Tourism: Overnight Visitor Levy Debate
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Order. We have two further urgent questions, a statement and lots of business, so let us try to keep questions and answers short.
If the New Forest and the Waterside were forced into a unitary authority dominated by Southampton and Eastleigh, what chance would there be of local authorities looking after the interests of rural areas?
In the right hon. Gentleman’s case, this will be led by the mayoral strategic authority. It will be for that authority to do the consultations, carry out the impact assessment and, importantly, decide on the investment plan.