Local transport services are crucial to the growth and levelling-up agendas, which is why the Government are investing in our local transport services by providing more than £2 billion to support bus and light rail services throughout England, as well as investing unprecedented sums to enable cycling and walking. We continue to work with local transport authorities and public transport providers to ensure that these vital services reflect the needs of those who rely on them every day.

My hon. Friend is a doughty champion for his constituents. My officials continue to work closely with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on the proposal to open a new rail station at Golborne as part of the £1 billion city region sustainable transport settlement announced earlier this year. Local partners are currently producing an outline business case to support the proposal, which we expect to receive and consider in due course. Bids to open Kenyon Junction station were submitted in the second and third rounds of the ideas fund, but were sadly unsuccessful.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that issue and I am sorry to hear about the difficulties that his constituents are facing in accessing bus services. We are engaging with bus operators and local authorities to help to resolve the challenges that they face. The national bus strategy sets out our vision for bus services across England, including an investment of more than £1 billion to support local authorities to deliver their bus service improvement plans.

I agree with my hon. Friend about the importance of local bus services. We are working with the industry to resolve issues like driver shortages, which have led to reduced or cancelled services. The Government are investing substantially to improve bus services; £30 million of funding has been allocated for improvements in Lancashire.

I will speak to the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden), to secure the hon. Gentleman a longer meeting so that he can discuss it in more detail.

I am very familiar with the issues that the hon. Gentleman raises, having served for a period in this House as the Minister for disabled people. I do not have the specific information to hand, so I will write to him and then, if appropriate, a meeting can be secured with the relevant Minister.

I confirm that we extended the support through March. We will keep it under review depending on what is required. The impact of the pandemic on buses is challenging, but the important thing is to encourage people back to using them to ensure financial sustainability.

We understand the challenges but must balance the pressure on passengers and taxpayers. The decision will weigh these factors, as we announced previously in the usual way.

The settlement confirmed in the autumn statement sustained capital spending as previously set out by the Chancellor. We have £600 billion for infrastructure spending over five years, driving long-term economic growth and commitment to transport investment.

We confirmed resource funding in cash terms, not recognising the cuts mentioned. The Chancellor's commitment to HS2 remains per the £96 billion integrated rail plan with our response to manage inflation pressure set out due course.