Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with (1) the devolved administrations, and (2) travel companies, to ensure that the costs of COVID-19 test kits are not a prohibitive factor to families on limited incomes having a summer holiday.

Government officials attend regular meetings with their counterparts from the devolved administrations to share updates and coordinate and align on testing efforts where possible. The Government also recognises that the devolved administrations have their own testing systems and individual discussions with the travel industry on international travel.

Since requirements were introduced for international travel testing, the costs of testing have fallen significantly. The Government is committed to working with the travel industry and private testing providers to reduce the cost of travel testing whilst also ensuring travel is as safe as possible.