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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-05-27more like thismore than 2015-05-27
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Air Passenger Duty more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to alter the rates of air passenger duty; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Eltham more like this
tabling member printed
Clive Efford more like this
uin 310 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-06-01more like thismore than 2015-06-01
answer text <p>At Budget 2015, the Government announced that Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates would increase by RPI from 1 April 2016. Additionally, the Government introduced an exemption from APD for children under 12, which will be extended to include children under 16 from 1 March 2016.</p><p>In February, the Government announced that we will publish a discussion paper exploring options to support regional airports affected by APD devolution by the summer. The discussion paper will consider options to devolve APD within England, vary APD rates by regions within England, and provide aid to regional airports.</p><p>Since 2010, APD has only risen with inflation, representing an effective price freeze on short-haul rates since 2012.</p> more like this
answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-06-01T16:31:37.03Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-01T16:31:37.03Z
answering member
3969
label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
tabling member
165
label Biography information for Clive Efford more like this