Second Delegated Legislation Committee
23 March 2026
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Second Delegated Legislation Committee House of Commons
00:02 - 00:06
Speaker 1
The draft Sussex and combined county authority regulations 2026.
00:07 - 00:09
Speaker 2
I call the minister to move the motion.
00:10 - 01:29
Speaker 1
Thank you chair. I beg to move that the committee has considered the draft Sussex and Brighton combined, and county authority regulation 2,026. These regulations were laid on the 02/11/2026. Before I proceed, I'd like to draw the committee's attention to a correction slip issued for these regulations which corrects the name of the appropriate administrative authority for pension purposes from East Sussex to West Sussex. This change was requested by and agreed with the constituent councils.
When referring to Sussex and Brighton combined counter authority, I'll use the term strategic authority from here on in. Let me start by stating very clearly that we believe devolution is a critical lever for delivering growth and prosperity, with Merz and local leaders being best placed to take the decisions that benefit local communities. This government was elected on a manifesto commitment to widen and deepen devolution across England, The English devolution white paper sets out our plans to achieve that. Much of that white paper is now being taken through parliament by the English devolution and community empowerment bill. The white paper also launched the devolution priority programme to provide a fast track to establish a new wave of mayoral strategic authorities, including Sussex and Brighton.
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