Overnight Visitor Levy Rural and Coastal Communities 2026-09-03
2026-09-03
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The MP discusses the potential impact of an overnight visitor levy on rural and coastal communities.
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of an overnight visitor levy on rural and coastal communities. Rural and coastal communities rely on seasonal tourism. Introducing a new tax on holidays is tough for businesses. Will the Government publish an independent assessment on the impact before introducing the tax?
The Government are committed to giving powers to local areas to enact an overnight levy. We will work closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and HM Treasury on developing the policy.
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Commitment to publishing an independent assessment
We Will Work Closely With
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The MP expresses concern that introducing an overnight visitor levy will further strain businesses reliant on seasonal tourism.
Rural and coastal communities are reliant on seasonal tourism. Introducing a new tax on holidays is tough for businesses. Will the Government commit to publishing an independent assessment on the impact before introducing the tax?
Introducing a levy will be up to local areas, and it will make sense for those areas to invest the funds generated in improving the local tourism offer.
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Commitment to publishing an independent assessment
Up To Local Areas
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Hotels in the MP's constituency support the introduction of an overnight visitor levy if the funds are ringfenced for tourism purposes.
Hotels in my constituency are in favour of an overnight visitor levy, provided that the money is ringfenced for tourism purposes. What reassurances can the Minister give hotels in my constituency?
Funds will of course be reinvested in local tourism, but that will be a decision for local areas. We are working closely with the Treasury and MHCLG to empower local areas to make decisions.
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Specific reassurances for ringfencing of funds
Reinvested In Local Tourism
Decision For Local Areas
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The MP welcomes new shadow ministers but criticizes the new Prime Minister for introducing a new holiday tax, arguing that this contradicts claims of cutting taxes.
Welcomes the new shadow Secretary of State and the new shadow Minister. Thanks the Secretary of State and her team for constructive engagement. Criticizes the new Prime Minister for introducing a new holiday tax, despite claims of cutting taxes. In what universe is it possible for the Prime Minister to claim that he is cutting taxes when the Government are increasing them and introducing new taxes?
There is more than one tax; we are cutting taxes, but we are also introducing an overnight levy. We are working across Government, with the tourist sector and with mayors to make sure we get that right for local areas.
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More Than One Tax
Working Across Government
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The MP encourages the success of the city visitor charge in Manchester, raising £10 million for investment, and rejects scaremongering.
Encouraged by the success of the city visitor charge in Manchester, raising £10 million for investment in advertising, tourism and cleaning. Will the Minister join me in rejecting the scaremongering and reminding people that this is a purely permissive measure? It is up to local areas to do it if they want.
The Government are committed to caution against scaremongering. Local areas have the powers to make the decisions themselves.
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Joining the MP in rejecting scaremongering
Caution Against Scaremongering
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