§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what has been the total financial support his Department has given to transport projects in(a) London, (b) the South East of England and (c) England for each of the last 10 years.[30141]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonExpenditure by central Government on transport projects is not in all cases broken down by country or region, and there are therefore practical difficulties in providing an accurate and consistent breakdown in this way. The following table provides estimates of how General Government Expenditure for transport programmes benefits the relevant populations of England and South East England. The figures include the Department's direct financial support for transport (including the support the Department gives to local authorities for transport-related654W expenditure), local authorities self financed transport expenditure and Government support for nationalised industries and public corporations.
£ million England1 South East England2 Unallocated3 1987–88 3,852 1,189 462 1988–89 3,924 1,198 345 1989–90 4,737 1,563 481 1990–91 5,609 2,303 677 1991–92 5,982 2,573 127 1992–93 6,688 2,967 287 1993–94 6,530 2,754 177 1994–95 8,604 2,710 1,960 1995–96 8,442 4— 4— 1996–97 4— 4— 4— 1 General government expenditure on transport identified from available records as having been incurred for the benefit of the English population. 2 Expenditure which can be identified from available records as having been spent in the South East of England including London. 3 This line indicates the amount of expenditure in England which cannot for practical reasons be allocated to specific regions. As a proportion of this expenditure may also have been incurred for the benefit of the South East, expenditure figures for England cannot readily be compared with those for the South East. 4 Figures not yet available. Note: 1,2and 3 Care should be taken in drawing comparisons between different years due to differences in the amount of expenditure which could be disaggregated between countries or regions at the time of data collection. Source: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses.
The figures for London in the following table are not directly comparable with those for England and South East England as they are derived from a different source and include different elements of expenditure. Figures include grant for London Transport, support for local authority expenditure via Transport Policies and Programmes and some Government Office programme expenditure. However, figures exclude expenditure on trunk roads in London and local authorities self financed expenditure.
£ million London 1987–88 316 1988–89 300 1989–90 386 1990–91 625 1991–92 711 1992–93 1,023 1993–94 859 1994–95 942 1995–96 1,062 1996–97 1,087