Prime Minister David Cameron 's bid to improve English speaking skills among Muslim women could affect more than 17,000 people in west London.

Mr Cameron, who believes 190,000 Muslim women in the UK don't speak English to a good standard, on Monday (January 18) announced a £20m fund to improve the language of "the most isolated women".

Census figures exclusively analysed by getwestlondon suggested that 17,347 Muslim women in west London and the City of London either can't speak English or don't speak it very well.

Further figures also show that only 4.8% of young Muslim women aged 16 to 24 in west London struggle to speak English, but the same difficulties apply to more than 25% of those aged 45 to 64 and 53.1% of those aged above 65.

A series of forms are given to home owners across England by Census every 10 years to gather the data.

The area with the most non-English speakers in west London was the combined total of City of London and Westminster , where 21.4% could benefit from the fund.

Meanwhile, in Brent 20.5% of Muslim women would be affected and in Ealing 20% could benefit.

English-speaking Muslims by area

Local authority Muslim women 16+ who don't speak English well or at all All Muslim women aged 16+ % potentially affected
City of London and Westminster 2,968 13,844 21.4%
Brent 3,775 18,550 20.4%
Ealing 3,525 17,624 20%
West London 17,347 93,451 18.6%
Hammersmith and Fulham 1,108 6,204 17.9%
Harrow 1,751 10,083 17.4%
Hillingdon 1,554 9,449 16.4%
Hounslow 1,861 11,840 15.7%
Kensington and Chelsea 805 5857 13.7%