Travel: USA

(asked on 7th September 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his American counterparts in the US on re-opening trans-Atlantic travel between the US and UK.


Answered by
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Robert Courts
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
This question was answered on 15th September 2021

Prime Minster Johnson and President Biden made clear the importance of bringing about the return of safe trans-Atlantic travel as soon as possible. The Government continues to work closely through the joint UK-US Experts’ Working Group to develop meaningful options to ensure the return of safe and sustainable international travel.

The reopening of transatlantic travel to fully vaccinated US passengers travelling to the UK from amber countries reflects the government’s clear ambition to reopen travel and kickstart the economy as we recover from the pandemic.

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