Stuart has welcomed the news that the Autumn Budget 2018 includes a payment to local authorities in England to spend on road maintenance and repair.

The Autumn Budget 2018 announced that public finances have reached a turning point, and spending on public services will grow. Some of the key measures announced include:

Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough, today called on the Prime Minister to ensure the digital and creative industry continues to flourish in Leeds with a fair share of the £1billion of funding announced in the Autumn Statement for better broadband. 

Stuart today reiterated his call to action on creating a rail link between Leeds city centre and Leeds Bradford Airport at today’s Transport Questions in Parliament.

Commenting on the Government's decision to back expansion at Heathrow Airport, Stuart has said:

Speaking in yesterday’s debate on the Neighbourhood Planning Bill, Stuart invited the Housing and Planning Minister to witness the ‘terrible effect’ that Leeds City Council’s house building plans would have on Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough.

In the debate, he said:

Stuart yesterday spoke in a debate on a long term plan for housing, praising the response from constituents following the Leeds City Council consultation on site allocations.

Stuart yesterday spoke in the Chamber on a debate regarding the timing of the EU Referendum, suggesting that calls for changing the timing of the referendum are 'patronising' to his constituents

Stuart yesterday spoke in a debate on the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

Stuart spoke in the flooding debate yesterday, to press for a meeting between Leeds MPs and the Secretary of State, and to praise the response from both the Council and constituents.