Air Passenger Duty

EDM number 115 in 2015-16, proposed by Gregory Campbell on 10/06/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Aviation, Taxation and Tourism.

That this House recognises the economic importance attached to reduced air passenger duty (APD); notes the recent decision by the government of the Irish Republic to sell its stake in Aer Lingus to AIG, British Airways' parent company; acknowledges that this commercial decision could place Dublin as a major hub airport within these islands, with it's added advantage of lower Irish APD, thus impacting on longer haul destinations by all other large airports throughout the UK; and calls on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to recognise the massive potential business, tourism and financial loss which this development entails and reduce APD accordingly at the earliest opportunity.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.