News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Organises Public Meeting On Proposed Changes To Highworth Post Office

Sep 19, 2014

Local MP Justin Tomlinson organised and spoke at a public meeting at Hanover House in Highworth alongside representatives of the Royal Mail, the local postmaster and local Town & Borough Councillors. They were there to discuss with local residents the imminent plans to move the Post Office in Highworth.Everybody at the meeting sympathised with the fact that the Post Office was no longer financially viable in its current location on the High Street. But residents had concerns in regard to wh...

Justin Welcomes No Vote In Scottish Referendum & Increased Powers For England Pledge

Sep 19, 2014

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, has welcomed the news that the people of Scotland have voted to remain a part of the United Kingdom, and backed the Prime Minister's announcement to offer greater power to English, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs to govern their respective countries affairsScotland ‎definitively backed remaining a part of the United Kingdom by a margin of just over 8%.NO Votes – 2,001,926 (54%)YES Votes – 1,617,989 (46%)Following the result the Conservative Prime Minister, David ...

North Swindon MP Celebrates Century Success For Outset

Sep 19, 2014

Justin Tomlinson MP joined forces with Mayor of Swindon, Cllr. Teresa Page, to celebrate the creation of over 100 new businesses in the town with the support of the Outset Swindon service. Outset Swindon is a not-for-profit initiative delivering the multi-award winning Outset service that offers enterprise coaching, personal development and business start-up training to individuals. To date, Outset has enabled the creation of over 3,000 businesses across the UK. The programme supports individu...

Local MP Helps St Francis School To Pass Parliamentary Bill

Sep 19, 2014

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, visited St Francis Church of England Primary School to give the juniors the opportunity to pass their own Parliamentary School Bill as part of a fun assembly to explain how Parliament works.Students chose sports provision in schools as a topic and brought forward a Parliamentary Bill based on increasing the hours spent playing sport in school.One side of the room became the House of Commons, the other side the House of Lords. The Bill, carried by the nominated...

Justin Welcomes South West Business Expo To Swindon

Sep 19, 2014

Justin Tomlinson MP supported the South West Business Expo this week at the Swindon Steam Museum. The Business Expo is a travelling business show that allows local businesses to attend and showcase their company in order to help it grow and develop.As a Small Business Ambassador for the Conservative Party, Justin was pleased to see a number of familiar faces as local businesses and charities from Swindon attended the event alongside companies from elsewhere in the South West.Justin Tomlinson MP ...

Local MPs Welcome Latest Fall In Unemployment

Sep 17, 2014

Local MPs, Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland, have welcomed the news that unemployment and youth unemployment across Swindon has fallen dramatically since the General Election.Data released today by the Office for National Statistics shows that unemployment across the two constituencies which cover Swindon is down by 34.8% since May 2010 and youth unemployment has fallen by around 37.4%. Month-on-month data and annual statistics continue to show falls in the level of unemployment across the t...

Justin Addresses Local Retailers At InSwindon Business Breakfast

Sep 17, 2014

Local MP, Justin Tomlinson, was the guest speaker at the recent Business Breakfast hosted by InSwindon. InSwindon is a Business Improvement District company that is responsible for managing the town centre. They established in Swindon in 2007 and their membership consists of local businesses and high street retailers within the town centre area.Justin spoke to business representatives at the MECA entertainment venue where the breakfast was held. Speaking about the importance of the town centre, ...

Back Of The Net As Local MP Supports FA Skills Programme

Sep 17, 2014

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, joined former England and midfielder Sir Trevor Brooking in Parliament to celebrate the success of FA Skills; the FA's flagship coaching programme for 5 to 11 year olds.FA Skills is free to Primary Schools with funding from The FA, from the National Lottery and the government through Sport England. In 2013 FA Skills became the only programme delivered by a governing sports body to be endorsed by the Association of PE with an accreditation for supporting teache...

Justin & Robert 'Wear It Pink' For Breast Cancer Research

Sep 14, 2014

Justin Tomlinson MP & Robert Buckland MP have joined the fight against breast cancer by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s flagship fundraiser, wear it pink day. The theme of wear it pink this year is to ‘look good, do good’ in support of breast cancer research. On Friday 24 October people across the country will come together to find fun and stylish ways to wear pink in the office, at home or at school. Donations raised by this year’s fashion inspired event will go to Breast Cancer C...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 12th September

Sep 12, 2014

Facebook has quickly become one of the mainstream methods of communication for people across the world. The UK itself has 34 million active users. As a PPS, I was lucky enough to be invited for a personal tour of its very impressive offices which even included free pick'n'mix and cake stands and coffee shops on every floor – not what I normally see on an office tour! To build on the Government's increasingly supportive pro-business environment, Facebook is keen to demonstrate that they are a cru...