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<p>Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s
Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest CRA statistics,
published by HM Treasury on 20th November 2018, include total public expenditure on
transport per capita on a regional basis from 2013-14 up to 2017-18, and are published
at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis</a>.</p><p><strong>
</strong></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><strong> </strong></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”(or “per capita”)
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, though these will
generate fares income which contributes to their operating costs.</p><p> </p><p>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, but may include some capital
investment beyond transport infrastructure projects.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1:
Capital spending on all transport, by all public sector bodies (<em>£millions nominal)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
of England</p></td><td><p>1,034</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,410</p></td><td><p>1,427</p></td><td><p>1,842</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>746</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>664</p></td><td><p>743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>4,022</p></td><td><p>4,549</p></td><td><p>5,335</p></td><td><p>5,770</p></td><td><p>6,519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p>512</p></td><td><p>512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>1,136</p></td><td><p>1,393</p></td><td><p>1,824</p></td><td><p>1,807</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>1,432</p></td><td><p>1,542</p></td><td><p>1,968</p></td><td><p>2,121</p></td><td><p>2,188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
West</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>803</p></td><td><p>1,011</p></td><td><p>1,169</p></td><td><p>1,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands</p></td><td><p>804</p></td><td><p>1,087</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>1,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire
and the Humber</p></td><td><p>874</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td><td><p>1,129</p></td><td><p>1,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>1,459</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>556</p></td><td><p>578</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>687</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup>
</sup></em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Capital spending, on all
transport, by all public sector bodies, per capita <em>(£s nominal)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
of England</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>658</p></td><td><p>739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
West</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire
and the Humber</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup>
</sup></em></p><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><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><p><em>Source: </em><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</a></em></p><p>
</p><p>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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