Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Publish criteria for when countries on the UK's Red List may be removed from it
Closed
1,042 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK government has added Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and Philippines to its growing "Red List". While the need for doing so is understandable, we need the government to provide clarity around what criteria or timeline would result in a country being removed from the red list in the near future.
The short notice of this decision leaves many UK nationals stranded in these countries with a tough decision to make in many respects i.e. financially (£1,750 per person) or mentally having to live in a hotel room, in some cases with little children or elderly. Instead of British Nationals having to pay extortionate amounts to reschedule flights, some clarity around what criteria (e.g. R rate) should be set for when a country might be taken out of the list, with a proposed timeline for review.
Timeline
| 12 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,042
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
12 Apr 2021
Closed
12 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.