Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 122477

Visitor Levy

Tabled: 20 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of an overnight visitor levy on a) the hospitality sector and b) levels of employment.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The impacts of introducing a visitor levy will depend on decisions made at the local level. Mayors and local leaders will have to decide whether a levy should be implemented, following a period of local consultation on specific proposals. The precise desi...

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