News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs WSPA Campaign To Tackle Urban Wildlife Crime

Mar 05, 2012

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, today joined other MPs at the launch of the WSPA’s ‘Cruelty in a Concrete Jungle’ campaign.The campaign aims to tackle wildlife crime in our towns and cities. Wildlife crime encompasses a variety of illegal activities, including: animal cruelty; smuggling protected species and their parts (eg: tortoises and ivory); illegally trading in endangered species; poisoning animals; disturbing or killing wild birds and taking protected plants from their natural environ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Supports World Book Day

Mar 01, 2012

Justin Tomlinson and South Swindon MP Robert Buckland at a WorldBook Day Event in ParliamentAs schools and libraries across the country celebrate World Book Day, North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson today pledged his support for the annual event.World Book Day is an annual celebration of books and reading, marked in over 100 countries around the globe and this year marks the 15th anniversary of it’s celebration in the UK. Over 14 million children across the country will receive free book tokens to ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Meets To Discuss Future Of Swindon Rail Services

Feb 29, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP examines investment plans for the line through SwindonJustin Tomlinson MP today met with First Group, whose operators include First Great Western, to discuss the future of the British rail network.The Total Politics roundtable discussion was an opportunity to discuss Swindon’s rail connections and the how the service could be improved going forward.Justin raised a number of issues surrounding Swindon’s rail links, including the high prices of fares, car parking facilities, ca...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs Which Big Switch Campaign To Save Money On Bills

Feb 28, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with 'Dragon' Hilary Devey at a Home Heat Helpline event in ParliamentNorth Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson today welcomed Which’s ‘Big Switch’ Campaign to save consumers money on their energy bills.The Big Switch aims to harness the buying power of thousands of consumers to secure a better deal on bills from the energy companies. By getting customers to sign up to the campaign, Which will then negotiate with the companies to secure a deal. Those that signed up then have ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Supports Campaign To Highlight Economic Contribution Of Pubs

Feb 28, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Andy Tighe of the British Beer and Pub AssociationJustin Tomlinson MP today attended an event hosted by the British Beer and Pub Association to highlight the economic contribution the brewing and pub industry makes up and down the country.In North Swindon alone, over 1500 jobs depend on brewing and pubs, which accounts for £20m of local wages and a contribution of over £30m to the local economy. Nationally these figures add up to nearly one million jobs and a £20bn contr...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Flood Prevention Work For Haydon Wick

Feb 23, 2012

Haydon Wick Cllr David Renard by Haydon Wick BrookNorth Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson today welcomed news from the Environment Agency that the clearance work has started for the construction of the Haydon Wick Flood Alleviaiton scheme.Haydon Wick has suffered from severe flooding over the last few years and following pressure from local MP Justin Tomlinson and Haydon Wick’s three local Conservative Councillors, Rex Barnett, David Renard and Claire Ellis, the Environment Agency is now acting to pro...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs Campaign For Child Cycling Safety

Feb 22, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP has today supported calls by the Bicycle Helmet trust Initiative (BHIT) about the need to highlight the difference cycling helmets can make in the event of an accident, especially amongst children.Children account for more than a third of all cyclist hospital admissions and child cyclists are 23 times more likely to be admitted to hospital than child pedestrians. With more and more children being encouraged to cycle to school, it is important cycling safety and the benefits o...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Swindon Life-Saving SALVE Project

Feb 21, 2012

As the Swindon SALVE Project hold their inaugural meeting, Justin Tomlinson MP today declared his support for this fantastic initiative.The aims of the SALVE (Save A Live by Volunteers in Emergencies) project are as follows:1 To educate all children of Year 10 in the Borough of Swindon in how to recognize a cardiac arrest or heart attack and how to administer life-saving CPR.2 To coordinate and investigate the administration, location and maintenance of community-based AEDs (Automatic ExternalDe...

Justin Tomlinson MP Calls On Swindon To Wear Red To Combat Heart Disease

Feb 21, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP and Robert Buckland MP (South Swindon) supportingNational Wear Red Day this FridayFebruary is National Heart Month and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Justin Tomlinson MP are asking the people of Swindon to join National Wear Red Day on Friday 24 February 2012 and to follow the BEAT code for simple steps to a healthier heart.In National Heart Month, the BHF encourages people across the UK to think about their own hearts and the hearts of those around them. The nation’s...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Government Housing Support for Service Personnel

Feb 20, 2012

Following the General Election, the Government made a commitment to help service personnel get the housing they need and deserve. After a successful summit on the issue with key players, the Government is delivering on that commitment, ensuring that serving and ex-service personnel receive top priority for housing help by:Placing members of the Armed Forces at the top of the priority list for Government-funded home ownership schemes.Consulting on plans to change the law so that former personnel ...