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1002067

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to conduct economic modelling on the effect of air passenger duty on the UK's global connectivity and competitiveness.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	188167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Like all taxes, Air Passenger Duty remains under review. The UK aviation sector has demonstrated strong growth and remains competitive with our neighbours.</p><p>Since 2010 passenger numbers at UK airports have grown by more than 15%. With the exception of Heathrow - which has been constrained due to capacity - the UK’s biggest airports have all achieved growth in line with their EU counterparts since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/11/2018 12:31:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1107790

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legal advice his Department has received on ending the double taxation of domestic air passenger duty if the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	238584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to all departures from UK airports, therefore airlines are liable on both outward and return leg domestic journeys. It is not possible under current EU law to have different rates of APD on intra-UK flights than on flights from the UK to other European Union destinations. All aspects of APD remain under review, and the government will continue to receive legal advice as appropriate during policy development.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 238585 238586 question first answered 08/04/2019 14:08:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1107792

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the UK's ability to end the double taxation of domestic air passenger duty if the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	238585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to all departures from UK airports, therefore airlines are liable on both outward and return leg domestic journeys. It is not possible under current EU law to have different rates of APD on intra-UK flights than on flights from the UK to other European Union destinations. All aspects of APD remain under review, and the government will continue to receive legal advice as appropriate during policy development.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 238584 238586 question first answered 08/04/2019 14:08:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1107793

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the most recent occasion on which his Department (a) commissioned and (b) received legal advice on domestic air passenger duty.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	238586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to all departures from UK airports, therefore airlines are liable on both outward and return leg domestic journeys. It is not possible under current EU law to have different rates of APD on intra-UK flights than on flights from the UK to other European Union destinations. All aspects of APD remain under review, and the government will continue to receive legal advice as appropriate during policy development.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 238584 238585 question first answered 08/04/2019 14:08:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

897952

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of air passenger duty on levels of tourism in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	141355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>International treaties ensure that there is no taxation of international aviation fuel, and the Government does not levy VAT on flights. Air Passenger Duty (APD) ensures the aviation sector contributes its fair share to general taxation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not conducted an assessment of the effect of APD on tourism in England, Scotland and Wales. However, even at the current rates of APD, UK airports have enjoyed strong passenger growth: exceeding 15% in the previous five years.</p><p> </p><p>The government is seeking views on the effects of APD and VAT on tourism in Northern Ireland. Respondents to the call for evidence can submit evidence on the wider impacts of APD upon UK tourism by 5 June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/05/2018 15:43:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

904725

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to conduct a review of the effect of air passenger duty on tourism in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	144337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor keeps all taxes under review, and any changes will be announced at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2018 14:38:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

984758

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will model the effect on the UK economy of (a) a 50 per cent reduction in and (b) the abolition of Air Passenger Duty.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	177668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The government monitors all taxes, including Air Passenger Duty. The aviation sector in the UK continues to grow, with passenger numbers up by over 15% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>APD raises over £3 billion in revenue every year. Abolishing or cutting APD would put pressure on the government to increase taxes elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2018 10:23:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

984759

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the Frontier Economics report finding that Britain’s airports could gain up to 65 connections in the event that air passenger duty is abolished.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	177669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The government takes new evidence into consideration when making policy decisions. The aviation sector in the UK continues to grow, with passenger numbers up by over 15% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>APD raises over £3 billion in revenue every year. Abolishing or cutting APD would put pressure on the government to increase taxes elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2018 10:32:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

909223

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised for the public in each of the last five years from Air Passenger Duty by (a) reduced rate, (b) standard rate and (c) higher rate in (i) band A and (ii) band B.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	146352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Total receipts from Air Passenger Duty are published at the following link and this also includes passenger numbers declared by traders at the various bands and rates:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 30/05/2018 14:12:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

999578

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 29 October 2018, Official Report, column 665, who the members will be of the working group that will be established to progress plans for short-haul air passenger duty devolution; and what criteria will be used to appoint those members.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	186977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget announced that, following the call for evidence on ‘VAT, Air Passenger Duty and Tourism in Northern Ireland’, the government will establish a technical working group to explore further the practical and legal challenges to changing APD in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Further details, including the membership of the group, will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/11/2018 17:53:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon