Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the French Government on the removal of travel restrictions for those wishing to visit France this summer.

The Department for Transport and the British Embassy in Paris have engaged with the French government on border health measures throughout the pandemic and will continue to do so as passenger numbers increase.

The United Kingdom was placed on France’s ‘Green List’ on 31 March, meaning that fully vaccinated travellers who present proof at the border are no longer subject to any testing requirements, and unvaccinated travellers are only required to undertake a pre-departure test or present a certificate of recovery. These rules apply to passengers aged 12 and over.

The UK was one of the first major economies to remove all its remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions, from Friday 18 March.