Question follow-through · 99191
Visitor Levy: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the introduction of the overnight visitors levy will be a (i) material consideration and (ii) national change in circumstances in the valuation of hereditaments for business rates.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 19 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the introduction of the overnight visitors levy will be a (i) material consideration and (ii) national change in circumstances in the valuation of hereditaments for business rates.
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Dec 2025
Answer published
The government has published a consultation running until 18 February, so that the public, businesses, and local government can shape the design of the power to introduce an overnight visitor levy that will be devolved to local leaders. The precise design...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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