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1379371

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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 estimate he has made of the annual change in Government revenue resulting from the (a) reduction in Air Passenger Duty on domestic flights from April 2023 and (b) rise in Air Passenger Duty on ultra-long haul flights from April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	76602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD) set at £6.50 for economy passengers. The new domestic band will cover flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK. As a result, around 9 million passengers will pay less APD in 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most.</p><p> </p><p>Aviation accounts for around 8% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions. International aviation is responsible for the vast majority of this contribution and accounted for 37 MtCO2e in 2019, whereas domestic aviation was responsible for 1.5 MtCO2e – equivalent to less than 1% of the UK’s total emissions in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, domestic aviation is included within the scope of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, which sets a cap on the total amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted by sectors covered by the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Exchequer impacts of these APD changes are set out in table 5.1 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 document, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-and-spending-review-2021-documents</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 76603 76604 question first answered 22/11/2021 14:28:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1379372

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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 impact on (a) carbon and (b) non-carbon emissions of the (i) reduction in Air Passenger Duty on domestic flights and (ii) increase in Air Passenger Duty on ultra-long haul flights from April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	76603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD) set at £6.50 for economy passengers. The new domestic band will cover flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK. As a result, around 9 million passengers will pay less APD in 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most.</p><p> </p><p>Aviation accounts for around 8% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions. International aviation is responsible for the vast majority of this contribution and accounted for 37 MtCO2e in 2019, whereas domestic aviation was responsible for 1.5 MtCO2e – equivalent to less than 1% of the UK’s total emissions in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, domestic aviation is included within the scope of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, which sets a cap on the total amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted by sectors covered by the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Exchequer impacts of these APD changes are set out in table 5.1 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 document, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-and-spending-review-2021-documents</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 76602 76604 question first answered 22/11/2021 14:28:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1378151

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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 potential effect of proposals to reduce Air Passenger Duty on domestic flights on the Government's ability to meet its net zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	73950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Aviation accounts for around 8% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions. International aviation is responsible for the vast majority of this contribution and accounted for 37 MtCO2e in 2019, whereas domestic aviation was responsible for 1.5 MtCO2e – equivalent to less than 1% of the UK’s total emissions in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD), covering flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government will introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, domestic aviation is included within the scope of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, which sets a cap on the total amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted by sectors covered by the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/11/2021 14:28:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1365361

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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 potential effect of his decision to reduce air passenger duty levied on short haul flights on levels of carbon emissions from air travel.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	68362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Aviation accounts for around 8% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions. International aviation is responsible for the vast majority of this contribution and accounted for 37 MtCO2e in 2019, whereas domestic aviation was responsible for 1.5 MtCO2e – equivalent to less than 1% of the UK’s total emissions in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD), covering flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government will introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, domestic aviation is included within the scope of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, which sets a cap on the total amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted by sectors covered by the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/11/2021 09:16:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1365654

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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 his Department has made of potential effect of the change in (a) passenger numbers and (b) carbon emitted following the abolishment of Air Passenger Duty for domestic flights.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	68419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD) set at £6.50 for economy passengers. The new domestic band will cover flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK. As a result, around 9 million passengers will pay less APD in 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government will introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most.</p><p> </p><p>Aviation accounts for around 8% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions. International aviation is responsible for the vast majority of this contribution and accounted for 37 MtCO2e in 2019, whereas domestic aviation was responsible for 1.5 MtCO2e – equivalent to less than 1% of the UK’s total emissions in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, domestic aviation is included within the scope of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, which sets a cap on the total amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted by sectors covered by the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/11/2021 09:12:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1364803

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the calculation for the increased passenger duty on long-haul flights will be made on the shortest distance between the UK and the intended destination, or the route to be taken by the airline concerned.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL3554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>Distance bands within Air Passenger Duty are based on the distance from London to the destination country’s capital city.</p><p> </p><p>Distance to a country's capital city is used as a straightforward proxy for distance to that country, making it as easy as possible to administer the tax – as well as improving transparency for the end consumer.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/11/2021 16:25:27 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1364559

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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 potential effect of the reduction in domestic Air Passenger Duty on the Government's ability to achieve its aviation emissions reduction targets.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	904013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD), covering flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK. In addition, the Government will introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most. Domestic aviation accounted for less than 1% of the UK’s total emissions in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel duty is levied on the producers or importers of fuel, and is generally included in the price most drivers pay for petrol and diesel at the pump. Therefore, the more fuel that is consumed, the more fuel duty is paid. As noted in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 Policy Costings, there are uncertainties around the behavioural response of the fuel duty freeze.</p><p> </p><p>Transport is a major cost for families and businesses, and to help with the cost of living, the government has frozen fuel duty rates, saving a cumulative £1900 for the average UK car driver, compared to the pre-2010 escalator.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/11/2021 08:57:29 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1364560

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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 potential effect of the reduction in domestic Air Passenger duty on the number of people using air travel for journeys that (a) are under five hours and (b) have a rail alternative.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	904023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD), covering flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK. In addition, the Government will introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of the consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-aviation-tax-reform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-aviation-tax-reform</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/11/2021 12:10:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1364043

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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 estimate he has made of the potential effect of (a) reducing air passenger duty and (b) not implementing the fuel escalator on the UK's carbon footprint.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	64660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD), covering flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK. In addition, the Government will introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most. Domestic aviation accounted for less than 1% of the UK’s total emissions in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel duty is levied on the producers or importers of fuel, and is generally included in the price most drivers pay for petrol and diesel at the pump. Therefore, the more fuel that is consumed, the more fuel duty is paid. As noted in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 Policy Costings, there are uncertainties around the behavioural response of the fuel duty freeze.</p><p> </p><p>Transport is a major cost for families and businesses, and to help with the cost of living, the government has frozen fuel duty rates, saving a cumulative £1900 for the average UK car driver, compared to the pre-2010 escalator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 64566 question first answered 01/11/2021 16:10:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1364059

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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 impact of the reduction in domestic air passenger duty, as announced in the Autumn Budget on 27 October 2021, on the Government's ability to achieve its aviation emissions reductions targets.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	64566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD), covering flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK. In addition, the Government will introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most. Domestic aviation accounted for less than 1% of the UK’s total emissions in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel duty is levied on the producers or importers of fuel, and is generally included in the price most drivers pay for petrol and diesel at the pump. Therefore, the more fuel that is consumed, the more fuel duty is paid. As noted in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 Policy Costings, there are uncertainties around the behavioural response of the fuel duty freeze.</p><p> </p><p>Transport is a major cost for families and businesses, and to help with the cost of living, the government has frozen fuel duty rates, saving a cumulative £1900 for the average UK car driver, compared to the pre-2010 escalator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 64660 question first answered 01/11/2021 16:10:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie