Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon

Swindon Groups Benefit From £380 Million Youth Investment Fund

Swindon Groups Benefit From £380 Million Youth Investment Fund

Three Swindon youth organisation are to benefit from part of the Government’s £380 million Youth Investment Fund. The Fund has been designed to create, improve and expand local youth facilities and services across the country, to support young people’s health, wellbeing and skills for work and life, no matter where they live. The funding will help to expand the reach and range of services on offer, meet demand and reduce running costs. It will be used to cover small-scale capital improvements su...

Swindon Advertiser Column - £15 Billion Package To Ease Cost Of Living Pressure

Swindon Advertiser Column - £15 Billion Package To Ease Cost Of Living Pressure

Yesterday, the Chancellor unveiled the Government’s Plan for a Stronger Economy. As residents will be aware, a series of recent global events have caused families and businesses to be hit with everyday price rises, and it is our priority to help the millions of families struggling with the cost of living. The last few years have been unprecedented: from a pandemic that has severely damaged the global economy; to a cost of living challenge now being felt across the world. As a result of economies...

Justin welcomes Chancellor’s £37 Billion Of Cost Of Living Support

Justin welcomes Chancellor’s £37 Billion Of Cost Of Living Support

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has welcomed an extra £15 billion package of support to help families across Swindon with rising costs and their energy bills – ramping up direct Government support to a huge £37 billion package of cost of living support. Due to a series of global forces, families and businesses are being hit with everyday price rises – to tackle these price rises the Conservative Government have outlined their priority to help the millions of families struggling with the cost o...

Government Announces Plans To Put Victims Back At The Centre Of Justice System

Government Announces Plans To Put Victims Back At The Centre Of Justice System

Draft legislation published today by the Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab will pave the way for the first ever Victims’ Law – putting their needs and voices firmly at the heart of the justice system. It will see victims’ views sought at regular points during their case, with greater accountability placed on agencies such as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and police for the service they provide to them. Victims will also be given clearer routes of redress if they do not receive the support...

Government Announces Plans For Fundamental Shift In Children’s Social Care

Government Announces Plans For Fundamental Shift In Children’s Social Care

Vulnerable children and families in England will be better supported by a fundamental shift in how children’s social care services are delivered, guided by the findings of an independent review of children’s social care published today. The government is setting out initial new measures in response to recommendations set out in Josh MacAlister’s independent review of children’s social care, which looked at how children and their families interact with the care system and how it can be improved. ...

Swindon Advertiser Column - New GP Surgery Huge Boost For Tadpole Garden Village

Swindon Advertiser Column - New GP Surgery Huge Boost For Tadpole Garden Village

Alongside Cllr Steve Heyes and the newly-elected Cllr Jake Chandler, I was pleased to cut the ribbon for the eagerly anticipated Tadpole Garden Village GP Surgery this week. On the northern edge of the town, in the newly developed Tadpole Garden Village, the new GP surgery will open its doors on Monday 16th May following a year-long construction project. The new practice already has 4000 new patients signed up but has space for up to 8,500 patients who live across Tadpole Garden Village, St And...

£300 Million To Cut Youth Crime And Make Streets Safer

£300 Million To Cut Youth Crime And Make Streets Safer

Thousands of troubled children and teenagers teetering on the edge of crime will be put back on the right track thanks to the largest youth justice funding boost in a generation – cutting crime and making streets safer. Around 80 percent of prolific adult offenders begin committing crimes as children, and the estimated cost of late intervention to the economy is nearly £17 billion per year. That’s why the government is making the biggest investment in a generation – worth £300 million over the n...

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson Welcomes Disability Employment Milestone

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson Welcomes Disability Employment Milestone

North Swindon MP, and former Minister of State for Disabled People, Health & Work, has welcomed news that the Government has reached its target of getting 1 million more disabled people into work by 2027. As part of the 2017 election manifesto, the Government outlined a 10-year employment goal to break down barriers for disabled people and build more diverse and inclusive workforces. The latest figures from the Office Of National Statistics show the number of disabled people in employment ha...

Justin Opens New Tadpole Garden Village GP Surgery

Justin Opens New Tadpole Garden Village GP Surgery

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has opened the eagerly anticipated new GP Surgery at Tadpole Garden Village. Tadpole Surgery, located on the northern edge of the town in the newly developed Tadpole Garden Village, will open its doors on Monday 16 May following a year-long construction project. The new practice, which has space on its books for up to 8,500 patients, will offer a more local GP service to people living in one of the fastest growing areas of Swindon. Eleven clinicians, as well a...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Overwhelmed With Happiness To Welcome Little Clemmie

Swindon Advertiser Column - Overwhelmed With Happiness To Welcome Little Clemmie

On Sunday, Kate and I were overwhelmed with happiness to welcome Clemmie Elizabeth Tomlinson to our family. I am in awe of Kate as Clemmie was delivered just 4 minutes after we arrived at the GWH, with only 2 paracetamols for pain relief! We are very grateful for Maria and her team who delivered Clemmie safely, far better than I would have had we been either stuck in traffic or not able to find nearby parking! We are thrilled that Margot is very much enjoying a big sister and has been very k...