Department for Transport (DfT)
Table 2.13: Department for Transport
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£ billion
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2019-20
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2020-21
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RDEL excluding
depreciation
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3.7
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4.1
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The Department for Transport settlement includes:
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an 11.4% increase in real terms to the department’s resource
budget from 2019-20 to 2020-21;
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£1.1 billion funding to ensure the Strategic Road Network
runs safely and smoothly, enabling a high-performing road
network that will support the economy;
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support for rail passengers and the wider rail network – for
example, by committing a further £275 million for maintaining
rail infrastructure in 2020-21 compared to 2019-20;
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over £200 million of increased funding to transform bus
services, making best use of technology and promoting
decarbonisation, to help people make the everyday journeys
that matter most to them. Further details will be announced
in due course; and
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continued support for the development of major transport
projects, including pushing on with work on the Leeds to
Manchester route of Northern Powerhouse Rail, and driving
forward East West rail links in the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.
