To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on rail services per head of population in each region of England in each of the last five years.
Answered on
22 July 2015
Total expenditure per regions is complicated to calculate as it has to include franchise cost/revenue, infrastructure cost and major project costs, many of which cross regional boundaries. In this instance, spending needs to be compared to rail usage.
The most recent government expenditure on rail is below:
Government expenditure on railways1 per head of population | |||||
Region | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
North East | £59 | £58 | £55 | £51 | £50 |
North West | £97 | £98 | £88 | £88 | £85 |
Yorkshire & Humber | £95 | £93 | £102 | £100 | £100 |
East Midlands | £45 | £41 | £37 | £38 | £36 |
West Midlands | £61 | £53 | £49 | £50 | £47 |
East of England | £58 | £54 | £59 | £56 | £56 |
London | £386 | £369 | £330 | £270 | £298 |
South East | £85 | £82 | £69 | £68 | £66 |
South West | £49 | £46 | £41 | £42 | £39 |
England | £120 | £115 | £106 | £96 | £99 |
1 Includes expenditure on all types of railway | |||||
Source: HMT, ONS | |||||
The above table shows estimated government expenditure on railways per head of population in each region of England between 2009/10 and 2013/14, the latest year for which figures are available.