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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by John Howell (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 18 May 2020 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Covid-19: Repatriation of British Nationals

Question

I thank my right hon. Friend for helping, with other Departments, to bring so many of my constituents home safely. Can he tell me, in my role as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Nigeria, what the situation is there with regard to the availability of aircraft? How many more repatriation trips are we looking to make?

Answer

My hon. Friend’s great work as a trade envoy is known throughout the House. Some commercial routes are still available, we are keeping the international travel advice under constant review, and we are still, on a daily basis, organising charter flights to bring the remaining overseas British nationals home. I think there are around 20,000 still to repatriate.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
676 c369 
Session
2019-21
Oral question type
1st Supplementary
Procedure
Virtual contributions
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
British nationals abroad Repatriation Departmental coordination Coronavirus
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk