Thank you
It has been a privilege to serve the people of Cambridge for the last 13 years and to work with a progressive Labour government for the last 8 years.
I want to pay tribute to all the hard work of those who have supported me - all the volunteers, Labour activists and Labour voters - but particularly to my agent Alex Mayer.
I am proud of my achievements after 13 years of working for Cambridge:
- Putting child care on the local and national agenda - from Opportunity Links receiving up to 15 million hits per month by parents seeking practical childcare information, to my pivotal contribution to a national childcare strategy which has already resulted in benefits for thousands of families. I know I have helped to create a real legacy which will continue to change the lives of many thousands of families - and especially women.
- I have seen a growth in funding for research and development in science and technology from £1.3 billion to £2.8 billion - which even the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has admitted was largely down to my efforts. This will continue to bring real benefits for Cambridge - where companies are making the most of research and development opportunities.
- I hope that the work I have done to support small and medium sized companies in getting their share of government R&D contracts will be brought to fruition, and Cambridge will get some of the £20m of support that should come to companies here.
- I am proud of bringing people, communities and agencies together to find solutions for real problems - I am thinking especially of the anti social behaviour problems that have faced Cambridge residents on Mill Road, in Arbury, Kings Hedges and Cherry Hinton - where with a joint effort we have taken great steps forward using some of the government's ASB tools.
- I have championed tenants' rights - bringing in the tenancy deposit scheme which has helped students and private sector tenants in Cambridge and across the UK.
I could go on - but I will mention one more project which combines two of my main passions - women and science - ten years ago I was instrumental in setting up AWISE which has helped women into science and engineering.
Finally, I hope I might be particularly associated with two images - one as the MP on the bicycle - and the second as the first MP who had a website. I have used new technology to be inclusive through establishing Cambridge Online City, which is ensuring wider access to information and services for those who do not normally access the internet.
Anne Campbell
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