Written Question·Treasury·UIN 112442

Air Passenger Duty

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

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.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
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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