Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 83817

Combined Authorities: Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to rename the combined authority of Hampshire and the Solent to include a reference to the Isle of Wight.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh

In January 2025 we received an expression of interest from all four constituent councils (Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Southampton City Council and the Isle of Wight Council) to establish a combined county authority over this area. T...

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