Question follow-through · 112442

Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to help reduce the rate of Air Passenger Duty for (a) domestic flights and (b) flights to European destinations.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
12 Feb 2026
Answer
17 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to help reduce the rate of Air Passenger Duty for (a) domestic flights and (b) flights to European destinations.

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The government is committed to securing the long-term future of the aviation sector in the UK and recognises the benefits of the connectivity it creates between the UK and the rest of the world. The rate of Air Passenger Duty (APD) in part depends on dest...

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