Written Question·Treasury·UIN 96784
Air Passenger Duty: Children
Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend the child Air Passenger Duty exemption to Premium Economy cabins.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonAir Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.7 billion in 2025-26 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...
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