Question follow-through · 127086
Air Passenger Duty
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of total Air Passenger Duty receipts was attributable to (a) domestic and short-haul flights and (b) long-haul flights in the most recent financial year for which data is available.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of total Air Passenger Duty receipts was attributable to (a) domestic and short-haul flights and (b) long-haul flights in the most recent financial year for which data is available.
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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20 Apr 2026
Answer published
Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, rather than individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. APD is charged on passengers travelling on aircraft departing from airports in the UK, with the rate of duty determined by th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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