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1356927

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with US authorities on general travel by British citizens from the UK to the US; when he expects such travel to be able to commence again; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	51653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has regular contact with the US, including the US Secretary of Transportation.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 September the US government confirmed that they will be allowing vaccinated Brits into the US from early November, reciprocating the policy introduced by the UK on 2 August. This demonstrates the hard work and progress made by the UK-US Experts Working Group to restart transatlantic travel and kick start the economy. The Experts Working Group will continue to work together to ensure the return of safe and sustainable international travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 24/09/2021 12:35:36 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1354063

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made by the US-UK taskforce to reopen travel between the two nations.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	45148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Prime Minister Johnson and President Biden made clear the importance of bringing about the return of safe trans-Atlantic travel as soon as possible. The Government continues to work closely through the joint UK-US Experts’ Working Group to develop meaningful options to ensure the return of safe and sustainable international travel.</p><p> </p><p>The US maintains the executive order 212f limiting travel from a number of countries, including the United Kingdom. The reopening of transatlantic travel to fully vaccinated US passengers travelling to the UK from amber countries reflects the government’s clear ambition to work closely together to share best practice and influence reforms to empower trans-Atlantic recovery.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/09/2021 14:15:04 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1353518

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken re-opening transatlantic travel between the UK and the US following the establishment of the US UK transatlantic taskforces in June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	44238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Prime Minster Johnson and President Biden made clear the importance of bringing about the return of safe trans-Atlantic travel as soon as possible. The Government continues to work closely through the joint UK-US Experts’ Working Group to develop meaningful options to ensure the return of safe and sustainable international travel.</p><p>The reopening of transatlantic travel to fully vaccinated US passengers travelling to the UK from amber countries reflects the government’s clear ambition to reopen travel and kickstart the economy as we recover from the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 44239 question first answered 15/09/2021 07:51:00 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1353519

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his American counterparts in the US on re-opening trans-Atlantic travel between the US and UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	44239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Prime Minster Johnson and President Biden made clear the importance of bringing about the return of safe trans-Atlantic travel as soon as possible. The Government continues to work closely through the joint UK-US Experts’ Working Group to develop meaningful options to ensure the return of safe and sustainable international travel.</p><p>The reopening of transatlantic travel to fully vaccinated US passengers travelling to the UK from amber countries reflects the government’s clear ambition to reopen travel and kickstart the economy as we recover from the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 44238 question first answered 15/09/2021 07:51:01 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1352807

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: USA
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 talks with his US counterpart on further opening up of international travel between the UK and the US since the G7 transport leaders conference.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	43426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>At the G7 in Carbis Bay, the Prime Minister and President Biden made clear the importance of bringing about the return of safe trans-Atlantic travel as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The UK/US Experts Working Group (EWG) has ambitious objectives and has established a productive dialogue. It will continue to meet regularly to develop meaningful options to ensure the return of safe and sustainable international travel.</p><p> </p><p>The reopening of transatlantic travel to vaccinated US passengers reflects the impact of the US-UK EWG’s extensive activity to work through the detail of our respective inbound systems and provide the platform to kickstart the economy as we recover from the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/09/2021 11:43:17 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1344334

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Government has made on negotiations with the US Administration on the opening up of a travel corridor between the UK and US.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Campbell
uin	28070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minster and President Biden have made clear the importance of bringing about the return of safe trans-Atlantic travel as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The recently formed joint UK-US Experts’ Working Group is underway, and we are working closely with our US partners on delivering the practical solutions to effectively restoring travel.</p><p> </p><p>Travel from the UK to the US is currently restricted under Presidential Executive Order and regulations 212(f) and meaningful travel cannot begin in earnest until the US lifts these restrictions. As announced by Secretary of State for Transport on 8 July, we are confident that vaccines will play an important role in normalising travel between the UK and US this summer.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/07/2021 09:00:42 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

1342515

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the US Administration on the basis on which people who have received the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine would be admitted to the US for as long as that vaccine has not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	24922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minster and President Biden have made clear the importance of bringing about the return of safe trans-Atlantic travel as soon as possible. Department for Transport Ministers are in regular contact with US partners on driving forward this goal.</p><p> </p><p>The newly formed joint UK-US Experts’ Working Group is now underway, and we are working closely with our US partners on delivering the practical solutions to effectively restoring travel.</p><p> </p><p>We are hopeful that vaccines will play an important role in normalising travel between the UK and US and confident that the AstraZeneca vaccine will underpin this for UK citizens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 06/07/2021 15:01:19 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1311025

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterparts on resuming trans-Atlantic travel at pre-covid-19 pandemic levels as the covid-19 vaccine roll-out continues.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	185341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Global Travel Taskforce recommendations, we are engaging bilaterally with international partners to explore how we can open international travel safely, including the potential piloting of digital and non-digital COVID-19 certification. We continue to work with a range of international partners to look at the technology and evidence as it emerges, assessing if it could be applicable to international travel in the future.</p><p> </p><p>These are diplomatically sensitive discussions, and we cannot comment further at this stage. However, the Department for Transport, with colleagues from across UK Government, is now working at all levels to continue dialogue with the US on the specifics of our future travel arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/04/2021 10:54:57 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith