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Bed Tax

EDM number 144 in 2006-07, proposed by Graham Stuart on 20/11/2006.

That this House notes that Sir Michael Lyons, in his interim report on local government finance, stated that he was interested in introducing a new hotel tax; further notes that this tax would be on top of existing business rates and on top of VAT on hotel bills; further notes that this could potentially add £100 a week to the cost of a family holiday or visit; further notes that the hospitality industry, including the British Hospitality Association, the Tourism Alliance, Caterer and Hotelkeeper, Travelodge and local operators, are running a campaign against the new tax; further notes that a recent study on tourism taxes across the world by the World Tourism Organisation noted that `whilst it is arguable that demand from business travellers is relatively price inelastic, holiday demand is exceptionally price elastic...If a hotel increases its prices, tourists will simply move to another hotel or if a holiday destination increases its package holiday prices, customers will simply switch to a similar destination elsewhere'; further notes that tourism supports 11,000 jobs a year in the East Riding of Yorkshire and is worth £360 million to the region's economy; further notes that the new tax could affect more than 200 businesses across the region; further notes that the proliferation of cheap flights to Europe makes small hotels and bed and breakfasts particularly vulnerable to any increase in taxation; and therefore calls on the Government to reject any proposals for a bed tax.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Graham Stuart20/11/2006Beverley and HoldernessConservativeProposed
Tobias Ellwood20/11/2006Bournemouth EastConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink20/11/2006Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Mark Durkan20/11/2006FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Andrew George20/11/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Angela Watkinson21/11/2006UpminsterConservativeSeconded
Derek Conway21/11/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Philip Davies21/11/2006ShipleyConservativeSigned
Ann Winterton21/11/2006CongletonConservativeSigned
Gary Streeter21/11/2006South West DevonConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock21/11/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell21/11/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Elfyn Llwyd21/11/2006Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Angus MacNeil22/11/2006Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Edward Vaizey22/11/2006WantageConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley22/11/2006Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Annette Brooke22/11/2006Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes22/11/2006ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey22/11/2006North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson22/11/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
Iris Robinson22/11/2006StrangfordDUPSigned
Colin Breed22/11/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Rosindell23/11/2006RomfordConservativeSigned
Peter Atkinson23/11/2006HexhamConservativeSigned
Sammy Wilson23/11/2006East AntrimDUPSigned
Peter Luff27/11/2006Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Malcolm Moss27/11/2006North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans27/11/2006Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
David Wilshire27/11/2006SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Lindsay Hoyle28/11/2006ChorleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis29/11/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Phil Willis29/11/2006Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Natascha Engel29/11/2006North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Jo Swinson29/11/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Binley30/11/2006Northampton SouthConservativeSigned
Eddie McGrady04/12/2006South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Tim Farron04/12/2006Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Lancaster04/12/2006North East Milton KeynesConservativeSigned
James Duddridge07/12/2006Rochford and Southend EastConservativeSigned
Christopher Fraser19/12/2006South West NorfolkConservativeSigned
Robert Walter04/07/2007North DorsetConservativeSigned

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