| Heading: |
Aviation: Fuels |
| Question ID: |
1798620 |
| UIN: |
49255 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-29 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5321 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Paul Kohler
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| Asking Member handle: |
PaulKohlerSW19
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@PaulKohlerSW19
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential revenue from introducing a fuel tax on domestic aviation to encourage rail travel. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-07 |
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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 and is the principal tax on the aviation sector, since tickets are VAT free and aviation fuel incurs no duty. APD varies by distance and class of travel and is expected to raise £4.7 billion in 2025-26. The dom... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |