Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 114666

Visitor Levy

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a visitor levy in England on (a) visitor numbers and (b) local economies.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The impacts of the overnight visitor levy will be determined by local decisions. It will be up to Mayors and local leaders to decide whether to implement a levy, subject to a local consultation on specific proposals.The Government’s consultation on the de...

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