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<p>The statistics for transport capital investment per head for 2016-17 were published
on 9 November 2017 (see table below). As this draws on historic accounting data, it
may not be possible to use this methodology to provide equivalent data for future
spending.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>DfT capital expenditure
per person on transport by country and region: United Kingdom, 2007-08 to 2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>£</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country/Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
of England</p></td><td><p>86.5</p></td><td><p>89.8</p></td><td><p>92.1</p></td><td><p>133.3</p></td><td><p>122.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>59.7</p></td><td><p>74.1</p></td><td><p>103.7</p></td><td><p>97.1</p></td><td><p>83.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>138.5</p></td><td><p>137.6</p></td><td><p>171.9</p></td><td><p>273.2</p></td><td><p>298.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>50.5</p></td><td><p>54.0</p></td><td><p>75.4</p></td><td><p>101.8</p></td><td><p>92.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>74.6</p></td><td><p>71.1</p></td><td><p>94.9</p></td><td><p>148.5</p></td><td><p>145.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>77.3</p></td><td><p>96.3</p></td><td><p>99.9</p></td><td><p>152.1</p></td><td><p>180.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
West</p></td><td><p>58.2</p></td><td><p>51.6</p></td><td><p>62.0</p></td><td><p>89.4</p></td><td><p>114.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands</p></td><td><p>70.6</p></td><td><p>83.4</p></td><td><p>113.5</p></td><td><p>152.9</p></td><td><p>155.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire
and the Humber</p></td><td><p>97.3</p></td><td><p>92.1</p></td><td><p>118.3</p></td><td><p>164.7</p></td><td><p>115.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
84.0 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 88.5 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 108.3
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 156.7 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 160.2 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that big projects, such as Crossrail, which
is the largest infrastructure project in Europe, can significantly distort these figures.
In addition to this it is not possible to allocate spending precisely on a project
that crosses and benefits many regions, for example HS2.</p><p> </p><p>This Department
focuses on delivering outcomes for transport users, not on spending per head. An analysis
of regional spend per head of resident population would not, for example, take into
account the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside of
a region can add to a region’s transport networks. In addition, larger and more densely
built-up areas tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems. For example,
in 2015/16 there were 537 million rail journeys within the London area compared to
142 million in the North. Investment by the Department is made based on a fair and
rigorous process that ensures that spending goes where it is most needed.</p><p>The
Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline
(NICP) publishes a forward look of transport capital investment for 2016-17 to 2020-21.
However, due to methodological challenges, the majority of public sector transport
capital investment is not allocated to specific English regions. It therefore does
not provide a complete picture on spend per capita by region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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