Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether British citizens being repatriated from Peru as a result of the covid-19 outbreak will have their travel costs reimbursed.

Following the change to date for answer of this PQ, I submitted a response by email on 26 March, with the following response. The Table Office have agreed this approach.

The UK Government has undertaken to support British nationals in Peru get back to the UK. British nationals will not have to make any upfront payment. They will be asked to sign an 'Undertaking to Repay' for covering the cost of a small proportion of the flight cost at a later point in time. We are working to keep costs as low as possible, and expect seats to be approximately £250. Potential commercial flights out of Peru are currently far more expensive.