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1345171

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on whether people who are double-vaccinated can be exempt from covid-19 quarantine measures.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	29723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>From 19 July, arrivals who have been fully vaccinated through the UK vaccination programme (plus 14 days) will not have to self-isolate or take a day 8 test when travelling to England from amber list countries. There are no changes to the green or red list, or for those arriving from countries on these lists.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/07/2021 08:33:14 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1341412

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his announcement of 24 June 2021, if he will publish the criteria that need to be met in order for the Government to proceed with the removal of quarantine requirements for arrivals from amber list countries who are fully vaccinated against covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	23160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>There are a number of factors to be considered, including Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s view on the participation of children in the vaccine programme, as well as consideration for travellers who are exempt from vaccination, such as those who are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or those on clinical trials. Further detail will be set out shortly on these issues and how and when it will be operationalised.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/07/2021 10:00:54 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1341413

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his announcement of 24 June 2021 on future plans to exempt arrivals who are fully vaccinated against covid-19 from quarantine when travelling from amber list countries, what the public health justification is for introducing that policy in phases starting with UK residents.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	23161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The recognition of vaccine status at ports and airports is currently available for UK citizens through the NHS app or an accessible letter, but it is currently less easy to prove for someone from overseas visiting the UK. The government is keen to work constructively with international partners to reopen travel in a sustainable way for travellers and industry.</p><p>Further detail will be set out next month including the rules which will apply to children, vaccine clinical trial volunteers and those unable to be vaccinated, how we will operationalise this approach at the border, and the dates on which any changes will come into effect.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/07/2021 08:58:06 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1316711

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people returning to the UK from red list countries via Turkey to avoid covid-19 hotel quarantine; and what steps his Department is taking in response to that activity.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	4691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>Turkey was added to the UK’s red list from 4am on Wednesday 12 May.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers who have been in a country or territory on the red list in the 10 days prior to their arrival will only be allowed to enter the UK if they are a British or Irish National, or have residence rights in the UK. Alongside the requirements to take a pre-departure test and complete the Passenger Locator Form, most people who are allowed to enter the England from a country on the red list will be required to quarantine for 10 days in a government-approved managed quarantine hotel with Covid-19 tests on days 2 and 8.</p><p> </p><p>Given the spread of the virus globally, the public should not travel to red list countries or territories.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/05/2021 10:29:04 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1310318

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring suppliers of covid-19 testing under the Test to Release scheme to introduce a concessionary price.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	183304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Test to Release (TTR) scheme is a voluntary, opt-in system allowing eligible people the opportunity to leave self-isolation early if they receive a negative result following a Day 5 test. Most travel is undertaken by choice and TTR is not a mandatory requirement. Those who do not wish to opt into this voluntary scheme are able to self-isolate for the full 10 days.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/04/2021 13:55:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1301266

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the list of travellers exempt from covid-19-related travel quarantine restrictions to include those children whose custody is shared between one parent in the UK and another abroad, subject to a negative covid-19 test result.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	166572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The decision to implement additional border measures is in direct response to scientific and medical data, which represents an increased risk to UK public health and an increased risk of community transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern identified in those countries. These are intended to be temporary measures and the government keeps data for countries and territories under constant review.</p><p> </p><p>The government has put in place measures to reduce the impact of border measures on families. For arrivals who have not been in a red-list country in the previous 10 days children are required to self-isolate, however they can do so in the family home and may also move between family homes during that period of isolation.</p><p> </p><p>For managed quarantine facilities, family groups will be able to quarantine together as long as the hotel is able to accommodate them. This includes couples and parents with children.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/03/2021 17:29:36 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1299377

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for Mauritius being placed on the UK's red list of countries for which hotel quarantine is required; and when a review of the countries placed on that red list is scheduled to take place.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	162709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The decision to place Mauritius on the red list on 9 January was in direct response to scientific and medical data, which represents an increased risk to UK public health and an increased risk of community transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern identified in other countries. These are intended to be temporary measures and the government keeps data for countries and territories under constant review.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made it consistently clear that it will take decisive action to contain the virus, including adding further countries to the red list, or keeping countries on the red list, if the public health risk of people returning from a particular country without self-isolating becomes too high.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 10/03/2021 16:30:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1287088

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether (a) Madeira and (b) other similar island locations pose a lower covid-19 risk than other locations on the UK's red list of countries for which hotel quarantine is required.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	154851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government introduced a travel ban for Madeira, along with mainland Portugal and the Azores, on 15 January 2021 and since 15 February individuals who have been in Madeira in the 10 days before they arrive in the UK must quarantine in a government approved hotel.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to introduce additional measures for arrivals who have been in Madeira and other countries on the red list in the 10 days before they arrive in the UK, is in direct response to scientific and medical data, which represents an increased risk to UK public health and an increased risk of community transmission of the new COVID-19 variants identified in other countries.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made it consistently clear that it will take decisive action to contain the virus, including imposing travel bans if the public health risk of people returning from a particular country without self-isolating becomes too high.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/02/2021 15:23:52 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1284841

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria the Government used to determine why (a) Ethiopia, (b) Kenya, and (c) Nigeria are not included in the red list for travel for hotel quarantine.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	150821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2021 answer text <p>The criteria used to place travel bans on particular countries is based on the latest scientific and medical data, which show an increased risk to UK public health and an increased risk of community transmission of new COVID-19 variants identified. These are temporary measures and the government keeps data for countries and territories under constant review.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made it consistently clear that it will take decisive action if the public health risk of people returning from a particular country without self-isolating becomes too high.</p><p> </p><p>This list of countries with a travel ban remains under review, and the government will not hesitate to impose additional restrictions if the scientific and medical data from countries and territories change.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/02/2021 14:48:00 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1284872

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Government has had with representatives of the (a) airline and (b) travel sectors on exiting the Government's covid-19 quarantine strategy.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	150675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have engaged extensively with the aviation and travel industries throughout the pandemic. We remain committed to an open engagement with the sector and continue to work with industry to share information and provide industry the opportunity to contribute as policy develops, with the aim of helping retain jobs and return the sector to growth as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/02/2021 11:19:33 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw