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Recommendation 3
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Accepted in Part
Paragraph: 9
The Government must commit to publishing the Global Travel Taskforce report on 12 April to...
Recommendation
The Government must commit to publishing the Global Travel Taskforce report on 12 April to give consumers and industry the certainty that they need to plan for a summer 2021 restart for international travel. The publication of the road map should be accompanied by a statement to the House of Commons setting out next steps. The Global Travel Taskforce report must clarify: • The criteria that destination countries must meet on vaccine and testing capabilities in order to reopen for travel with the UK, as well as the requirements that passengers will need to fulfil in order to travel abroad, including any relating to digital health certification; • when and how the current quarantine schemes will be phased out; and • how the Government plans to support industry should variants or high levels of Covid-19 transmission affect the reopening schedule.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially agreed, publishing the Global Travel Taskforce report on 9 April and sending updates to Parliament. It outlined a 'traffic light' system for destination criteria and detailed over £7bn in support for the aviation sector, including extending AGOSS and furlough schemes.
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Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted in Part
: The Government must commit to publishing the Global Travel Taskforce report on 12 April to give consumers and industry the certainty that they need to plan for a summer 2021 restart for international travel. The publication of the road map should be accompanied by a statement to the House of Commons setting out next steps. The Global Travel Taskforce report must clarify: • The criteria that destination countries must meet on vaccine and testing capabilities in order to reopen for travel with the UK, as well as the requirements that passengers will need to fulfil in order to travel abroad, including any relating to digital health certification; • when and how the current quarantine schemes will be phased out; and • how the Government plans to support industry should variants or high levels of Covid-19 transmission affect the reopening schedule.
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