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registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a green tax on air travel which would be invested in environmentally-friendly transport infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	275701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK plays key role in multilateral action on aviation emissions, such as the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), and levies a tax on aviation, Air Passenger Duty (APD), one of very few countries to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst APD is not primarily an environmental tax, it ensures that a sector responsible for approximately 7% of UK greenhouse gas emissions paid tax of £3.6 billion in 2018-19 on its activities. This is particularly important in the absence of any duty on commercial aviation fuel or VAT on airline tickets, in line with international convention.</p><p> </p><p>APD receipts fund our vital public services and other Government priorities, including tackling climate change.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/07/2019 16:41:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

683094

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will respond to EDM 572, Frequent Flyer Levy campaign.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	62791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that Air Passenger Duty fulfils effectively the same function as a Frequent Flier Levy as the nature of the tax is that those who fly more and further pay more than those who do not. For example, a business passenger who makes a long-haul journey four times a year pays £571 more in tax than an economy passenger who flies only once to a short-haul destination.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/02/2017 16:06:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

621041

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a levy on second and subsequent journeys taken by air passengers in a single year.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	50286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The government believes that Air Passenger Duty is sufficient in fulfilling this function. Passengers who depart from UK airports more than once a year will pay more duty than those who fly less frequently.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/11/2016 16:16:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

451146

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how much revenue would be raised if all air fares for aircraft departing from UK airports were subject to a tax at 20 per cent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL6012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>Such a form of taxation would be in breach of the UK’s obligations under its bilateral Air Service Agreements, the 1944 Chicago Convention and EU law. Consequently, no such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 22/02/2016 17:25:57 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

448608

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission since the publication of the EU Aviation Strategy in December 2015; what assessment he has made of the effect of taxes and levies applied by member states on connectivity and competitiveness; what his Department's response to that strategy's conclusion on the effects of such taxes and levies conclusion is; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	24729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>HM Treasury takes note of the European Commission’s 2015 Aviation Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has the third largest aviation network in the world and a strongly performing aviation sector – passenger numbers grew 4% in 2014 compared to 2013 and are expected to show similar growth for 2015.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of any taxation of international aviation fuel and no VAT on international or domestic flights, the Government levies air passenger duty (APD) on the carriage of passengers from UK airports. APD ensures that the aviation sector contributes its fair share in taxation towards reducing the deficit.</p><p> </p><p>However, like all taxes, APD is kept under review with any changes announced at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/02/2016 13:49:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

432642

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of taxation was levied on air travel in each of the last five years per (a) passenger and (b) tonne of cargo carried.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	17787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held in the form requested. However, information relating to total passengers and APD paid over the last five years are published in the Air Passenger Duty Tax and Duty bulletin at the following address: https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/12/2015 16:20:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden