Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with (a) travel operators and (b) representatives in the devolved Administrations on potential merits of reducing air passenger duty.

Air Passenger Duty (APD) is the UK Government’s principal tax on the aviation sector, since tickets are VAT free and aviation fuel incurs no duty. Its primary objective is to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances. There are different rates according to a passenger's class of travel and the distance of their journey.

As with all taxes, the Government keeps APD under review and any changes are announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.