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Aberdeen Airport: Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with Aberdeen Airport on the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty.

answeredScotland Office

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Answering body: Scotland Office
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 23 Jan 2025
Answer: 28 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

21 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with Aberdeen Airport on the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty.
23 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced increases to Air Passenger Duty (APD) in last year’s Autumn Budget, to take effect from April this year.This Government is committed to supporting the aviation industry and passengers while restoring stability, in...

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