What has Labour done for people in our parliamentary constituency?  The Streatham constituency covers Streatham and parts of Clapham, Balham, Tulse Hill and Brixton – below you will find details of some of what we have delivered for people in the area since 1997.

 Economy

• Minimum annual leave entitlement has been increased from 20 to 24 days (for full time workers) – 800,000 people in London have benefited from this.  A further increase to 28 days will take place later this year.
• Over 70,000 workers in London benefitted from the 2007 increase in the level of the Minimum Wage.
• The number of registered businesses in Lambeth has increased by over 42% to 7,870 since 1997.
• Over 2,000 young people have benefitted from the New Deal.

Crime

• Safer Neighbourhood Teams and Panels have been estastablished in every ward.
• Lambeth recorded the biggest fall in crime in south London between 2006 and 2007.
• Between 2003 and 2008, burglary in Lambeth fell by 35% and violent crime fell by 16%.
• The number of police officers in London has increased by over 17% since 1998, now standing at 30,742.
• Over 4,000 Police Community Support Officers are employed in London, supporting the work of the local police force and providing a visible and reassuring presence on the streets.
• In the Streatham constituency, both burglary and violent crime fell between 2007 and 2008.

Health

• Gracefield Gardens Health Centre, which opened in Streatham in 2008, gives residents access to council and health services under one roof including a GP, nursing, foot health, midwifery and therapy.
• London has 544 more GPs than it did in 1997.
• London has 2,691 more NHS consultants than it did in 1997.
• Waiting numbers in London fell by 87,554 between 1997 and 2008, and fell by 2,568 in Lambeth PCT between 2002 and 2008 - before 1997, waiting lists of more than 18 months were common.
• The number of patients waiting over 13 weeks for outpatient treatment fell from 954 to zero in Lambeth PCT between 2002 and 2008.
• The number of patients waiting more than 13 weeks for diagnostic tests fell from 604 to 1 between 2006 and 2008 in Lambeth PCT.

Education

• A new secondary school, Lambeth Academy, has been built and opened with another on the way.
• The number of pupils aged 14 who are able to do maths (achieving Level 5 or above at Key Stage 3) has gone up by 32% in Streatham since 1997.
• The percentage of pupils aged 14 in Streatham who are able to read and write to Level 5 or above in English at Key Stage 3 has gone up by 30% since 1997, to 81%.
• We have 60 more primary school teachers and 110 more secondary teachers here than in 1997.
• Our secondary schools have seen a fall in average class sizes to an average of just over 21.
• The percentage of pupils achieving 5 A*-C grade GCSEs in Streatham’s schools has risen by 32.9% to 69%, which is 7% above the English average.

Families

• 3,600 families and over 6,000 children in Streatham have benefitted from Labour’s tax credits since 1997.
• 10,500 families in Streatham will benefit from a £25 rise in the Child Tax Credit  in April 2009.
• 23,900 children in 13,740 families in Streatham gained from the rise in Child Benefit in Janaury 2009, rising to £20 a week for the 1st child, and to £13.20 a week for other children).
• 9 SureStart Childrens Centres have been opened in the area.

Older people

• 4,270 pensioners in the Streatham constituency benefit from Pension Credit – increased to £130 over and above the rise we’d normally see (rising to £198.45 for couples) in November 2008.
• The annual Christmas Bonus for pensioners in Streatham of £10 was increased to £60 in December 2008.
• 12,230 local people in the Streatham constituency receive their Winter Fuel Payments at the moment.