We now come to questions, Prime Minister. Dr. Neil Hudson.

Question one, Mr. Speaker.

Here.

Mr. Speaker, I know the whole House will want to join me in wishing Her Majesty the Queen a very happy birthday for tomorrow.

Mr. Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.

I will then be travelling to India to deepen the strategic trade defence and people-to-people ties

between our two countries, building on India's involvement in the Carbis Bay G7 summit. I'll be seeing

Prime Minister Modi in Delhi meeting Indian business people investing in the UK and visiting

British investments in India.

Mr. Neil, sir. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Challenges with rural transport remain some of the

greatest obstacles facing people in Penrith

and the border.

I was pleased last year to see on top of the government's £3 billion national bus strategy,

helping areas like Cumbria, that Cumbria County Council received an additional £1.5

million to enhance provision as part of the Rural Mobility Fund.

But I'm sure my right, honourable friend, can

only imagine my disappointment this month when Cumbria was allocated no funding from

the latest tranche of bus funding. Can the Prime Minister reassure my constituents that

Cumbria can look forward to future funding schemes to improve our vital rural bus services?

Prime Minister. Thank you. Thank you. future funding schemes to improve our vital rural bus services.

Thank you.

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