Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding from the public purse his Department has allocated to transport per head of population in (a) the North East, (b) Greater London and (c) the South East.

The Department for Transport does not allocate funding to transport on a per head of population basis.

Investment decisions are made based on a rigorous and fair appraisal process that ensures spending goes to the projects and programmes where it is most needed. As the Department emphasised in the Transport Investment Strategy, investment decisions should reflect a clear understanding of the particular needs of the country. The Department would value more involvement from regional transport bodies, such as Transport for the North, in deciding how best to invest in transport in their region.