Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to review foreign travel advice policy in line with developments in national and international rates of covid-19 infection.

FCDO travel advice aims to enable British nationals to take informed decisions about travelling abroad. FCDO travel advice is clear that anyone intending to travel must first follow the domestic rules that apply where they are resident, including those which could restrict international travel. FCDO travel advice sets out the risks in specific states or territories. All FCDO travel advice pages remain under constant review to ensure they reflect the FCDO's latest assessment of risks to British nationals and include up-to-date information and advice. FCDO travel advice related to COVID-19 is based on Public Health England's (PHE) assessment of risks. PHE assessments consider a range of indicators including, but not limited to: virus incidence rates, trends in incidence and deaths, transmission status, international epidemic intelligence, testing capacity and test positivity rates.