Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on improving (a) road networks and (b) other transport infrastructure in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside and (iii) the North East in each of the last five years.

Figures on public sector spend at a regional and national level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. These statistics attempt to allocate the spending according to where the benefits of that spend are accrued. Inevitably however allocations are not always precise.

Statistics for total public expenditure for the North East of England are given for roads and other transport in table 1 below. Table 2 provides the equivalent statistics for public capital expenditure, which could be considered a better proxy for spending on improvements specifically.

It should be noted however that the Department’s focus is on delivering outcomes for people rather than how much is spent. 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 and will have the most benefit.

Table 1.

Table 2.

This information is available for government office regions only, and therefore is unavailable for (i) Jarrow constituency and (ii) South Tyneside.

There is also an element of private investment into transport that is not captured by the CRA statistics. Information on private investment is not held by the Department.