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HANSARDInternational TravelI speak very regularly—including at least twice over the weekend—to the boss of Heathrow airport, John Holland-Kaye, and to businesses in the hon. Lady’s constituency and all…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Without fear or favour is the answer. Yes.07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI assure the hon. Lady that we have worked very hard on the package, which is nothing that this country has ever seen before, in terms of size, scale and impact. It has saved…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI just want to clarify the amount of testing in the system. We have a third of a million tests a day, and we are taking that up to half a million by the end of October, but…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI can tell my hon. Friend that I most certainly will. The only thing with which I take issue is the amount of money, which is a lot bigger. There is £283 million just on the…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelAs I have mentioned, no one feels this more acutely than I do, given that I effectively put myself into quarantine with that decision. Travel is something that we must all do with…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and when people ask me whether such and such country will be added, I usually say, “I don’t know why you are asking me. I couldn’t get it right…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI absolutely can. I have spoken to the boss of Edinburgh airport during this crisis, and I know how difficult it is to run those businesses when people do not know what is going…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI know that my right hon. Friend fights hard for his constituents. I spoke to the boss of Stansted, Charlie Cornish, earlier today, and we discussed the measures that we have been…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelNo, that is factually incorrect. I speak to my counterparts from the other three parts of our nation every single week on various occasions, and each of us at different times has…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and others have mentioned this issue, too. I know that everyone’s constituents will be in contact to ask whether certain places will be able to…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelThe passenger locator form has been introduced. That was an innovation. It had to be brought in at great speed during the crisis, but it is now ensuring that we know where…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I am a great champion of the aviation sector, as he is, and it breaks my heart to see it suffering, jobs being impacted, and the second or…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI may have taken the rather presumptuous position of thinking that the House knew how much I love aviation, but I will put it on record again. As a qualified pilot for 25 years, I…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelThe Iceland example is very interesting. I have seen some other countries where they have been doing day zero testing and they will privately, in conversation with me, concede…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI agree with the hon. Lady. It is not only wrong and frustrating; it is also illegal for people to do that—come back and break the quarantine. We absolutely will be stepping up…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelNo, I do not accept that, because students actually come from lots of different places. Some of them will be in travel corridors and will not need to self-isolate; others will…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelQuite simply, yes, I will.07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI am grateful to my hon. Friend. It is true that changeovers do indeed often take place on a Saturday. It might help if I explain the tensions that have to be measured off. The…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelYes, I can help the hon. Lady, because I have already, several times, published the basis for the decision-making process. The easiest way to find it is on my Twitter feed,…07 Sept 2020