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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 in November 2017, present data up to 2016-17 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>
</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><strong> </strong></p><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 “per head of population”(or “per capita”) 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><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.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table
1: Capital spending on all transport, by all public sector bodies</strong></p><p><strong><em>£millions
nominal</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</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></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- East</strong></p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,404</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>749</p></td><td><p>799</p></td><td><p>666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- London</strong></p></td><td><p>4,550</p></td><td><p>5,247</p></td><td><p>6,082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- North East</strong></p></td><td><p>417</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- North West</strong></p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td><td><p>1,891</p></td><td><p>1,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- South East</strong></p></td><td><p>1,571</p></td><td><p>2,002</p></td><td><p>2,211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- South West</strong></p></td><td><p>802</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td><td><p>1,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>1,333</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- Yorkshire and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>1,297</p></td><td><p>1,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>12,787</p></td><td><p>15,455</p></td><td><p>16,221</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><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017"
target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</em></a></p><p><strong><em>
</em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Capital spending, on all transport, by all public
sector bodies, per capita</strong></p><p><strong><em>£s nominal</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong><sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- East</strong></p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- London</strong></p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>605</p></td><td><p>693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- North East</strong></p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- North West</strong></p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- South East</strong></p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- South West</strong></p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- Yorkshire and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>293</p></td></tr></tbody></table><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><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017"
target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</em></a></p><p>
</p><p>For future years, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s (IPA) National
Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline (NCIP) 2017 shows regional transport spend.
Analysis of the NCIP shows that central government transport investment is more balanced
across regions than previous reports have suggested. The table below sets out the
allocation of central government transport capital spending in the pipeline between
2017/18 and 2020/21, per head and across regions <strong><sup>[1]</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Investment
per capita £ (2016/17 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London<sup>[1]</sup></p></td><td><p>1,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>1,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>726</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>[1]</sup> As this table only looks at transport capital
spending funded by central government, TfL expenditure is excluded. TfL’s capital
programme is funded by a mixture of locally-retained business rates and fare receipts
from TfL-operated services, and from 2017/18 onwards it receives no direct central
government funding. However, DfT does directly fund major transport projects across
London, such as Crossrail, and Thameslink</p><p><sup>[1]</sup> As this table only
looks at transport capital spending funded by central government, TfL expenditure
is excluded. TfL’s capital programme is funded by a mixture of locally-retained business
rates and fare receipts from TfL-operated services, and from 2017/18 onwards it receives
no direct central government funding. However, DfT does directly fund major transport
projects across London, such as Crossrail, and Thameslink</p>
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