Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 December 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 January 2022. It was answered by Maggie Throup (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 January 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Travel: Coronavirus
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of taking steps to (a) reduce and (b) waive the costs of covid-19 tests for UK citizens returning to the UK.
- Answer
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We have no plans to provide free tests for international travel. Free National Health Service tests cannot be used for travel in order to preserve domestic testing capacity.
We are committed to working with private testing providers to reduce the cost of testing. Since international travel testing requirements were introduced, the average cost of a day two polymerase chain reaction test has decreased to £45 and tests are regularly available from approximately £20. For United Kingdom residents or individuals with residency rights who would suffer severe financial hardship by paying the full cost of their testing fees before they travel, hardship arrangements may be available.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 93779
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Costs Travel Screening Coronavirus
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- 2022-01-11 09:47:27 +0000
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