Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in rural areas.

The government is committed to delivering better, more frequent and more reliable bus services for passengers. We have already made significant progress, introducing the Bus Services Bill to help give local leaders the powers they need to take control of their local services if they choose to do so, and announcing investment of over £1 billion to support and improve bus services.