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1357841

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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, how many Government Ministers have been exempted from quarantine in a hotel after returning from the UK from a covid-19 red list country to which they have travelled for the purposes of conducting officials business.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	53830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>Ministers from the Department for Transport have not claimed any exemptions from the requirement to quarantine in a managed quarantine facility that is required after returning from a red list country. The Department for Transport does not hold information on exemption usage by ministers from other government departments.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 20/10/2021 14:13:57 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1348798

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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, what progress he has made on negotiations to extend the quarantine-free covid-19 travel rules for double-vaccinated travellers from Amber list countries to include people who have received their full WHO-recognised vaccinations in a country other than the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	36622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>We are working closely with international partners on reopening travel and will provide an update in due course on how to safely reopen travel for fully vaccinated people from overseas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/07/2021 09:03:07 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1348926

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they made an assessment of the effects on the travel industry of their decision to require British citizens to quarantine when returning to the UK from France; and if so, what were the conclusions of that assessment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
uin	HL2233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2021 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that we will not hesitate to act immediately should the data show that countries risk ratings have changed. The decision on France was taken following the persistent presence of cases in France of the Beta variant, which was first identified in South Africa.</p><p>The Government recognises the challenging circumstances businesses in the travel industry face as a result of Covid-19, which is why we have provided an unprecedented package of support to protect jobs and businesses totalling over £350 billion. This includes support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, support for businesses through grants and loans, business rates and VAT relief. We continue to take a flexible approach and keep all impacts and policies under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/08/2021 12:01:14 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

1347359

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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, whether he plans to allow UK citizens who have been fully vaccinated whilst working overseas, irrespective of location, to return to their families in the UK without requiring a hotel quarantine.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	34071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Anyone travelling to the UK from a red list country will be required to quarantine in a managed quarantine service, irrespective of vaccination status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 20/07/2021 16:08:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1345894

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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, for what reason it is the Government's policy that people travelling from amber list countries during covid-19 travel restrictions who take a PCR test to release at Day 8 with a negative result are not allowed to leave quarantine whereas those that pay for a PCR test on Day 5 and test negative are allowed to leave quarantine.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>Testing remains an important part of our toolkit to manage the risk of imported cases of Covid-19, as well as identifying variants of concern.</p><p>The timing of all post-arrival tests is based on data modelling from Public Health England which shows that, due to the limited number of travellers taking up the scheme and the smaller differential between levels of infection at Days 5 and 8, Test to Release has minimal impact on infection rates but supports essential travel for businesses and individuals where appropriate.</p><p>However, even the most accurate test can only detect the virus in a person when the viral load is high enough to do so. Therefore, the day 8 test is necessary to ensure that Amber arrivals who are due to end self-isolation no longer pose a threat of infecting others. This applies even if you have opted into Test to Release and tested negative on day 5. If your day 8 test is positive you must self-isolate for a further 10 days.</p><p>We will continue to regularly review the measures in place to take account of the domestic and international health picture.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/07/2021 16:10:15 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

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