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<p><strong>a) </strong><strong> Historical spending</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Figures
on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s Country
and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. These provide statistical allocations of public
spending according to where the benefits of that spend are accrued.</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> </p><p>This information is available for
regions (formerly government office regions) only, and therefore is unavailable for
Lancashire.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent statistics up to 2016/17 are presented in
the table below. These show total public expenditure on national railways for the
North West, and reflect the levels of both ‘capital’ and ‘current’ (resource) expenditure.</p><p>
</p><p><strong>Total annual public sector expenditure on railways (£millions, nominal)</strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>893</p></td><td><p>758</p></td><td><p>1,476</p></td><td><p>1,262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
expenditure</p></td><td><p>8,992</p></td><td><p>9,134</p></td><td><p>14,529</p></td><td><p>15,681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North
West as % of total expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></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>
</p><p><strong>b) </strong><strong> Future spending</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Recent
analysis published by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority shows that over the
period 2017/18 to 2020/21, the North West will receive £1,353 of central government
transport capital expenditure per head of population, the most of all English regions.
This publication covers all transport modes, and does not disaggregate further by
individual modes. It does not include ‘current’ expenditure or spend by Local Authorities
or Public Corporations.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-and-construction-pipeline-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-and-construction-pipeline-2017</a>
(page 45).</p>
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