Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon

Justin Tomlinson MP Signs Meningitis Trust Petition To Help Meningitis Survivors

Justin Tomlinson MP Signs Meningitis Trust Petition To Help Meningitis Survivors

Justin Tomlinson MP signs the petition to provide child survivors of meningitis with assessmentsthroughout their educationJustin Tomlinson MP this week attended an event organised by the Meningitis Trust to mark the launch of their ‘Meningitis Changes Futures’ campaign.The campaign was launched following the release of new research that has revealed that children who survive meningitis are five times more likely to have speech and hearing problems, four times more likely to have mental health pr...

Justin Tomlinson MP Hosts Office Charity Breakfast For DEBRA

Justin Tomlinson MP Hosts Office Charity Breakfast For DEBRA

Justin Tomlinson MP and Robert Buckland MP with the Swindon teamJustin Tomlinson MP joined Robert Buckland MP, his South Swindon colleague, to host a charity 'Big Breakfast' in their Westminster office aid of DEBRA.  Everyone in the office brought in a part of the breakfast, with juice, pastries, bacon sandwiches, home made brioche and fruit.  The 'Big Breakfast' is an annual event organised by the charity to raise money for DEBRA's work to help children affected by EB. EB (E...

Justin Tomlinson MP Joins Mary Portas At Town Centre Meeting

Justin Tomlinson MP Joins Mary Portas At Town Centre Meeting

Justin Tomlinson MP with the 'Queen of Shops' Mary PortasJustin Tomlinson MP today joined retail guru Mary Portas at a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Town Centre.  The meeting was an opportunity for MPs to feed ideas and experiences from their own constituency town centres to Mary Portas for inclusion in her review on the future of our high streets.Commissioned by David Cameron and the Deputy Prime Minister, the independent  review aims to feed into the Government&#...

Justin Tomlinson MP Chairs Meeting Of All Party Parliamentary Group For Leisure

Justin Tomlinson MP Chairs Meeting Of All Party Parliamentary Group For Leisure

Justin Tomlinson MP at last year's opening of the new Harvester resturaunt in North SwindonJustin Tomlinson MP today hosted a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Leisure. The meeting focused on music and entertainment and was an opportunity to bring Group members around a table with legal experts and industry representatives to discuss issues surrounding music and entertainment events.Discussion focused on licensing laws and the proposed changes contained in Lord Clement-Jones’ ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Hosts Global Education Breakfast

Justin Tomlinson MP Hosts Global Education Breakfast

Justin Tomlinson MP and Claudia Winkleman at an Education for Girls event held earlier this yearJustin Tomlinson MP, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global Education for All, this week hosted a breakfast event in Parliament with the Global Partnership for Education.The event was an opportunity for the Global Partnership for Education to share their report ‘The Case For Investment 2011-14’ with MPs and Peers and for the APPG to promote its encourage MPs and Peers to join. ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Brushes Up On DIY Skills On A Visit To B&Q In Swindon

Justin Tomlinson MP Brushes Up On DIY Skills On A Visit To B&Q In Swindon

Justin Tomlinson MP with the B&Q Swindon team in the 'How To' CentreJustin Tomlinson MP today heard about diversity in business at a visit to B&Q in Swindon. With three store business models operating across the chain, the Swindon ‘Extra’ store is at the larger end of B&Q’s ‘warehouses’, offering a variety of extra services.Nationally, B&Q are harnessing new technologies to reach customers, using QR codes, scannable by smart phone, on leaflets and by products to link inst...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Intel In Swindon

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Intel In Swindon

Justin Tomlinson MP with (L to R) Peter Gibson (Intel, Global Public Policy), Tristan Wilkinson(Intel, Sales and Marketing), Danny Arati (Intel, Corporate Affairs Group),Graham MacDonald (Intel Global Public Policy)Justin Tomlinson MP today visited Intel’s Swindon base to meet with their public policy team. The team presented a broad overview of the structure of Intel as an organisation, its markets and its products. The meeting was a fantastic opportunity to discuss the key role of the Swindon ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Speaks At Business Breakfast

Justin Tomlinson MP Speaks At Business Breakfast

Justin Tomlinson speaking at a business event earlier in the yearJustin Tomlinson MP joined his South Swindon colleague Robert Buckland MP at a business breakfast organised by local businessmen.  Held at the Blunsdon House Hotel, the breakfast event was a great opportunity for a wide range of local businesses to raise concerns with their MPs and discuss ideas as to what would help their businesses grow.Discussion centred around business rates on empty property but also touched on aspects of plan...

Justin Tomlinson MP Hears Breast Cancer Voices On Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Justin Tomlinson MP Hears Breast Cancer Voices On Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Justin Tomlinson MP with Liz Carroll, Director of Policy and Research at Breast Cancer Care at the Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness EventJustin Tomlinson MP attended a Westminster reception to mark the UK’s second Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day and hear the concerns and experiences of women living with secondary breast cancer.Minister of State for Care Services Paul Burstow MP and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer Annette Brooke MP both spoke at the event, wh...

Justin Tomlinson MP Challenges MPs At Chess in Schools Event

Justin Tomlinson MP Challenges MPs At Chess in Schools Event

Justin Tomlinson MP with Garry Kasperov, former World Chess Champion at the chessin schools eventJustin Tomlinson MP revisited his days as school chess champion to take on today’s chess champions and other MPs at a parliamentary chess event organised by Rachel Reeves MP.  The event was in support of Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC), a charity that aims to get children in state and inner city schools playing chess and promote its educational and social benefits.CSC organise community chess ...