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<p>Figures on public sector spend at a regional and national level are part of the
Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics.</p><p>Statistics for
previous capital expenditure, per capita, by the Department for Transport for each
region for transport are given in table 1 below. Table 2 provides the equivalent statistics
but includes spending on transport from all other areas of the public sector. Capital
expenditure has been used as a proxy for spending on infrastructure specifically.</p><p><strong>Table
1: Capital spending, per capita, on all transport, by the DfT only</strong></p><p><strong><em>£s
nominal</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</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></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- East</strong></p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- London</strong></p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- North East</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- North West</strong></p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- South East</strong></p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- South West</strong></p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- Yorkshire and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern
Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>United
Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><em>
</em></strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Capital spending, per capita, on all transport,
by all public sector bodies</strong></p><p><strong><em>£s nominal</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</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></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- East</strong></p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- London</strong></p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>432</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- North East</strong></p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- North West</strong></p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- South East</strong></p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- South West</strong></p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
- Yorkshire and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern
Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>192</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>United
Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr></tbody></table><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 always possible to allocate spending precisely on a project that
crosses many regions, for example HS2. 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>
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