Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Government requires people who have received both covid-19 vaccinations abroad to quarantine when returning to the UK from a country on the amber travel list, while those who received both vaccines in the UK and have also returned from an amber list country are not required to quarantine.

We are taking a phased approach to amending requirements for vaccinated passengers and exploring plans to remove quarantine for vaccinated non-United Kingdom residents from ‘amber list’ countries later this summer. The Test to Release scheme remains an option for travellers returning from ‘amber list’ countries to shorten their quarantine period.

We are working with medical and public health experts and international partners to broaden this scheme to more countries. We will provide an update in due course on the approach for individuals vaccinated in other countries, including those who have been vaccinated with vaccines not approved for use in the UK.