Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Greater Manchester Combined Authority will be able to levy the overnight visitor levy in addition to the current Business Rate Improvement District levy on hotels and overnight accommodation in Greater Manchester.

The Government is considering responses received to the consultation on the Overnight Visitor Levy, which closed on 18 February 2026, and will publish its formal response in due course.

The precise design and scope of the levy remain under consideration. The design, scope and commencement arrangements, including administrative details, will be set out, where relevant, in future legislation.

Subject to the legislation passed by Parliament, it will be for Mayors and strategic authorities to decide whether to introduce a levy in their area, in accordance with the relevant governance arrangements and following local consultation.

Business Improvement Districts are business-led organisations, and it will be for BID bodies and businesses within a BID area to determine whether to continue BID arrangements following any local decision to introduce a visitor levy.