Written Question·Treasury·UIN 99158
Air Passenger Duty
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider changing air passenger duty on all passengers so that higher duty is levied on those who fly more frequently.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe distance-band structure of Air Passenger Duty (APD) already ensures that those who fly furthest, in the greatest comfort, pay the most. Similarly, given APD is charged on all UK-departing flights, those who fly most often pay more.