The Secretary of State said that a layered approach has been taken since January last year, but we saw rugby fans coming from Italy, and we saw football fans coming from Spain in early March. Those may not have been identified as dangerous or high-risk countries, but clearly they were. We seem to be shutting the arrivals gate after the virus has bolted. How does she suggest we will identify those nations across the globe where new variants will be developing? Clearly it is not just Brazil and South Africa. People continue to travel around the world.
Health Measures at UK Borders
Proceeding contribution from
Matt Western
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 January 2021.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Health Measures at UK Borders.
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