PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Travel Restrictions: Pakistan (3 September 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria Pakistan needs to meet to move to the amber list for covid-19 travel restrictions.
Asked by:
Sarah Owen (Labour)
Asked by:
Sarah Owen (Labour)
Answer
Decisions on Red, Amber or Green List assignment and associated border measures are taken by Ministers, who take into account Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) risk assessments of countries and territories, alongside wider public health factors. Key factors in the JBC risk assessment of each country and territory include genomic surveillance capability, COVID-19 transmission risk and variant of concern transmission risk. A summary of the JBC methodology is published on gov.uk, alongside key data that supports Ministers' decisions.
These are intended to be temporary measures and the government keeps data for countries and territories under regular review.
Answered by:
Robert Courts (Conservative)
8 September 2021
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