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Air Passenger Duty: Regional Airports

Commons · Question 110600 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 9 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Air Passenger Duty on domestic air routes and regional airport connectivity in the UK, compared with the approach taken by other European countries to support

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 9 Feb 2026

The Government is committed to the long-term future of the aviation sector in the UK and recognises the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity. In April 2023, reforms to APD took effect, aimi...