It comes after he was questioned in parliament by MP Huw Merriman on the recent overhaul of the country’s travel rules.

Merriman said the return of PCR testing "will be met with some apprehension" by the international travel sector, which has "just been getting back on its feet".

"But it will at least be cheered by the secretary of state statement that we will not keep measures in place for a day longer than is necessary," he added.

He asked Javid to "ensure that the providers of PCR tests are those that will actually give accurate, good-value testing back to the public", and the industry will not see some of the issues that arose over the summer repeat themselves.

In response, the health secretary said the government wants to "minimise any impact on our excellent transport and travel sector".

"He is right to raise the importance of making sure that PCR tests are available, the pricing is correct and the government website where providers are listed is properly monitored so that anyone who breaks the rules is delisted," he added.