Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will add those African nations being supplied with UK-approved vaccines for covid-19 to the list of countries with approved proof of vaccination for travel to England.

Fully vaccinated arrivals from a number of African countries, including Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa, currently meet the definition of ‘eligible traveller’ and are subject to reduced testing and quarantine requirements.

We are working with international partners to continue the expansion of the policy to other countries and territories in a phased approach, where this meets our certification requirements. The extension of vaccine certification is reviewed regularly.