Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Make Covid-19 tests freely available to all international travellers at airports

Closed 2,021 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should reform current arrangements for Covid-19 testing for international travellers, and make tests freely available in airports before departure to the UK, and on arrival. Results should be available immediately, in a digital format in the language requested.
1. Covid-19 tests are very expensive.
2. The Government has not capped the price of tests.
3. The cost of tests is not proportional to earnings.

Timeline

24 May 2021 Petition opened for signatures
24 Nov 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,021
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 24 May 2021
Closed 24 Nov 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.