The Committee agreed to delegate responsibility to the Convener to finalise the call for views and the witnesses for oral evidence following confirmation of whether the Committee would be the Stage 1 lead committee.
4th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6), Tuesday 27 January 2026
Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Jamie Coventry, Economic Adviser, Aberdeen City Council;
Malcolm MacLeod, Assistant Chief Executive - Place, The Highland Council;
Fergus Murray, Head of Development and Economic Growth, Argyll & Bute Council;
Christie Hartley, Team Manager, Sustainable Tourism, Orkney Islands Council;
Gareth Dixon, Policy Manager, Local Government Finance, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA);
Elin Williamson, Interim Service Director for Culture, Wellbeing and Economy, City of Edinburgh Council;
Fiona Campbell, Chief Executive, Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers;
Marc Crothall, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Tourism Alliance;
Sheila Gilmore, Chief Executive, VisitArran;
Fiona MacConnacher, Head of Public Affairs, UK & Ireland, Booking.com;
David Weston, Chairman, Scottish B&B Association.
5th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6), Tuesday 3 February 2026
Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence on the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 … from—
Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, supported by Fiona Campbell, Visitor Levy and Cruise Ship Levy Team Leader, David Storrie, Head of Local Taxation Policy, and Michal Polaski, Solicitor, Scottish Government.
6th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6), Tuesday 10 February 2026
Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee considered a draft Stage 1 Report.