Joe Robertson

Joe Robertson

Conservative — Isle of Wight East

Speaking in the House of Commons on 15 January 2025

Debate

Local Government Reorganisation

Contribution

I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Residents of the Isle of Wight are expecting full elections this May. The no-overall-control unitary authority has asked the Government to be part of a priority devolution deal with Hampshire, but not local authority reorganisation, which is not on the table. We are not being asked to do that because we are already a unitary. Does the Minister agree, therefore, that there is no good reason to delay elections when the Isle of Wight council’s future and viability is not under discussion? That is an accepted point. Why should a democracy have to have elections when the council will continue?

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