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HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelMy hon. Friend got a question in there at the end. He is absolutely right about everything he said before the question. I would add that we lead the league table not only in being…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelIt is, as the hon. Lady knows, a competitive testing market, in which many different organisations offer to test people. The market, of course, ensures that prices are being…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelSome pretty good reassurances is the answer. It is obviously the case that something worse than omicron could come along. We very much hope—and the chief medical officer and…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelI appreciate the right hon. Gentleman’s comments. I also heard him making approving noises while I made my statement. He will want to speak to his Front-Bench colleagues, who,…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelI am in constant contact with my equivalent numbers around the world. We are having frequent conversations, in particular with G7 countries—we are, of course, chairing the…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelOpposition Members do not like the question because it is true. Everyone has witnessed it. Their Front-Bench team has flip-flopped on one side, then the other side; one way, then…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is never going to be easy tackling a global pandemic—there is no rulebook or textbook that tells us what to do—and some things we will have…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelI thank the hon. Lady very much for—I think—welcoming the statement. I understand that she has not been in post for very long, but she will be aware of how her predecessors…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelI just want the hon. Gentleman to know that, through the UK Health Security Agency, the four chief medical officers were involved in studying the data and reaching this…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelWith permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on international travel. It is less than two months since the first cases of omicron—the most infectious variant to emerge…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelI absolutely commit to doing that. The system of testing is run by our colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care, and I share the frustration that the public have, as…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. As we have learned more about the pandemic, as it becomes endemic, it is quite right that our response should be different—a moment ago I…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that we are not safe until everyone has been vaccinated and boosted, as well. I do not think any country in the world can claim a better record…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelThe right hon. Lady is clearly right to say that it was complex, confusing and difficult, as I mentioned in my statement. That was by necessity in many cases: we had to act over a…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelOn the NHS pass, my hon. Friend is right that 12 to 15-year-olds have not been able to access it up to now. They will be able to access that in time for half term. So they will be…24 Jan 2022HANSARDBirmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Transport PlanThe Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will take place from 28 July to 8 August 2022 and will be the biggest sporting event ever held in the city featuring thousands of…17 Jan 2022HANSARDSmart MotorwaysSince becoming Transport Secretary, I have worked consistently to raise the bar on motorway safety and I am determined to make sure people using our motorways continue to benefit…12 Jan 2022HANSARDTransportNational Highways continues to pursue legal action against individuals who breached its injunctions. Thanks to those injunctions, which I asked National Highways to pursue, 10…05 Jan 2022HANSARDTransportNational Highways continues to pursue legal action against individuals who breached its injunctions. Thanks to those injunctions, which I asked National Highways to pursue, 11…05 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport for London Funding: ExtensionFollowing my statement to the House on 13 December, I am updating the House on a seven-week extension of the current Transport for London funding settlement that was due to expire…05 Jan 2022