Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Robert Jenrick and Henry Smith

Tuesday 5th March 2019 Commons Chamber

[Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)]

T10.   What assessment has the Treasury made of the impact of air passenger duty on regional and short-haul airlines?

[Robert Jenrick]

Air passenger duty is a per passenger levy paid by all airlines, so there is no reason to believe that it discriminates against smaller airlines. We have now chosen to freeze APD on short-haul flights for eight years and to take children out of it altogether. The Labour party of course want to hike it with its holiday tax.