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1249009

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date	04/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce COVID-19 testing at airports; and if so, on what date they plan to introduce such testing.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL10000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is actively working on the practicalities of using testing to release people from self-isolation earlier than 14 days. The Global Travel Taskforce (GTT) is working at pace to consider how testing, technology and innovation can drive a recovery for international travel and tourism, without adding to infection risk or infringing on our overall NHS test capacity.</p><p>In its work, the GTT will seek to consult representatives from:</p><ul><li>the transport industry, to discuss shared challenges, the value of the sector to the economy, and the future of international travel;</li><li>international partners, to discuss different approaches to health measures at the border, and what standards and practices are needed to maintain safe international travel;</li><li>the tourism sector and local business leaders, to consider the economic impact on domestic tourism, and how international travel can support economic recovery;</li><li>the private testing sector, to consider capacity constraints, pricing, and how quickly testing capacity can be rolled out;</li><li>academia and policy institutes to provide insight and innovative solutions to the challenges the sector is facing.</li></ul><p>The Taskforce will submit its recommendations to the Prime Minister in November.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/11/2020 14:57:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1234943

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much financial support they plan to provide to the aviation industry in the UK to support that industry during the COVID-19 pandemic; and how they calculated the amount of such support required.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL8192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The aviation sector is crucial to the UK’s economy and businesses across the industry are able to draw on the unprecedented package of economic measures we have put in place during this time. This includes a Bank of England Covid Corporate Financing Facility scheme and the job retention scheme, both of which have been used by the aviation sector.</p><p> </p><p>In exceptional circumstances, where a viable company has exhausted all options and its failure would disproportionately harm the economy, the Chancellor has made clear, the Government may consider bespoke support on a ‘last resort’ basis. We will notify Parliament of the spend incurred as a result of any deal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/09/2020 11:39:24 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1234716

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of levels of compliance with the quarantine rules when determining international travel requirements.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL8131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has brought in the right measures at the right time, based on scientific advice. Scientific advice can give us estimates of the incidence of coronavirus internationally and domestically, and Ministers decide how to respond to the risk of imported cases based on this advice.</p><p> </p><p>Self-isolation, if complied with, is an effective method of reducing imported cases of COVID-19, and is an important part of the Government’s international travel response to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement and compliance with border measures is a pivotal strand of this response. The Home Office has pressed ahead with improvements to enforcement and compliance, including increasing the number of contact tracing calls conducted by Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p>The need for border measures is reviewed every 28 days, to ensure that they remain in line with the latest scientific evidence, and that they continue to be effective and necessary. Each review takes into account a range of factors and is guided by the scientific advice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/09/2020 14:20:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1234717

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
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 what benefit analysis they have undertaken in regards to the quarantine policy for international arrivals.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL8132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, we have brought in the right measures at the right time based on scientific advice. Scientific advice can give us estimates of the incidence of coronavirus internationally and domestically, and Ministers decide how to respond to the risk of imported cases based on this advice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government conducted an assessment of the impact before initial implementation and these measures are subject to review every 28 days and supported by an Impact Summary, to ensure they are in line with the latest scientific evidence and remain effective and necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/09/2020 15:20:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith