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<p>Figures on public sector spend per head of population at a regional level are part
of the government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics, and are included
below. However, there are significant caveats to be noted regarding the interpretation
of these figures for transport spending.</p><p> </p><p>The CRA attempts to allocate
expenditure on the basis of which region benefits from the spend, rather than where
it is made. However, this can be challenging as expenditure in one part of the country
may actually benefit a different area, and this affectsmotorways, trunk roads, and
the railways. For example, whilst spending on a local hospital will predominantly
benefit those who live in that area, spending on a motorway or railway line will benefit
not just those living nearby but also those travelling from and to other areas across
the country. Whilst the Department seeksto record rail funding across the regions
based on which passengers benefit, allocations are inevitably fairly imprecise.</p><p>
</p><p>Similarly, in recording spending on a per capita basis (i.e. per head of resident
population), the calculation for London does not account for the large number of daily
commuters, visitors and tourists who use and benefit from the roads and public transport
networks, but who are not London residents. In particular, as the main international
gateway into the country, London is the location for a range of transport investments
which are designed to serve passengers well beyond the local resident population.</p><p>
</p><p>The above caveats should be taken into account when looking at the CRA figures
for regional Government expenditure on transport. The figures for 2015-16 relating
to locations (b), (c) and (d) from the above request are shown in the table below.
This information is published for government office regions only, and therefore is
unavailable for (a) Liverpool City Region.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table
1. Government expenditure on transport per head of population by region</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Total transport spend per capita</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>£365</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>HM
Treasury Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) 2016</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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