To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will assess the advantage of waiving air passenger duty on domestic flights to Northern Ireland and offshore islands. [10803]

[holding answer 29 July 1997]: It would be illegal, under EU law, to waive air passenger duty on domestic flights to Northern Ireland and offshore islands.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the total amount collected in the last financial year from air passenger duty; and how much was collected from (a) domestic scheduled services, (b) international scheduled services and (c) charter services. [10802]

[holding answer 29 July 1997]: The total revenue collected for air passenger duty in the last financial year–1996–97—was £356 million. We do not have information on revenue from scheduled, international and charter services separately.