Ann Keen MP has represented the people of Hounslow, Osterley, Gunnersbury, Brentford, Isleworth and Chiswick since being elected in 1997.
Situated on the north bank of the Thames, local sights of interest include Old Deer Park and the prestigious historical houses and grounds at Chiswick House,
Syon House, Osterley House and Boston Manor House. World Heritage Site Kew Gardens is nearby.
The constituency is amongst the most diverse in the country, providing a snapshot of modern life in the UK. New housing estates, quiet suburbs, green belt villages and bustling,
fashionable cosmopolitan districts all feature in this historic part of West London.
A key industrial and business location, the constituency is home to many multinational companies as well as much-loved local businesses, eateries and pubs. Brentford hosts the
world headquarters of Samsung and Glaxo Smith Kline and a massive Sky TV studio. Fullers Brewery in Chiswick has been producing beer for over 350 years. Nearby, Heathrow International Airport
provides much employment for people who live here and a stream of tourists for local hotels and businesses.
Since 1997, the constituency’s overall employment rate has increased by four percent, around three times the national average, with 700 more women in work and long-term and
youth unemployment down 85% and 81% respectively. 2,700 families are being supported with Tax Credits and over four thousand young children have taken up their child trust fund to help them save
for the future. (If you haven’t yet and would like further information, click here).
The extra money the Government has provided for public services has seen results in Brentford and Isleworth with record levels of police officers and a corresponding fall in
crime. Health spending in Hounslow has seen a real term increase of 88% since 1997, with Hounslow Primary Care Trust’s 2007/2008 allocation at £314.1million. Class sizes in all the constituency’s
primary schools have stayed below Government targets of 30 and test and exam results across all ages has risen.
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