Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Accepted in Part
Paragraph: 43
Under-regulation has resulted in a dysfunctional travel testing market.
Conclusion
Under-regulation has resulted in a dysfunctional travel testing market. The travel testing market was established with no clear protections or means of recourse for consumers. To date, the onus has been on consumers to perform market research, which has required them to navigate often misleading claims by companies. Unclear pricing, misleading advertisements and delays in receiving tests and test results still persist more than a year after the Government first introduced travel testing requirements. The Government has been far too slow to address those issues.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially agrees, stating DHSC and UKHSA have worked with the CMA to improve the travel testing market, including removing providers and monitoring issues, but does not agree that the CMA needs to review the operation of the market for antigen travel tests.
Paragraph Reference:
43
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 11 July 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗