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Written question asked by Joe Robertson (Conservative) on Monday, 29 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Thursday, 2 July 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.


Aviation: VAT

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the Exchequer of applying a zero rate of VAT to commercial pilot training undertaken in the UK by (a) British nationals, (b) overseas nationals and (c) all trainee commercial pilots combined.

Answer

The Government has not made an estimate. I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 23 April to the Honourable Member for Basildon and Billericay (UIN 128427), in which I stated that HMRC does not hold information on VAT revenue from pilot training, and that the Government has no plans to change policy in this area.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14172
Session
2026-27
Related items
Aviation: VAT
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Aviation Crew Tax rates and bands Training VAT
Link
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