Asked by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Transport for London about ensuring that residents in London receive a discount on the charge for driving within the congestion charging zone.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
As part of the recent funding package provided to TfL, the Mayor agreed to maintain the current temporary changes to the daily charge, operating hours and days of the Congestion Charge as a continuing response to the coronavirus pandemic and ensure that London’s recovery is not restricted by traffic and congestion.
Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and TfL, including any policy on resident discounts for the congestion charge.
Asked by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to adjust the proposed quarantine regime for arrivals into the UK to reflect the difference in risk posed by persons in different countries according to the respective infection rates in those countries.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government is carefully considering the concept of ‘international travel corridors’ (also known as air bridges), which have the potential to remove the need for quarantine measures for incoming passengers from low risk countries. It is currently not agreed Government policy.
Ultimately, we will be guided by the science, and the health of the public will always come first.
Asked by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to adjust the proposed quarantine regime for arrivals into the UK so that people with proof that they have had the disease can be subject to fewer restrictions.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government and SAGE do not currently advise virus testing for asymptomatic people, either domestically or at the border, apart from in certain settings, such as hospitals, care homes, and prisons.
The?border health measures will be subject to?review, currently every three weeks, to ensure they are in line with the latest scientific evidence and remain effective and necessary.
Asked by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to adjust the proposed quarantine regime for arrivals into the UK to introduce COVID-19 tests at certain airports and ports, for a fee, so that quarantine is not applied to those who have already had the disease.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government and SAGE do not currently advise virus testing for asymptomatic people, either domestically or at the border, apart from in certain settings, such as hospitals, care homes, and prisons.
The?border health measures will be subject to?review, currently every three weeks, to ensure they are in line with the latest scientific evidence and remain effective and necessary.