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registered interest false more like this
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Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Travel: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what urgent steps his Department is taking to (a) work with test providers to reduce the costs of compulsory PCR tests for UK residents travelling overseas prior to the projected reopening of international leisure travel from 17 May 2021 and (b) assess the potential merits of using (i) lateral flow tests and (ii) other cheaper alternatives to PCR testing for overseas travellers. more like this
tabling member constituency York Outer remove filter
tabling member printed
Julian Sturdy more like this
uin 183128 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-22more like thismore than 2021-04-22
answer text <p>The government recognises that the cost of tests for international travel can be high and is currently reviewing all options available to reduce the cost of Covid-19 tests. This includes working with the travel industry and private testing providers to further reduce the cost of travel while continuing to protect public health and monitor variants of concern.</p><p> </p><p>Testing post-arrival remains an important tool in our wider measures to manage the risk of imported cases of Covid-19, as well as allowing us to identify variants of concern, however the Government is clear that we want the tests to be as cheap and convenient as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Witney more like this
answering member printed Robert Courts more like this
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less than 2021-04-22T13:23:30.413Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-22T13:23:30.413Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Robert Courts more like this
tabling member
4079
label Biography information for Julian Sturdy more like this