Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. The latest CRA statistics, published by HM Treasury on 20th November 2018, include total public expenditure on transport per capita on a regional basis from 2013-14 up to 2017-18, and are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis. 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. When comparing expenditure across regions a number of factors should be considered. For example, when expenditure is presented on a “per head of population”(or “per capita”) basis, it does not account for the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside of a region can add to the transport networks. In addition, larger built-up areas tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems, though these will generate fares income which contributes to their operating costs. Statistics for public sector capital expenditure by region are given in Table 1 below. Table 2 provides the equivalent statistics per capita. Capital expenditure has been used as a proxy for spending on infrastructure specifically, but may include some capital investment beyond transport infrastructure projects. Table 1: Capital spending on all transport, by all public sector bodies (£millions nominal) Region 2013-14 2014-15 2015-161 2016-17 2017-18 East of England 1,034 1,176 1,410 1,427 1,842 East Midlands 597 746 795 664 743 London 4,022 4,549 5,335 5,770 6,519 North East 323 406 521 512 512 North West 1,136 1,393 1,824 1,807 2,930 South East 1,432 1,542 1,968 2,121 2,188 South West 662 803 1,011 1,169 1,110 West Midlands 804 1,087 1,329 1,311 1,783 Yorkshire and the Humber 874 1,084 1,335 1,129 1,009 Northern Ireland 242 261 162 310 295 Scotland 1,345 1,459 1,473 1,717 1,986 Wales 556 578 657 617 687 Table 2: Capital spending, on all transport, by all public sector bodies, per capita (£s nominal) Region 2013-14 2014-15 2015-161 2016-17 2017-18 East of England 174 195 232 233 299 East Midlands 130 161 170 140 156 London 478 533 616 658 739 North East 124 155 198 194 194 North West 160 195 254 250 404 South East 163 174 220 235 241 South West 123 148 185 212 200 West Midlands 142 190 231 226 304 Yorkshire and the Humber 164 202 248 208 185 Northern Ireland 132 142 87 166 158 Scotland 253 273 274 318 366 Wales 180 187 212 198 220 1Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017 Total capital expenditure is prone to large year-on-year fluctuations as major projects are completed and funding to new projects begins. Large transport projects tend to require large sums of capital expenditure during construction, but deliver benefits for many years into the future. Consideration of this must be given when making year-on-year comparisons.