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Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 June 2021 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 28 June 2021. A substantive answer was provided by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 July 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Travel: Coronavirus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence of risk to public health his Department used to inform its decision not to include Sardinia as a green list country for the purposes of international travel under covid-19 restrictions; and what account his Department has taken of that island's covid-19 infection case statistics as at 22 June 2021 in respect of that decision.

Answer

Decisions to designate countries, including Italy and therefore Sardinia, as either ‘red’, ‘amber’ or ‘green’ on the international traffic light system are taken by the Government to protect public health. They are informed by evidence including the Joint Biosecurity Centre’s risks assessment methodology alongside wider public health factors. We are unable to provide the advice and evidence which informs these decisions as it relates to the ongoing development of Government policy. However, further information on the data informing the international travel traffic light risk assessments is published on GOV.UK at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/data-informing-international-travel-risk-assessments

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21143
Session
2021-22
Related items
Travel: Coronavirus
Monday, 19 July 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Disease control Travel Sardinia Coronavirus
Link
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