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<p>Figures on public sector expenditure at a national level are part of the Government’s
Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics include
spend on transport by all public sector organisations including the Department for
Transport, Local Authorities, Public Corporations (in the case of transport, this
is mainly spend by London Underground) and other government departments including
devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that much of the responsibility
for transport in Wales and, in particular Scotland, is devolved to the Welsh and Scottish
administrations. For example, responsibility for strategic roads and local roads in
Wales is devolved to the Welsh Government and Welsh local authorities respectively,
who are therefore responsible for related funding decisions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When
comparing expenditure across regions a number of factors should be considered. For
example, when expenditure is presented on a “per head of population” basis, it does
not account for the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside
of a region can add to the transport networks. In addition, larger built-up areas
tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems, and these will generate
fares income which contributes to their operating costs.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Public
expenditure on all transport, by all public sector bodies in 2017-18 (<em>£ per head
of population)</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(a) Wales</p></td><td><p>£410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b)
England</p></td><td><p>£475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Scotland</p></td><td><p>£667</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Source: Table A.15 - </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2018"
target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2018</em></a></p><p>
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