Scotland Session S6 Status: Introduced

SP Bill 79 — Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Scottish Parliament
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill died with Session S6. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

In plain language

The Visitor Levy (Amendment) Bill allows local councils in Scotland to charge a fee to visitors.

This bill permits local authorities in Scotland to introduce a visitor levy to help cover the costs of tourism. It aims to support local services affected by increased visitor numbers.

What this means for you
  • Workers: Workers in local government may benefit from improved funding for public services supported by the revenue from the levy.
  • Families: Families visiting Scotland may need to budget for an additional fee when planning their trips.
  • Small Business: Small businesses in the tourism sector could see an impact on visitor numbers depending on how the levy is perceived.

Bill Text

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

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None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill — S6M-21103

Passed 119 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1190010
Total 1190010
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Yea
Adam, Karen — Yea
Adamson, Clare — Yea
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Yea
Arthur, Tom — Yea
Baillie, Jackie — Yea
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Not Voting
Beattie, Colin — Yea
Bibby, Neil — Not Voting
Boyack, Sarah — Yea
Briggs, Miles — Yea
Brown, Keith — Yea
Brown, Siobhian — Yea
Burgess, Ariane — Yea
Burnett, Alexander — Yea
Callaghan, Stephanie — Yea
Carlaw, Jackson — Yea
Carson, Finlay — Yea
Chapman, Maggie — Yea
Choudhury, Foysol — Yea
Clark, Katy — Yea
Coffey, Willie — Yea
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Yea
Constance, Angela — Yea
Dey, Graeme — Yea
Don-Innes, Natalie — Yea
Doris, Bob — Yea
Dornan, James — Yea
Dowey, Sharon — Yea
Dunbar, Jackie — Yea
Duncan-Glancy, Pam — Yea
Eagle, Tim — Yea
Ewing, Annabelle — Yea
Ewing, Fergus — Yea
Fairlie, Jim — Yea
Findlay, Russell — Yea
FitzPatrick, Joe — Yea
Forbes, Kate — Yea
Fraser, Murdo — Yea
Gallacher, Meghan — Yea
Gibson, Kenneth — Yea
Gilruth, Jenny — Yea
Golden, Maurice — Yea
Gosal, Pam — Yea
Gougeon, Mairi — Yea
Grahame, Christine — Yea
Grant, Rhoda — Not Voting
Gray, Neil — Not Voting
Greene, Jamie — Yea
Greer, Ross — Yea
Griffin, Mark — Yea
Gulhane, Sandesh — Yea
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Yea
Hamilton, Rachael — Not Voting
Harper, Emma — Yea
Harvie, Patrick — Yea
Haughey, Clare — Yea
Hepburn, Jamie — Yea
Hoy, Craig — Yea
Hyslop, Fiona — Yea
Johnson, Daniel — Yea
Johnstone, Alison — Not Voting
Kerr, Liam — Yea
Kerr, Stephen — Yea
Kidd, Bill — Yea
Lennon, Monica — Not Voting
Leonard, Richard — Yea
Lochhead, Richard — Yea
Lumsden, Douglas — Yea
MacDonald, Gordon — Yea
MacGregor, Fulton — Yea
Mackay, Gillian — Yea
Mackay, Rona — Yea
Macpherson, Ben — Yea
Maguire, Ruth — Yea
Marra, Michael — Yea
Martin, Gillian — Yea
Mason, John — Yea
Matheson, Michael — Yea
McAllan, Màiri — Yea
McArthur, Liam — Yea
McCall, Roz — Yea
McKee, Ivan — Yea
McLennan, Paul — Not Voting
McMillan, Stuart — Yea
McNair, Marie — Yea
McNeill, Pauline — Yea
Minto, Jenni — Yea
Mochan, Carol — Yea
Mountain, Edward — Yea
Mundell, Oliver — Yea
Nicoll, Audrey — Yea
O'Kane, Paul — Yea
Regan, Ash — Yea
Rennie, Willie — Yea
Robertson, Angus — Yea
Robison, Shona — Yea
Roddick, Emma — Yea
Ross, Douglas — Yea
Rowley, Alex — Yea
Ruskell, Mark — Yea
Russell, Davy — Yea
Sarwar, Anas — Yea
Simpson, Graham — Yea
Slater, Lorna — Yea
Smith, Liz — Yea
Smyth, Colin — Not Voting
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Yea
Stevenson, Collette — Yea
Stewart, Alexander — Yea
Stewart, Kaukab — Yea
Stewart, Kevin — Yea
Sturgeon, Nicola — Yea
Sweeney, Paul — Yea
Swinney, John — Yea
Thomson, Michelle — Yea
Todd, Maree — Yea
Torrance, David — Yea
Tweed, Evelyn — Yea
Villalba, Mercedes — Yea
Webber, Sue — Yea
Wells, Annie — Yea
White, Tess — Not Voting
Whitfield, Martin — Yea
Whitham, Elena — Yea
Whittle, Brian — Yea
Wishart, Beatrice — Yea
Yousaf, Humza — Yea

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