Councillor Michael Beston
Email: michael.beston@iow.gov.uk
Council: Isle of Wight
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
47 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Full Council - Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 6.00 pm
Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council - Monday, 16th March, 2026 6.00 pm
Full Council - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 5.00 pm
Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee - Thursday, 22 January 2026 - 5.00 pm
Full Council - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - 6.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
37 decisions · Page 2 of 8
Isle of Wight Pension Fund and Investment Pooling
From: Full Council - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 17, 2025
...to the government's requirement, the council refused to support the Expression of Interest made to join the Central Pool, thereby not confirming the Fund's 'in principle' decision to join the Central Pool by the government's deadline of 30 September.
Refused
Local Government Reorganisation - Final Submission
From: Full Council - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 17, 2025
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The Full Council of Isle of Wight decided... to refuse the final submission for Local Government Reorganisation, which proposed a five-unitary model with four new mainland unitaries and the Isle of Wight remaining independent, even though the council had participated in developing the proposal and it included three variations of the model.
Refused
Service Performance and Improvement (Q1)
From: Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 5.00 pm - August 21, 2025
...to note the Service Performance and Improvement (Q1) report, which provided a summary of progress against Corporate Plan activities and key performance indicators for the period April to June 2025, reflecting the performance position as of June 30, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
TfSE Transport Strategy
From: Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 5.00 pm - August 21, 2025
... the Committee approved the Transport for the South East (TfSE) Draft Transport Strategy and its associated Integrated Sustainability Appraisal, enabling the Isle of Wight Council to confirm its support for adoption as a regional member at the TfSE Partnership Board in October.
Recommendations Approved
Potential review of Political Proportionality, Alternative Arrangements, Nominations to Committees and Outside Bodies
From: Full Council - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 6.00 pm - July 16, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 47
Average per Month: 1.7
Decisions Recorded: 37