Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon

Swindon Advertiser Column - New Measures to Tackle Teenage Vaping

Swindon Advertiser Column - New Measures to Tackle Teenage Vaping

This week saw the government announce new measures to tackle the marketing and illegal sale of vapes to children. Selling vaping products to under-18s is of course, illegal; however, firms have been using loopholes to market cheap, colourful, vapes to children. This has led to a rise in teenagers taking up vaping. As such, the government has announced new measures to tackle this, including by preventing retailers offering free vape samples to children, adding lessons on the health risks of vape...

Justin Welcomes Cornerstone Art Café To The Community Office

Justin Welcomes Cornerstone Art Café To The Community Office

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson welcomed the Cornerstone Art Cafe to the Community Office for one of its regular meetings. The Art Cafe meets every month and sees members of the local community come together to socialise and work on various arts and crafts. A number of different art skills were on show, including sketching, painting and crochet. Justin joined them for a cup of tea and a chat, and heard about their plans to expand to the Blunsdon Community Shop. He said: "It was great t...

Swindon Advertiser Column - New Law Will Allow Parents To More Easily Stay With Their Sick Child

Swindon Advertiser Column - New Law Will Allow Parents To More Easily Stay With Their Sick Child

As the father of two young daughters, I know the worry and anxiety becoming a parent brings. However, I can’t imagine the worry and anxiety for those parents whose new-born babies are seriously ill. Parents whose child requires an extended stay hospital often must choose between going back to work or staying with their child while they are in hospital. Parents who opt to stay with the child may then have to take unpaid leave, finding themselves in a difficult financial situation. To tackle thi...

Justin and Robert Write To BBC Director General Regarding Changed To Local Radio

Justin and Robert Write To BBC Director General Regarding Changed To Local Radio

Swindon MPs have writtn to BBC Director General Tim Davie to express their concerns with planned changed to local radio coverage. The propsed pland would see local coverage replaced by more regional coverage, and there are concerns that this would lead to it becoming less relevant to Swindon and affect the number of people listening to local radio stations, such as BBC Radio Wiltshire.

Justin Tomlinson MP welcomes News That Swindon School Set To Benefit From Government’s £450 Million Funding For School Buildings

Justin Tomlinson MP welcomes News That Swindon School Set To Benefit From Government’s £450 Million Funding For School Buildings

• The Conservative Government is investing over £450 million in extra funding to improve school buildings, with over 1,000 projects receiving new investment to deliver safe, well-maintained facilities that support a high-quality education for pupils. • 859 academies, sixth form colleges and voluntary aided schools are set to benefit from the latest round of funding from the Government’s Condition Improvement Fund. North Swindon MP has welcomed news that Eastrop Infant School in Highworth is set ...

Justin Highlights Dangers Of Concussion In Sport

Justin Highlights Dangers Of Concussion In Sport

North Swindon MP attended the launch of the first ever Concussion in Sports Guidelines in Parliament last week - hosted by Love of the Game. The event aimed to increase awareness of the dangers accociated with sport, and how they can be minimised. Players, parents, coaches, teachers and administrators are asked to familiarise themselves with the necessary steps to: RECOGNISE the signs of concussion; REMOVE anyone suspected of being concussed immediately and; RETURN safely to daily activity, edu...

Justin Attend Literacy Leaders Event

Justin Attend Literacy Leaders Event

North Swidon MP visited the National Literacy Trust's Literacy Leaders event in Parliament to hear more about its work supporting community initiatives which drive up literacy rates at a local level. In Swindon we have the fantastic Swindon Stories, which works with local schools, nurseries, libraries and businesses to make reading and writing a priority for everyone in the town. Reading and writing is vital to improving outcomes for young people, so it is incredibly positive news that the UK wa...

Swindon MPs Visit The Open Door Centre

Swindon MPs Visit The Open Door Centre

Swindon MPs & Rt Hon Robert Buckland KC MP had a great time joining our friends at the The Open Door Centre (Swindon & District) - a fantastic local charity. They enjoyed very enjoyable Q&A and an opportunity to discuss their exciting future plans

Swindon Advertiser Column - Reading Success Good News For Children

Swindon Advertiser Column - Reading Success Good News For Children

One of the best things we can pass on to our children is a love of reading with studies have shown that reading is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success. I was therefore delighted to hear this week that Primary School pupils in the UK are now ranked 4th in the world for reading, a significant improvement. Throughout my time as a Councillor and as the MP, I have been a strong advocate for literacy & reading and making sure that every child has the opportunity to learn to ...

Justin Meets Highworth Warneford Pupils As They Plan An Inclusive Sports Day

Justin Meets Highworth Warneford Pupils As They Plan An Inclusive Sports Day

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson visited Highworth Warneford School to hear about an exciting new project being run by four of its students. Warneford pupils, Lucas, Perrin, Mason and Lucas have worked together with the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust and the AQA Unlocking Potential project to organise an inclusive sports day at Uplands School. The four students were selected to take part in the project, and for the last few weeks have worked hard to plan a sports day for young people with disabiliti...