Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of a tourist tax on (a) Treasury receipts, (b) tourist numbers and (c) tourists' experiences; and if she will enable the introduction of pilot schemes for such a tax in local areas.

The Chancellor continually keeps the tax system under review. At present, HM Government does not have any plans to introduce a national tourism tax or a pilot scheme for such a tax in local areas. An assessment on the potential impact of a national tourist tax on Treasury receipts, tourist numbers and tourists’ experiences has therefore not been made.