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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Graham Stringer (Labour), on Tuesday, 12 June 2012, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 105 members in total.

AIR PASSENGER DUTY

That this House believes that the UK's air passenger duty, the highest air passenger tax in the world, is acting as a deterrent to both inward investment and inbound tourism; is concerned about its financial impact on ordinary families and their ability to fly; notes the impact on businesses wishing to export to emerging markets; and calls on HM Treasury to commission a comprehensive study into the full economic effects of aviation tax in the UK, including its impact on employment, reporting in advance of the 2013 Budget.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

AIR PASSENGER DUTY (174A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by David Ward (primary, Liberal Democrat) and tabled on Wednesday, 4 July 2012. It has been signed by 12 members in total.
leave out from `believes' to end and add `recognises the need for internationally competitive aviation taxation, minimising the financial impact of taxes on the travelling public and providing effective disincentives for pollution; welcomes recent research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which recommends switching to a per-plane duty; further recognises that a per-plane duty would incentivise airlines to operate their aircraft at greater capacity, thereby reducing carbon emissions and the tax burden on individual passengers; and calls on HM Treasury to increase efforts to reach international agreement to allow the use of a per-plane duty and to ensure that the aviation industry makes a greater contribution towards meeting the costs of its environmental impact.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
174 
174A1 
Session
2012-13
Other sponsors
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Roger Godsiff
Mark Durkan
Philip Davies
Jim Sheridan
Subjects
Aviation Taxation
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk