Michael Beston - Councillor for Isle of Wight

Councillor Michael Beston

Conservatives

Email: michael.beston@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 (Guest) Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration Licensing Committee (Vice-Chair) Licensing Sub Committee (Committee Member) Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

48 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Full Council Committee Member

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

May 27, 2026, 6:00 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
Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council Committee Member

Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council - Monday, 16th March, 2026 6.00 pm

March 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 5.00 pm

February 25, 2026, 5:00 pm
Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee Committee Member

Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee - Thursday, 22 January 2026 - 5.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 5:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

37 decisions · Page 6 of 8

School Place Planning

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 5.00 pm - March 20, 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

Public Health Partnership

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

To agree the future structure and arrangements for the delivery of public health services

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: 48

Average per Month: 1.7

Decisions Recorded: 37