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Total capital expenditure is prone to large year-on-year fluctuations as major projects are completed and funding to new projects begins. Large transport projects tend to require large sums of capital expenditure during construction, but deliver benefits for many years into the future. Consideration of this must be given when making year-on-year comparisons.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding (a) in total and (b) per head of population has been allocated to transport infrastructure in each region in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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In 2017-18, the UK\u2019s public sector expenditure was £20.5 billion on transport capital investment. This is roughly 1% of GDP \u2013 a 0.25 percentage point increase on 4 years ago.<\/p>
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Reliable international comparisons for transport infrastructure spend are difficult due to data availability. Within the UK, the devolved administrations also have responsibilities for transport investment.<\/p>
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However, this government is building on this investment with the £28.8 billion National Roads Fund announced at Budget to invest in English roads, £47.9 billion for the railway in England and Wales in Control Period 6 and undertaking one of the largest engineering projects in Europe \u2013 HS2.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the UK spent as a proportion of GDP on transport infrastructure in 2017-18; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the proportion of UK GDP spent on transport infrastructure compared with the average proportion spent by (a) the G7 and (b) the EU.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government\u2019s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics.<\/p>
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The latest CRA statistics, published by HM Treasury in November 2017, present data up to 2016-17 and are published at:<\/p>
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https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>
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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>
<\/strong><\/p>When assessing expenditure across regions it is important to compare like with like. The benefits from spend on transport interventions often accrue to people far beyond the residents of the immediate local area or region. This is particularly the case for spending on the railways which connect cities and regions across the country and deliver broader benefits beyond the region concerned. Furthermore, when expenditure is presented on a \u201cper head of population\u201d(or \u201cper capita\u201d) basis, it does not account for the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside a region can add to the transport networks. In addition, larger built-up areas tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems, though these will generate fares income which contributes to their operating costs.<\/p>
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Statistics for public sector capital expenditure by region are given in Table 1 below. Table 2 provides the equivalent statistics per capita. Capital expenditure has been used as a proxy for spending on infrastructure specifically.<\/p>
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<\/strong><\/p>Table 1: Capital spending on all transport, by all public sector bodies<\/strong><\/p>£millions nominal<\/em><\/strong><\/p>Region<\/strong><\/p><\/td>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>2015-161<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td>2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>England - East<\/strong><\/p><\/td>1,176<\/p><\/td> | 1,404<\/p><\/td> | 1,450<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | England - East Midlands<\/strong><\/p><\/td>749<\/p><\/td> | 799<\/p><\/td> | 666<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | England - London<\/strong><\/p><\/td>4,550<\/p><\/td> | 5,247<\/p><\/td> | 6,082<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | England - North East<\/strong><\/p><\/td>417<\/p><\/td> | 474<\/p><\/td> | 520<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | England - North West<\/strong><\/p><\/td>1,358<\/p><\/td> | 1,891<\/p><\/td> | 1,775<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | England - South East<\/strong><\/p><\/td>1,571<\/p><\/td> | 2,002<\/p><\/td> | 2,211<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | England - South West<\/strong><\/p><\/td>802<\/p><\/td> | 1,008<\/p><\/td> | 1,165<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | England - West Midlands<\/strong><\/p><\/td>1,080<\/p><\/td> | 1,333<\/p><\/td> | 1,260<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | England - Yorkshire and Humber<\/strong><\/p><\/td>1,085<\/p><\/td> | 1,297<\/p><\/td> | 1,092<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | England<\/strong><\/p><\/td>12,787<\/p><\/td> | 15,455<\/p><\/td> | 16,221<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/sup><\/em><\/p>1<\/sup><\/em>Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons.<\/em><\/p>Source: <\/em>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017<\/em><\/a><\/p> <\/em><\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p>Table 2: Capital spending, on all transport, by all public sector bodies, per capita<\/strong><\/p>£s nominal<\/em><\/strong><\/p> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |