WEST YORKSHIRE AND ELECTED MAYORS

That this House believes that a democratically-accountable elected mayor for West Yorkshire would provide substantial benefits to the area and would be the vehicle for vital economic regeneration and improvements to the infrastructure; understands that a metro mayor responsible for the five West Yorkshire districts of Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield would have similar powers to those that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has proposed for Greater Manchester; notes that these powers include transport spending, bus services, health, housing, business support and the police; and calls on the Government to grant the necessary devolution of powers to West Yorkshire and to sanction the creation of the post of mayor.