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Both The Velodrome And The Commonwealth Swimming Pool Are Open To The Public And Are Frequently Used By Local Schools And The Local Community. Over The Last Six Years Young People Have Been Inspired To Take Up Swimming And Cycling More Seriously; Some Of Them Are Now Coming Through As Olympic Champions Or Hopefuls.

As A Relatively Young Woman - I'm 33 - I Hope To One Day Have A Family And Already Have Commitments. If And When I'm Elected As An Mp, I Would Face A Choice: Take My Family With Me To London Each Week Or Be Apart For Four, Maybe Five, Nights A Week.

Funding For Sports (and The Arts) Are Often The First Things Facing The Chop In Difficult Times.

Like Many Of My Friends And Colleagues, I Can't Get Enough Of Obama News; Latest Polling, Speeches, Visits, Reaction Of World Leaders.

In Politics, The Number Of Women In The Cabinet Has Fallen And, If Current Poll Trends Continue And Labour Loses A Number Of Marginal Seats, The Number Of Female Mps Is Likely To Drop Significantly.