Stuart and Cllr Andrew Carter, the leader of Leeds City Council Conservative Group, have welcomed the Transport Secretary’s decision to announce the preferred route for HS2 from the West Midlands to Leeds.

This is a major step towards:

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.

Stuart has welcomed the news that employment across the UK continues to run at a record high, the unemployment rate has fallen to an 11-year low, and that according to today’s figures there are 172,000 more people back in work in Yorkshire and the Humber since 2010. 

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 has recently been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party in charge of cities.

Commenting on the appointment, Stuart said:

Stuart recently wrote to David Davis, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to raise the concerns of constituents since the referendum result.

Stuart today honoured those who were murdered during the Srebrenica genocide 21 years ago

Stuart has praised today's review which secures the future of Leeds Heart Unit

Stuart is backing Theresa May to become Prime Minister