Although Osborne claims the government has committed £13bn to improving transport in the north of England, Brown initially admitted he does not know where that figure came from. A TfN press officer later emailed to say the sum comprised “just under £5bn on national [ie strategic] road schemes set out in the Roads Investment Strategy, £5bn on local transport schemes and local highways maintenance [note that this includes a range of modal schemes] and around £3bn on national rail schemes”.