Question follow-through · 93102
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a tourism tax.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 20 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 28 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a tourism tax.
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government has announced powers for Mayors to introduce a visitor levy on short-term overnight accommodation in their region, to drive economic growth including through support for the local visitor economy. We have published a consultation running un...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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