§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made, and what representations he has received, in respect of the impact of the air passenger duty charges on small municipally owned airports and the market for small turbo prop and regional class jet aircraft.
§ Sir John CopeI have received a small number of representations about air passenger duty which mentioned the impact on small airports and turbo prop aircraft. The150W impact of air passenger duty on demand for air travel will vary by type of passenger and by route. Overall, the impact is expected to be small. No specific estimates have been made of the impct on small municipally owned airports nor on the market for small turbo prop and regional class jet aircraft, and any such estimates would be highly speculative.