Justin Tomlinson MP

Justin Tomlinson MP

MP For North Swindon

Swindon Advertiser Column - Proud To Welcome PM To Swindon

Swindon Advertiser Column - Proud To Welcome PM To Swindon

The official groundbreaking ceremony for the £900 million Panattoni site took place this week, with the Prime Minister in attendance to put the spade in the ground. I was incredibly proud to welcome the Prime Minister to see this highly ambitious project – which will see the site become one of the largest brownfield redevelopment sites in the UK. He was right to recognise the benefits that the site will bring Swindon, and the strong economic background which is encouraging investment in Swindon ...

Justin Joins Kingsdown School Girls For Biggest Ever Football Session

Justin Joins Kingsdown School Girls For Biggest Ever Football Session

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson joined girls from Kingsdown School as they took part in the FA’s biggest ever football session. Over 465,000 girls from 5000 schools across England took part in a lunchtime football session as part of the FA’s Let Her Play Campaign, which aims to give all girls equal access to football. To support the campaign Justin visited Kingsdown School to watch a lunchtime game of football organised by PE teacher Paige Foot for Year 7 & 8 girls. Justin Tomlinson MP sai...

Justin Joins World Book Day Celebrations

Justin Joins World Book Day Celebrations

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson, joined people across the world to celebrate World Book Day. World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. World Book Day is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. The aim of WBD is to promote reading for pleasure and offer every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. Justin has been a passionate champion of child literacy and encouraging a love of reading throughout ...

Swindon MPs Welcome £600 Million BMW Investment

Swindon MPs Welcome £600 Million BMW Investment

Swindon MPs Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland have welcomed news that Swindon is set to benefit from BMW’s £600 million electric vehicle investment. The investment will support BMW Mini’s Oxford plant and Swindon’s pressing plant deliver its future electric vehicle production. BMW approached the Government for £75 million in grant support through the Exceptional Regional Growth Fund, which was recently approved in the House of Commons. This subsidy will support the transition of the plant to ...

Justin Says ‘Stick To The Plan’ As Conservative Government Sets Out Budget To Deliver A Brighter Future For Families Across Swindon

Justin Says ‘Stick To The Plan’ As Conservative Government Sets Out Budget To Deliver A Brighter Future For Families Across Swindon

North Swindon MP has welcomed the Conservative Government’s Budget for parents and families across Swindon, saying stick to the plan. Because the Conservatives stuck to the plan with the economy, inflation has fallen from 11.1 per cent to 4.0 per cent. That means the Conservative Government are able to introduce new support for hard-working parents who balance being a parent alongside their work. The Conservative Government announced the raising of the threshold for the High Income Child Benefit...

Justin Discusses UK Video Games Industry

Justin Discusses UK Video Games Industry

North Swindon Justin Tomlinson highlighted the importance of the UK video games industry in a meeting with Government minister. Justin joined DCMS Minister Julia Lopez as she met Dr Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA to discuss how to support and grow the UK video game industry. TIGA is a network for game developers and digital publishers to strengthen the UK games sector. Justin has work with TIGA previously, raising questions in Parliament and championing the video games industry. Previously Justin w...

Prime Minister Welcomes Panattoni's £900 Million Stratton Site

Prime Minister Welcomes Panattoni's £900 Million Stratton Site

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the new Panattoni site in Swindon is evidence that the Government’s plan for the economy is working. The Prime Minister made the remarks at the ground braking ceremony at the Stratton development. He was joined by Swindon MPs Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland, and representatives from Panattoni - including UK Managing Director Matthew Byrom. Panattoni Park Is on if Panattoni’s significant new global developments, taking over the previous Honda site. The new...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Easter Egg Campaign Kicks Off

Swindon Advertiser Column - Easter Egg Campaign Kicks Off

Earlier this week it was announced that £22.4 million in extra Government funding was being invested in Swindon schools. The main announcement was that £13.2 million will be used to build a brand new school, which will provide school places for all key stages 4-19 - in addition to this the new school will provide 100 additional special educational needs and disability places. Furthermore, the funding will see 66 additional school places at existing Swindon schools. This is excellent news and w...

Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service, Abbey Park School, And Justin Kick-Off Easter Egg Campaign

Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service, Abbey Park School, And Justin Kick-Off Easter Egg Campaign

Abbey Park School, Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service (SDASS) and Justin Tomlinson came together for a special event to launch this year’s Easter Egg Collection. For the third year Justin and the SDASS are joining forces to collect Easter eggs for families living in the refuge or supported by the organisation in the community. While many of us can enjoy the beginning of Spring and the Easter period, for families living in the refuge or otherwise supported by SDASS things are a little less br...

Justin Welcomes £22.4 Million Education Investment In Swindon

Justin Welcomes £22.4 Million Education Investment In Swindon

£13.2 million of the funding will go towards opening a brand new school will provide places across all key stages from ages four to 19. In addition to this, it will provide 100 additional special educational needs and disability places. A new site for the school has yet to be decided, and council officers reviewing available sites including options to redevelop existing buildings. Furthermore, Furthermore, the funding will see 66 additional school places at existing Swindon schools. The investme...