| Heading: |
Air Passenger Duty |
| Question ID: |
1790781 |
| UIN: |
42834 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4818 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Saqib Bhatti
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| Asking Member handle: |
bhatti_saqib
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@bhatti_saqib
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reform Air Passenger Duty to prevent passengers travelling in a Premium Economy cabin from paying the same rate as passengers travelling in a First Class and Business Class cabin. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-08 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4797 |
| Answering Member display name: |
James Murray
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| Answering Member handle: |
jamesmurray_ldn
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@jamesmurray_ldn
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| Answer text: |
Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |