foundation to discuss his continued campaign to see emergency life-saving skills taught in schools.There are 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the UK each year and only one in twelve will survive. For every minute that passes in cardiac arrest, the patient’s chance of survival falls by 10%. However, if immediate CPR—cardiopulmonary resuscitation—is given, survival rates increase threefold. In Seattle, all young people are trained in these...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Governments New Business In You Campaign

Jan 24, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP visits local business Bloomfields Fine Foods in HighworthJustin Tomlinson MP today welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister, David Cameron, of a major new nationwide year-long campaign to highlight the support available to start-ups and smaller growing businesses.Working closely with the private sector, the ‘Business In You’ campaign aims to inspire people to realise their business dreams and ambitions. With the Olympics only months away, 2012 is a unique opportunity for B...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Launch Of Single Non-Emergency 101 Police Number

Jan 23, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP at a local Police Point in North Swindon last yearIn 2010, the British Crime Survey found that only 54 per cent of the public know how to contact their local police if they want to talk to them about policing, crime or anti-social behaviour.Now, a single non-emergency 101 number has been rolled out to police forces across England and Wales to help the public to access the police when they need them. Already the number has taken more than two and a half million calls.101 will ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Supports Call To End Animal Testing For Cosmetics

Jan 23, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP signs up to end animal testing for cosmetics by 2013Justin Tomlinson MP is joining the BUAV in marking the first anniversary of the No Cruel Cosmetics campaign to end animal testing for toiletries and cosmetic products sold in the EU.Despite UK and EU bans on animal testing for cosmetics, products can still be tested on animals in other parts of the world and then imported and sold in the EU. A marketing ban which would end this cruelty is due to come into effect in 2013. How...

Justin Tomlinson MP Urges Local Charities To Take Advantage Of Text Donations

Jan 19, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with volunteers from the Clivey Project, one of the Swindoncharities that already takes advatage of the serviceJustin Tomlinson MP today urged local charities in Swindon to take advantage of text donations by using the JustTextGiving serviceThe JustTextGiving service was developed by Vodafone on a non-for-profit basis and allows charities and individuals to raise money via text message, providing a free, swift and convenient means of fundraising.The service is free to set up,...