{"value":{"id":832977,"askingMemberId":4658,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2018-01-29T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2018-02-01T00:00:00","uin":"125293","questionText":"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.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4039,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2018-02-01T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Transport: Per Capita Costs","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/832977","method":"GET"}]}