Conservative MP Merriman has also asked Javid if the end date for the restrictions is “predicated on the level of community transmission?” and “what requirements would need to be met to enable the measures to end?”.
Merriman has also asked Javid for the “rationale” for the current restrictions, which include the requirement to have a pre-departure test before arriving in the UK and travellers having to self-isolate until they receive the results of their Day 2 PCR test.
In his letter, Merriman asks: “Whether the government plans to publish the evidence base underpinning its decision to introduce new international travel requirements?
