Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to remove the Air Passenger Duty exemption for aircraft under 5.7 tonnes.

The government published a consultation on “Reform of Air Passenger Duty for private jets” in October 2024. This set out that, given the potential for increased compliance costs and instances where some smaller jets may already incur fuel duty (such as for private pleasure flying), the government proposes to maintain the existing maximum take-off weight (MTOW) threshold of 5.7 tonnes.

The consultation closed on 22 January 2025 and the government will respond in due course. You can find the government consultation document here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reform-of-air-passenger-duty-for-private-jets