Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Independent (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 25 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 June 2019. It was answered by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 July 2019 on behalf of the Treasury.
Air Passenger Duty: Northern Ireland
- Question
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on reducing air passenger duty on domestic flights from Northern Ireland's airports; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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The government has established a technical working group that is considering the operational and legal context of APD in Northern Ireland. The group met in Belfast in March, and will meet again next month to continue discussions with stakeholders.
For domestic journeys, airlines are liable on both outward and return leg domestic journeys as APD applies to all departures from a UK airport. It is not possible under current EU law to have different rates of APD on intra-UK flights than on flights from the UK to other European Union destinations.
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- Written question
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- 269001
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Airports Air passenger duty Northern Ireland
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