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Visitor Levy

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 16 January 2026UIN 103767

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 95883, on Visitor Levy, whether the Office for National Statistics intends to classify the overnight visitor levy as a tax for statistical purposes.

Answered by Josh Simons

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Rt. hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 7th January is attached.

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