News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Visits New Greenbridge Housing Development

Sep 07, 2021

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson was delighted to visit the ribbon cutting ceremony at Keepmoat Homes’ Greenbridge site earlier this week to mark the conclusion of the first stage of housebuilding on the site. Keepmoat Homes is building a range of two, three, and four bedroom homes, with the first residents set to move in next month. Justin spoke with the team at Keepmoat Homes on a range of topics, including issues in the sector, material procurement, and the current situation in the housing ...

Justin Congratulates Team GB On A Fantastic Paralympic Performance

Sep 05, 2021

North Swindon MP and Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson has praised Team GB Paralympians after an incredible performance at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Team GB Finished 2nd on the medals table with 124 medals – 41 gold, 38 silver and 45 bronze. The strong performance saw GB Paralympians win medals in a greater range of sports than any other country has before. A number of experienced GB Paralympians continued to build on their incredible careers, such as Dame Sarah Storey, who won h...

Justin Comments On The Government’s Latest Consultation on Tackling Plastic Waste

Sep 03, 2021

The Government recently announced the UK’s latest steps in the war to end plastic waste, which included one of the most important public consultations on the topic ever. Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon has been outlining his support for new measures that protect the natural environment and wildlife from single-use plastic waste. The impact of plastic waste or plastic pollution is hard to understate. It is estimated that each person uses a staggering 18 single-use plastic plates and 37 sin...

Justin Meets Paralympic Medallist Piers Gilliver

Sep 03, 2021

North Swindon MP, and Minister for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson celebrated Team GB’s Paralympic success by meeting wheelchair fencer Piers Gilliver – who returned from Tokyo with three medals. Piers put in an impressive performance in Tokyo, winning a full house of medals – gold, silver and bronze, contributing to the 9 medals won between GB’s three-man wheelchair fencing team. Justin met Piers as part of a visit to the University of Bath’s sports village, where the wheelchair fencing tea...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Talent Spotting And Development Key To Paralympic Success

Sep 03, 2021

The GB Paralympic Team have continued to bring home the medals – sitting second in the medals tables with 96 medals. Yesterday I had the great pleasure of meeting one such medallist, wheelchair fencer Piers Gilliver. Between them, the three GB Paralympic wheelchair fencers have won a very impressive 9 medals- with Piers securing a full house of gold, silver and bronze, to add to the two silver medals he won at Rio in 2016. In my role as the Minister for Disabled People, I visited the Team Bath ...

Pattern Church Gets Thumbs Up From Local MP

Sep 03, 2021

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson visited the new Pattern Church on Penzance Drive to learn about their work in the community and their experiences of opening during the coronavirus pandemic. The building which was formerly the Pattern Store building at the heart of the Swindon Railway Works was taken over by the group and launched in time for December 2018, and has been establishing itself in the community ever since. The team at the Pattern Church is led by Reverend Joel Sales. After being gi...

Justin Welcomes Huge Boost To Tutoring Funding To Benefit 6 Million Pupils

Sep 02, 2021

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson has praised the latest announcements from the Department for Education that schools will have greater flexibility to offer additional 15-hour tutoring courses in schools. In a major expansion of the National Tutoring Programme, the increase is expected to reach up to six million pupils across the UK in total over the next three years, and make sure students that need it receive quality catch up support. The National Tutoring programme is backed by more than £1...

North Swindon MP Praises Holiday Activities & Food Programme At Local Sports Camp

Sep 01, 2021

Justin Tomlinson MP has visited the ever-popular Draycott’s Sports Camp at Oakhurst Primary School, where their summer camp is in full swing, providing childcare whilst promoting healthy & active lifestyles. The mood was buoyant as the children had been taking part in activities inspired by the Tokyo Olympics, including the Gymnastics bar. This year Draycott’s is also taking part in the Government’s Holiday Activities & Food Programme, which aims to provide healthy food and enriching a...

Justin Tomlinson Work Experience Programme – A Big Success

Sep 01, 2021

This summer, Justin Tomlinson’s office held over five weeks of work experience programmes, offering insights into the life of an MP and their staff. There were a variety of age-ranges attending, overseen by former participant, Karigan Neighbour, who returned to instil the same interest and passion for politics that she had gained during the summer of 2016! Each group engaged passionately on debate topics that they had selected, ranging from greater environmentalism to encouraging youth engageme...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Work Experience Programme A Lively Success

Aug 27, 2021

Sadly, we are now approaching the end of the summer. This signals the return of children to schools, along with the end of my summer work experience programme, which runs throughout the summer holidays. The programme sees groups of young people, mainly aged between 16-18, join my office for a week. The goal of this programme is for the participants to experience life in an MP’s office and better understand the work of an MP. It is a very popular programme, and this year we have had 6 people a w...