News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Discusses Help For Amateur Sports Clubs

Nov 24, 2011

Sports supporter Justin Tomlinson MP in action in a Parliamentary charityfootball matchJustin Tomlinson MP today met with the Sport and Recreation Alliance to discuss issues surrounding sport in the community and amateur sports clubs.The Sport and Recreation Alliance is an organisation made up of the governing bodies of sport and recreation across the UK. It exists to promote the work of these sporting and recreation groups as well as highlighting the problems they encounter. The meeting focused...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Funding For Council Tax Freeze

Nov 24, 2011

Justin Tomlison MP with Leader of Swindon Borough Council, Rod BluhJustin Tomlinson MP welcomed the news from Bob Neill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government, that Swindon residents could save up to £139 thanks to the Government’s funding for a Council Tax freeze.The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, last month announced new support for local authorities to help them freeze council tax next year.The Government has set aside a...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Extra Capacity On Rail Services Through Swindon

Nov 22, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP surveys plans to improve the line between Bristol and Londonthrough Swindon First Great Western have this morning announced a significant increase in the number of carriages on trains serving Swindon. The company will be adding an extra Standard Class carriage on 18 High Speed Trains that currently run with seven passenger carriages.This will mean an additional 750 Standard Class seats across the peak (morning and evening) for Swindon.We should start to see all these changes...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs Trading Standards Camapign - Good Sports Don't Fake It

Nov 22, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP at a Citizens Advice event earlier in the yearTrading standards officers in Swindon are urging consumers to check, double check and check again to stay safe from fraudsters exploiting one of the country’s favourite pastimes – sports.The drive is part of the annual National Consumer Week taking place 21 – 25 November 2011, backed by Olympian Tessa Sanderson and consumer organisations Citizens Advice and UK ECC. The theme this year is Good Sports Don’t Fake It.Olympic gold meda...

Justin Tomlinson MP Attends Performers' Alliance Event

Nov 22, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP and fiancee Jo Wheeler with Outnumbered star Claire SkinnerJustin Tomlinson MP attended a parliamentary reception hosted by the Performers' Alliance Group, a parliamentary pressure group that aims to raise the profile of performers issues amongst Parliamentarians.The event was an excellent opportunity for MPs and Peers to mingle among actors and atrists from the stage, the big screen and the small screen to discuss issues of current concern to this industry. Such topics ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Lays Wreath On Remembrance Sunday

Nov 15, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP and Robert Buckland MP lay their wreathsAs communities up and down the country paused to remember their dead, Justin Tomlinson MP and his South Swindon colleague Robert Buckland joined dignitaries, veterans and the community to pay their respects in Swindon town centre.Justin laid a wreath of poppies at the war memorial to commemorate all those who have given their lives in the service of their country.Justin Tomlinson MP said “We all owe our fallen heroes a huge debt of grat...

Justin Tomlinson Celebrates Local Apprentice Success At McDonalds Apprentices Event

Nov 15, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP and fiancee Jo Wheeler with Swindon franchise holder Paul Booth Justin Tomlinson MP today attended a celebration event at the De Vere Hotel hosted by McDonalds to mark 10 years of business in Swindon and to recognise the first 20 local staff who have passed through their 'invest in local people' apprenticeship programme.Justin presented the apprentices with their certificates alongside local McDonalds franchisee Paul Booth.The evening also recognised those staff who p...

Justin Tomlinson MP Urges Residents To Winter-Proof Their Homes And Cut Their Energy Costs

Nov 10, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP at the British Gas “Getting ready for Winter” eventWith the costs of food, clothing, and energy all on the increase, Justin Tomlinson MP is calling on fellow North Swindon residents to winter-proof their homes and their finances to keep energy costs down.Currently, around £1 of every £4 spent on heating our homes is wasted because of a lack of adequate insulation. And with over 6 million cavity walls unfilled, and 10 million lofts left unlagged, huge amounts of money is being...

Justin Tomlinson MP Speaks On Childhood Obesity In Parliamentary Debate

Nov 10, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP at a MEND Parliamentary event,representing over 20,000 families who have benefitted from the healthy lifestyle club.With one in three children overweight and 85% of those going on to be obese in adulthood, Justin Tomlinson MP today spoke about the steps we can take to tackle obesity in children in a Parliamentary debate on obesity. Speaking in the Wetminster Hall debate Justin focused on four main topics: planning, food, sport and youth provision."Open and accessible spaces ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Swindon's Inclusion On Olympic Torch Route

Nov 07, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP with the Olympic Torch at a 2010 event in WestminsterThe torch will be carried through the town by local torchbearers on Wednesday 23rd May 2012. The torchbearers will be chosen based on their inspiring stories and achievements and all applicants will find out if they are one of the lucky few in early December. The aim is to find young people with passion in areas like sport, music, dance, their communities and the environment to carry the torch and share their zeal with thei...