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1171435

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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 make an assessment of the potential benefits to (a) the environment, (b) regional airports and (c) regional economies of replacing Air Passenger Duty with an airport congestion charge.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	4334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>As announced on 14 January, HM Treasury is undertaking a review of Air Passenger Duty to ensure regional connectivity is strengthened while meeting the UK’s climate change commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The government takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and uses a range of levers at its disposal, including spending, taxation and regulatory policy, to meet its climate and environmental objectives.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 21/01/2020 15:37:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1171436

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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 the potential effect of Air Passenger Duty on inter-regional trade outside London.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	4465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>As announced on 14 January, HM Treasury is undertaking a review of Air Passenger Duty to ensure regional connectivity is strengthened while meeting the UK’s climate change commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 23/01/2020 09:03:12 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1170726

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
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 proportion of Air Passenger Duty tax collected is ring-fenced for climate change policies.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	3247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>As with most taxes, the revenue raised from Air Passenger Duty goes towards the Consolidated Fund, which is used to finance public services and the Government’s priorities, including tackling climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The government takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and uses a range of levers at its disposal, including spending, taxation and regulatory policy, to meet its climate and environmental objectives.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/01/2020 17:06:13 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1146125

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the air passenger contribution charge for ATOL protection will increase as a result of the collapse of Thomas Cook.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	291119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The ATOL Protection Contribution is set at £2.50 and is a per passenger charge payable by ATOL holders. It is set by the CAA after consultation with and approval from the Secretary of State. Its level is kept under constant review, to ensure sufficient available liquidity is maintained in the fund, and will continue to be reviewed as the Thomas Cook failure is dealt with.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/10/2019 13:02:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

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

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

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

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