Transport: Infrastructure
(asked on 9th January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the (a) total cost to the public purse for, (b) proportion of her Department’s total expenditure that was spent on and (c) spend per head for transport infrastructure in (a) the North East and (b) England the last 15 years.
Figures on public sector expenditure at national and regional levels are published as part of HM Treasury’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics (Available here for current and previous publications: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis). In the most recent publication, figures are provided from 2019/20 to 2023/24.
In 2023/24, capital expenditure from the Department for Transport and its partner bodies was £489m in the North East of England and £17,298m in England. Capital expenditure in the North East of England was 1.6% as a proportion of total Department for Transport expenditure. Capital expenditure in England was 57.1% as a proportion of total Department for Transport expenditure.
Department for Transport Expenditure by Selected Regions, 2023/24 prices, £m (2019/20 to 2023/24) | |||||
Expenditure | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Total Expenditure | 25,010 | 35,113 | 32,393 | 30,039 | 30,306 |
Capital Expenditure in North East England | 336 | 480 | 511 | 549 | 489 |
As a Proportion of Total Expenditure | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.6% |
Capital Expenditure in England | 13,186 | 14,485 | 16,675 | 16,959 | 17,298 |
As a Proportion of Total Expenditure | 52.7% | 41.3% | 51.5% | 56.5% | 57.1% |
Applying regional population estimates from the ONS to HMT’s Country and Regional Analysis data allows for a view of per capita spend by region. In 2023/24, capital expenditure per capita from the Department for Transport was £180 in the North East of England and £300 in England.
Department for Transport Capital Expenditure by Selected Regions per capita, 2023/24 prices, £ (2019/20 to 2023/24) | |||||
Region | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
North East England | 127 | 182 | 193 | 205 | 180 |
England | 234 | 257 | 295 | 297 | 300 |
The Government remains committed to driving prosperity across the United Kingdom, ensuring that growth is felt at both a regional and national level.