Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce the same public health requirement to sign-in on (a) intercity trains and (b) local public transport networks as already exists for pubs, bars and restaurants during the covid-19 crisis.

Contact tracing is already happening across all modes of public transport through the Bluetooth functionality of the NHS Contact Tracing app, which alerts the user if they have had exposure to someone who later tests positive. Checking in via QR codes is more complex to achieve on transport where passengers and vehicles are constantly on the move. ?However, we are working with operators to encourage people to download the app in transport hubs and working closely with the NHS Contact Tracing app team to understand how a check-in feature could be implemented in transport settings whilst avoiding disruption.