Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 30355
Isle of Wight Council
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025
Question
Richard Quigley
Labour — Isle of Wight West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Isle of Wight will retain it’s own council as part of the Hampshire and Solent Mayoral authority under devolution.
Answer
Jim McMahonThe Devolution Priority Programme aims to see a new wave of mayors elected in May 2026, including for Hampshire and the Solent. This will see local authorities in the area join up with their neighbours to form a new Combined Authority over a sensible geog...
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