Orders of the Day — Greater London Authority Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:45 pm on 14 December 1998.

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Photo of Andrew Lansley Andrew Lansley Vice-Chair, Conservative Party 8:45, 14 December 1998

The hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms Ruddock) made a point about relatively high levels of deprivation, particularly in inner London. Does not the hon. Gentleman think that there is a case for greater recognition of the extent of deprivation, such as unemployment, in inner London, which, when we consider the distribution of resources around the country, is sometimes masked by the fact that London is one travel-to-work area, but the employment opportunities in some parts of inner London are relatively few?