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Focus on London 2003

Focus on London 2003, produced in partnership between the GLA, GOL, the London Development Agency (LDA) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) was launched on 25 June. The joint launch was hosted by the GLA at City Hall with Keith Hill, the Minister for London, Nicky Gavron from the GLA, Len Cook, Head of ONS, and Nick Sharman of the LDA.

Focus on London 2003 is the most comprehensive and up-to-date statistical survey of London It covers many different aspects of London life from population changes to the economy, public services and visitor attractions. Long-term and emerging trends are examined as well as the challenges facing London, and changes over recent years are set against national, European and other comparisons. The report brings into sharp focus the differences between Inner and Outer London, and across boroughs. The current political structure in London is explained to complete the picture of what is a highly complex and dynamic city.

Focus on London 2003 shows that London is a city of great contrasts where wealth sits side by side with pockets of severe deprivation and social exclusion. It helps to highlight the enormous challenges facing policy makers in the capital. Some of the key findings include:

In 2001 natural population growth in London accounted for 70% of the total natural growth of the UK - even though London was home to only 12% of the total population.

On average, each household in London produced around 1.1 tonnes of waste in 2000/01.

London’s housing stock is very different from the rest of England’s: just 4% of households in the capital lived in detached properties in 2001/02 compared with over 20% in England as a whole.

In 2001 Newham and Tower Hamlets had the lowest employment rate not just in London but in the whole of Great Britain at 54%.

Around 45% of the resident labour force in Inner London have a higher education qualification compared with 27% of the United Kingdom as a whole.

More information

Focus on London 2003 is available as a printed volume, and in electronic format on the National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk/london.