Written questions

Air Passenger Duty: Children

Commons · Question 45498 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of total revenue generated by Air Passenger Duty from children aged under 16 years old who travelled in Premium Economy in each of the last three years.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 29 Apr 2025

Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...