Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria were used to define a permitted reason for the purposes of an overnight stay in the UK during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement.

The criteria used to define a permitted reason for the purposes of an overnight stay in the UK during the November 2020 Covid-19 lockdown are set out in the Cabinet Office guidance. This can be found via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november