Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure equality between regions on spending per person on transport infrastructure.

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 delivers greatest value-for-money for taxpayers and passengers. For these reasons, the Department does not allocate funding to transport on a ‘per head of population’ basis.

However, recent analysis by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority showed that planned central government transport investment is relatively balanced across regions. Between 17/18 and 20/21, the North will receive £1,039 per head, while the South will receive £1,029 per head.