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Island Deal

The outcome of a study by Portsmouth University, commissioned by the Island Independents during their administration (2013-2017), found that it cost Isle of Wight council £6.4 million more each year to provide services due to being an island.

In following years, successive administrations have called for an Island Deal, pressuring the Government to recognise the Island’s unique status.

Below are articles relating to the Island Deal.

6, February 2020·1 min read

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs agrees to Isle of Wight visit

The Isle of Wight MP said the Island Deal could include support for small-scale abattoirs or humane slaughter on farms, as well as milk storage, grain storage and vegetable box erectors on the Island

17, July 2019·2 min read

Seely resigns from Parliamentary Private Secretary role over HS2 vote

Seely resigned from his role as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) after refusing to back HS2 vote.

Bob Seely pointing at Lisa Nandy in Parliament

9, June 2022·4 min read

Seely’s statement on Johnson support now centre of Commons row and accused of looking ‘awfully dodgy’

Bob Seely saying he’d received assurances on IW funding before voting to support Boris Johnson was subject of a Commons row yesterday, with the toned-down accusation being it looked ‘awfully dodgy’ after Seely challenged it

21, August 2023·6 min read

UK councils face £5bn black hole: Predicted £12m+ shortfall over three years for the Isle of Wight

After years of Government funding cuts UK councils face a £5bn shortfall, risking the provision of basic services. See where the Isle of Wight fits into this unsustainable situation

23, March 2023·2 min read

Unclear whether 10 per cent funding uplift announced by PM is ‘new money’, says council leader

The PM announced a 10 per cent uplift in funding for the Isle of Wight council, but it's not clear whether that's new money

10, August 2018·1 min read

Watch: Isle of Wight MP: ‘I want my Island to be the best place in Britain to live’

Want to know what Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, wants to achieve for the Island and what he wants to be respected for? Watch this three minute video by Core Politics.

27, February 2020·2 min read

Where is the £6.4m deal promised by Boris Johnson, ask Isle of Wight councillors

Throughout last night's budget meeting, opposition councillors asked where the Island Deal that Boris Johnson had promised was

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