Addressing the Commons on Tuesday (14 September), Sajid Javid said the government would publish a “new framework for international travel” on 1 October, but gave no further details.
It followed speculation he would use a statement in parliament to lift the UK’s current Day 2 PCR test requirements and make changes to the traffic light system.
However, he said only that transport secretary Grant Shapps would address travel rules on 1 October.
Javid did confirm there may be further measures such as mandatory face mask wearing and a return to working from home if there was an autumn spike in Covid cases.
