News - Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon MP Encourages Local Residents To Support Charity Fundraiser

Jan 13, 2016

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson, who is also the Minister for Disabled People, has encouraged local residents to get their glad rags on and come along to support Phabkids. Justin will be speaking at the event where there will be a 3-course meal and entertainment – all in order to raise money for this fantastic charity.Phabkids is a registered charity that was established 60 years ago to encourage and support youngsters with a range of disabilities and complex needs, enabling them to experience...

Justin Highlights Positive Impact Of Universal Credit

Jan 08, 2016

Let me take you back in time to 2010 – when we inherited a welfare system on the brink of collapse. It wasn’t supporting people into work – in fact, quite often it did exactly the opposite. The Labour government shamefully and complacently presided over a system that abandoned people to the sidelines of society – left them languishing on benefits with little or no incentives to work, let alone to progress in work. The system had become so distorted, and so complex, that it all too often firmly s...

Local MP Thanks Shoppers For Generosity During Charity Bag-Pack

Jan 07, 2016

A big thank you to the very generous shoppers at Waitrose who donated to the Swindon Stroke Support Group at their annual bag-packing fundraiser.Justin Tomlinson MP joined volunteers to help pack the bags of local shoppers to help raise funds for the Swindon Stroke Support Group. He commented, “I was delighted to yet again join the volunteers at Waitrose to help pack bags. People were as generous as ever and being right before Christmas, there were certainly a lot of sprouts and Turkeys for us t...

Justin Takes A Look Back At 2015

Jan 04, 2016

2015 has certainly been a whirlwind year. It kick-started with the General Election campaign which saw a tempestuous few months as David Cameron and Ed Miliband fought for the keys to Number 10.Of course the campaign culminated in early May where I was ecstatic to be re-elected with a 11,786 majority. It had been a long and arduous time for both myself and my fantastic campaign team, but we were completely overwhelmed by the kind support we received from local residents. I was incredibly proud t...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 18th December

Dec 18, 2015

It was lift off for Major Tim this week as the former Wiltshire resident blasted off into space and became the first British astronaut to board the International Space Station.The former Army aviator and helicopter pilot left the space base in Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a six hour trip to the Space Station. He will be spending an intense six months developing software that will monitor the mental well-being of astronauts who spend long periods of time in space – something particularly important a...

North Swindon MP Welcomes New £1million Investment At Edmont Opening

Dec 18, 2015

Local MP Justin Tomlinson was on hand to open the new Edmont joinery factory in Upper Stratton, a new £1 million investment which is set to increase production and create more jobs.This £1m plus investment in a 9,000 sq ft new building and associated machinery will increase Edmont’s joinery production by over 50% adding further employment to the current 100+ Swindon workforce, and the business’s £20m+ annual turnover. In addition to the directly employed workforce, the company supports numerous ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Delivers For North Swindon

Dec 18, 2015

It was an early start for local MP Justin Tomlinson has he made his annual visit to the Royal Mail sorting office in Dorcan to thank staff for their hard work over the busy Christmas period.Over the period, Royal Mail staff are expected to process more than three million items of post across the Country, with many delivery offices taking on extra staff to deal with the demand. Justin was given the opportunity to see the high number of letters and parcels being sorted ready for delivery.Justin To...

Local MP Welcomes Yet More Positive News On Employment

Dec 17, 2015

Justin Tomlinson MP has welcomed new figures today showing 224,000 more people in work across the South West since the last Labour Government and a record level of employment across the UK as a whole – with over 2.2 million more people enjoying the security of a job than in 2010.In North Swindon the number of people claiming out of work benefits has fallen by 1,318 - a 59% per cent drop – since 2010.The figures also show that average pay is up 2.4% while inflation is close to flat. This means wo...

North Swindon MP Joins Swindon Stroke Support Group For Christmas Party

Dec 15, 2015

It was a dash back to Swindon from Parliament on Thursday night for North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson, as he joined members of the Swindon Stroke Support Group for their annual Christmas Party at the Stratton Methodist Church on Ermin Street.Justin has long been a supporter and fundraiser for the Stroke group which goes to fantastic lengths to support those who have suffered from strokes, as well as their relatives. They provide weekly social evenings which involve a chat, tea and biscuits; a ga...

Justin Welcomes Haydon Wick Students Approval Of School Sports Bill

Dec 15, 2015

Local MP Justin Tomlinson has delivered another one of his parliamentary-special school assemblies this week, this time at Haydon Wick Primary School.Justin joined the whole school for their assembly where he divided the whole room into two sections – with half of the pupils acting as MPs in the House of Commons, and the second half acting as Lords & Baronesses in the House of Lords. Stickers were distributed to distinguish between the two and there was much excitement as pupils debated the ...