PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Air Passenger Duty: Scotland (23 June 2017)
Question Asked
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the (a) footfall at and (b) revenue of UK airports of the reduction in Air Passenger Duty in Scotland.
Asked by:
Ian Murray (Labour)
Asked by:
Ian Murray (Labour)
Answer
The Scottish Government are yet to announce rates for their new Air Departure Tax (ADT). The UK government will closely monitor any effects of rate changes in Scotland on UK airports, and as announced at Autumn Statement 2016, the government has committed to reviewing ways of supporting English airports from any effects of Air Passenger Duty devolution once the UK has withdrawn from the European Union.
Answered by:
Sir Mel Stride (Conservative)
28 June 2017
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