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HANSARDInternational TravelThe travel industry has stepped up to the plate, by and large. For nearly everywhere that people can book—I encourage consumers to take a look—people are able to get a guarantee…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight these cases and fight for her constituents. I just want to point out that the figure that is charged at the moment does not make a…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI absolutely hear the call for inbound tourism, which I have heard from both sides of the House. We are working on that as phase 2; there are some further complications with how…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelIt is worth reflecting that this country is leading the way. I was having a look at which other major economies in Europe are going for an unlock as we expect and hope to do on 19…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelOf course reciprocity is very important. I have already explained the situation with the United States, and reciprocity would involve it not having Executive Order 212(f) in…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI certainly welcome my hon. Friend’s welcome of the policy. On the cost of testing, the narrative tends to run a little behind what is happening in the real world, so I jumped on…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelIt is of course true that there is a third wave, given the delta variant. We in the United Kingdom are in the fortunate position of having our exceptional vaccination programme,…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI thank my hon. Friend, who does a superb job as the Chair of the Select Committee and has been very consistent in his support for the aviation sector. He will be interested to…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI welcome my right hon. Friend’s question. She is absolutely right. I have been working with the Home Secretary and Border Force on exactly that issue. I should perhaps be a…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelThe hon. Gentleman mentions the JBC data. The methodology is on the website, as I have mentioned before. I am sure it will continue to publish a full range of analysis as more…08 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI do not underestimate for a second just how difficult the last 16 months have been for those who have not been able to travel to see their families, for travel and tourism and…08 Jul 2021HANSARDBus Sector: Covid-19 Recovery FundingDuring the pandemic, the Government have provided unprecedented levels of financial assistance to the bus sector through the coronavirus bus service support grant (CBSSG),…06 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and I want the issues that he raised to be resolved as soon as possible. Perhaps I should mention that through the G7 and the OECD, we are…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI think the hon. Lady is aware that these are matters for the Chancellor, and I know that he will be coming to the House at some point to set out his future plans as we get…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelYes, I certainly will.29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelOne of the very important things that we have been doing is automating the process of being able, essentially, to track people no matter where they have come back from. With…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelOne thing I know for sure is that it is very difficult to give guarantees about any countries staying on the green list forever. That is how I ended up going to Spain and coming…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelThe hon. Lady is absolutely right about how essential the package has been to date, and my conversations with the Chancellor are of course, as with all Cabinet Ministers, ongoing.29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI am very sorry to hear about that particular case. I have been putting pressure on the whole sector to do the right thing, and to provide either vouchers or refunds where people…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI have to say that that is a rather disingenuous thing to say about a Government who have provided furlough for absolutely everybody in every sector, including the ones the hon.…29 Jun 2021