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| Question ID: |
1811419 |
| UIN: |
904459 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5203 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Alison Griffiths
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Alison Griffiths
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential economic impact of the proposed visitor levy on the economy in Wales. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-11 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1541 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Dame Nia Griffith
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| Answering Member handle: |
NiaGriffithMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@NiaGriffithMP
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| Answer text: |
The Welsh tourism sector is thriving; last year British residents took over 7 million overnight trips in Wales, spending more than £2billion.Visitor levies are widely used abroad, and, if a visitor levy were introduced by all Welsh local authorities, it c... |
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| Answering body ID: |
28 |
| Answering body name: |
Wales Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |