Westminster Hall debateWestminster HallWednesday, 25 March 202614:30

Proposed visitor levy in England

Backbench debate (separate chamber, no votes)

This Westminster Hall debate examines the proposed introduction of a visitor levy in England—a tax on tourists or overnight visitors to fund local services and infrastructure. The debate will consider whether such a levy is practical, how it would be implemented across different regions, and what economic impact it might have on the tourism and hospitality sectors.

A visitor levy could generate significant revenue for local councils and tourism destinations, but it risks deterring visitors and damaging the competitiveness of English tourism relative to international competitors. The outcome may influence government policy on how local areas fund services and whether tourism-generating regions should capture revenue directly from visitors.

Tax & Public Finances Local Government Culture & Community

MPs most likely to speak

Dame Harriett BaldwinConservative and Unionist Party

West Worcestershire

Shadow Business and Trade — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on fiscal-policy, local-government, culture-community (51 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed (10pts); Committee: treasury committee (20pts)Voting record

Chris BryantLabour Party

Rhondda and Ogmore

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on fiscal-policy, local-government, culture-community (21 times, 30pts); Known positions: culture-community: supportive, culture-community: neutral, economy-jobs: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Florence EshalomiLabour and Co-operative Party

Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Spoken on fiscal-policy, local-government, culture-community (31 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: questioning, economy-jobs: questioning, local-government: supportive (30pts); Committee: housing, communities and local government committee (Chair) (25pts)Voting record

Damian HindsConservative and Unionist Party

East Hampshire

Debate sponsor/lead member (calendar Members field)Voting record

Dame Meg HillierLabour and Co-operative Party

Hackney South and Shoreditch

Spoken on fiscal-policy, local-government, culture-community (63 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, economy-jobs: questioning, culture-community: questioning (30pts); Committee: treasury committee (Chair) (25pts)Voting record

Proposed visitor levy in England

MPs most likely to speak

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