Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the aviation sector.

Since the start of the pandemic, we estimate that the air transport sector (airlines, airport and related services) will have benefitted from around £8bn of government support.

On 24 January we announced that we will reduce travel restrictions from 11 February, ensuring a more proportionate system in place for passengers. From 4am on 11 February eligible fully vaccinated arrivals will no longer have to undertake a post-arrival Lateral Flow test. Self-isolation and day 8 tests will also be removed for arrivals who are not recognised as fully vaccinated.

We are also currently developing a strategic framework for aviation which will set out our ambitions for the sector over the next 10 years. This will be published in due course.