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VAT On Tourism

EDM number 50 in 2016-17, proposed by Margaret Ritchie on 19/05/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Taxation and Tourism.

That this House recognises the value of the tourism sector; notes that tourism-related businesses lie at the heart of the local community and economy; further notes that 25 out of 28 EU states, including the Republic of Ireland, take advantage of a reduced rate of VAT for some part of their tourism sector, and that this has had a positive impact by increasing investment and jobs; acknowledges that, as a result, localities in the UK that have a high reliance on the tourism sector are at a competitive disadvantage compared to other EU states; highlights the economic study produced by Professor Adam Blake, using the Treasury's own modelling technique, which showed that a cut in tourism VAT could increase gross domestic product by up to £4 billion per year; calls on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to introduce a sector-specific VAT reduction for certain tourism-related products, including accommodation, food and attractions; notes that a reduced rate of VAT for tourism has been recommended by both the Welsh Affairs and Culture, Media and Sport Committees; and further recognises that such a move would provide a much-needed boost in exports, would strengthen the wider economy, support job creation and generate investment in local businesses.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Margaret Ritchie19/05/2016South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartyProposed
Alan Meale23/05/2016MansfieldLabourSeconded
Paul Monaghan23/05/2016Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySeconded
Liz Saville Roberts23/05/2016Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSeconded
Mark Durkan23/05/2016FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Martyn Day23/05/2016Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded
John McNally23/05/2016FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Jim Shannon23/05/2016StrangfordDUPSigned
Alasdair McDonnell23/05/2016Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Danny Kinahan23/05/2016South AntrimUUPSigned
Gavin Robinson24/05/2016Belfast EastDUPSigned
Angus MacNeil24/05/2016Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Ian Blackford24/05/2016Ross, Skye and LochaberScottish National PartySigned
Jim Cunningham24/05/2016Coventry SouthLabourSigned
George Howarth24/05/2016KnowsleyLabourSigned
Jonathan Edwards25/05/2016Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Marion Fellows25/05/2016Motherwell and WishawScottish National PartySigned
Alan Brown25/05/2016Kilmarnock and LoudounScottish National PartySigned
Hywel Williams25/05/2016ArfonPlaid CymruSigned
Mary Glindon25/05/2016North TynesideLabourSigned
Mark Williams25/05/2016CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Stuart Donaldson26/05/2016West Aberdeenshire and KincardineScottish National PartySigned
Douglas Chapman26/05/2016Dunfermline and West FifeScottish National PartySigned
Tasmina Sheikh06/06/2016Ochil and South PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Chris Law06/06/2016Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
Owen Thompson06/06/2016MidlothianScottish National PartySigned
Nigel Dodds07/06/2016Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Angela Crawley08/06/2016Lanark and Hamilton EastScottish National PartySigned
Steven Paterson20/06/2016StirlingScottish National PartySigned

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