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.
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.