30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Thank you for that. Mike, did you have any further questions?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Okay. David, anything to add? You were nodding away, so I'm assuming you were in agreement there.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Thanks for that. Mathew or David—Mathew, did you want to come in?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
I see nods on the screen there. Andrew, did you want to come in?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Llŷr, wyt ti eisiau mynd yn gyntaf?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Who'd like to go first?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Thank you for that. I'll bring Mike Hedges in now with a series of questions. Diolch, Mike.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Mathew, do you want to come in on—?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Would the shift to day-trippers, as opposed to people staying overnight—? The impact would probably be felt, if that was the case, more by you that by the pub industry, because pubs would still have a revenue income from those day-trippers as opposed to…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Thank you for that. I suppose, David, then, with bed and breakfasts, it would have a—. What would be the impact on your association and your members? If we could unmute David, please. There we are.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Diolch, Llŷr. A question now to—. I'll probably come to Andrew first with this one, just because of the nature of who you represent. How do you think the implementation of the visitor levy would impact on visitors staying overnight in Wales, as opposed to…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Thank you for that. On that aspect of that sort of educational type of accommodation, I don't know if anybody else just wants to come in on that, or I'll move on to the next question. The next question that I have is more towards Llŷr and it's touching on…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Thank you. I'm going to come to Mathew with another question, but you're welcome to comment on that last one as well. We've heard from other witnesses about the educational, not-for-profit and social enterprise organisations, but particularly the educational…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Of course, we'll tease some of that out. Thank you. Andrew.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
I'll open it up to anyone else who wants to add anything to that. What I'd ask is if you're going to say the same thing, don't say it just to agree. But if there are extra things that you'd like to add, then certainly we would be interested in hearing that…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Welcome, and thank you for making the time to come and speak to us today. We’ve got about an hour, and, as I said, brevity is the order of the day, if we can, to get through as much of your evidence as possible. I’ll start with David, if I may. I just wanted…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Croeso. And on my screen, if we can go to David next, please.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
This is the seventh evidence session for the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill. We’ve got some witnesses online, and we’ve got a witness in the room as well. I’d like to ask them to introduce themselves for the record. If we start in…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Croeso nôl. Rydyn ni wedi ailsefydlu’r ystafell, ac rydyn ni rŵan yn y sesiwn nesaf.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Thank you for making the time to come and speak to us today. It is appreciated. Thank you very much. We'll take a short break now to reset the room for our next set of witnesses. There will be a transcript available for you to be able to check for accuracy…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Thank you very much. That brings us to time today—
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
And you'd capture that information that you would need to be able to report that.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Okay, thank you for that. As agents, effectively, or as people who represent owners and operators—. There is provision, I think, within the Bill, for you to act as an agent and pay the levy, if you're collecting the money, and pay it on their behalf. Could…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Yes, Carl.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Okay, thank you. Just with regards to the subordinate legislation and the legislation, how it should be evaluated going forward, you've talked a little bit earlier about evaluating guidance and making it as good as it can be, if we're going to bring it in…
