1. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations West Cumbria Today: setting the scene Dr Dan Bloomer Cumbria County Council

2. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations West Cumbria – a summary Past and forecasted population levels stable Changes by age much more significant – implications for health of the population Economy growing, but relative decline House price growth outstripping earnings Gap in high-end skills Biggest issues for residents: o Job prospects, housing, crime, health services, activities for teenagers and clean streets

3. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations West Cumbria Population – Long Term Trends ONS “Known”Forecasted

4. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations Cumbria – Net Internal (E&W) Migration, 1997-2006 GP Registrations

5. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations GVA per head - Relative sub-regional trends UK = 100 Regional Accounts Cumbr i a Economic Intelligence Partnership E Cumbria W Cumbria

6. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations House prices vs earnings +155% +26% Note: figs for Cumbria Land Reg & ASHE

7. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations Qualification levels APS

8. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations Ageing population – implications for health 20.5% 26.2% 33.8k43.5k ONS

9. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations Quality of life – economic issues BVGUSS

10. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations Quality of life – safer & stronger communities BVGUSS

11. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations Quality of life – healthy communities & young people BVGUSS

12. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations Quality of life – environmental issues BVGUSS

13. Building pride in Cumbria Do not use fonts other than Arial for your presentations West Cumbria – a summary Past and forecasted population levels stable Changes by age much more significant – implications for health of the population Economy growing, but relative decline House price growth outstripping earnings Gap in high-end skills Biggest issues for residents: o Job prospects, housing, crime, health services, activities for teenagers and clean streets