Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of progress on Total Transport pilots.

In March this year 37 rural local authorities in England were allocated £7.6m funding to pilot Total Transport Schemes in their areas. This initiative is examining how existing resources can be allocated and co-ordinated more efficiently.

The pilots are being run over a two-year period and individual schemes are currently in progress. There will be a review around April next year.