Written Question·Treasury·UIN 127087
Air Passenger Duty: Children
Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative — Central Devon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of total Air Passenger Duty receipts were attributable to passengers travelling with children under 16 in the most recent financial year for which data is available.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonAir Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. HMRC does not collect information on passenger ages or whether passengers are travelling with children. Air Passenger Duty receipts a...
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