Visitor Levy
Commons · Question 122477 · Tabled 20 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
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
Answered by Alison McGovern, 26 Mar 2026
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...