Ed Blake - Councillor for Isle of Wight

Councillor Ed Blake

Conservatives Conservative Group Leader

Email: ed.blake@iow.gov.uk

Council: Isle of Wight

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Cabinet Corporate Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Children's Services, Education and Skills Appointments and Employment Committee (Committee Member) Isle of Wight Pension Fund Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Children's Services, Education and Skills Committee (Committee Member) Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee (Committee Member, County Councillor) Policy, Finance and Resources Committee (Committee Member) Adult Social Care, Public Health and Housing Needs Committee (Committee Member) Environment and Community Protection Committee (Vice-Chair) Policy, Finance and Resources Committee (Committee Member) Appointments and Employment Sub Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

78 meetings · Page 1 of 16

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 6.00 pm

May 27, 2026, 6:00 pm
Appointments and Employment Sub Committee Committee Member

Appointments and Employment Sub Committee - Monday, 30th March, 2026 10.00 am

March 30, 2026, 10:00 am
Environment and Community Protection Committee Vice-Chair

Environment and Community Protection Committee - Thursday, 26th March, 2026 5.00 pm

March 26, 2026, 5:00 pm
Appointments and Employment Committee Committee Member

Appointments and Employment Committee - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 2.00 pm

March 25, 2026, 2:00 pm
Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee Committee Member

Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 5.00 pm

March 19, 2026, 5:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

52 decisions · Page 9 of 11

School Place Planning

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th March, 2025 5.00 pm - March 06, 2025

Proposed closure of those schools issued with public notices for closure on 3/1/25, and outcomes of related consultation.

Recommendations approved

Budget and Council Tax Setting 2025-2026 and Future Years' Forecasts

From: Full Council - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 5.00 pm - February 26, 2025

...approved the budget for the financial year 2025/26, including an increase in Council Tax of 4.99% and new capital investment proposals.

Recommendations approved

Director of Public Health Annual Report – Let’s Make Smoking History

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 9th January, 2025 5.00 pm - January 09, 2025

The 2012 Health and Care Act places a statutory duty on upper tier Local Authorities to improve and protect the health of their residents. The Director of Public Health has a statutory duty to produce an annual report about the health of the local population. The content and structure of the report is decided each year by the Director of Public Health, based on key issue of health and wellbeing that would benefit from a focused review. The requirement placed on Isle of Wight Council as the relevant local authority is to publish the report. The focus of this year’s Annual Report from the Director of Public Health is ‘Let’s Make Smoking History’

Recommendations Approved

Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund Project

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 9th January, 2025 5.00 pm - January 09, 2025

To seek approval to proceed with the LEVI project, the associated procurement and delegated authority to Strategic Director for Community Services for the award of the contract.

Recommendations Approved

School Funding Formula & Budget Setting 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 9th January, 2025 5.00 pm - January 09, 2025

Following the Department for Education (DfE) Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) release in December, this report sets the local school funding formula and associated wider DSG budget for 2025/26

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 78

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 52