Petition · past parliament
End the private testing that is required to travel in and out of the UK
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
To scrap private companies being the only providers to prove test results that allow UK residents to travel in and out of the UK.
The UK government are restricting residents to travel in and out of the UK by allowing private test providers to be the ONLY source of covid-19 test results. As UK residents we have access to a free NHS testing service that provides antigen and PCR. We have used the NHS as test providers throughout the pandemic and these have been suffice to confirm whether or not a person has COVID-19. Why must we pay for private testing to fly when we have a free service that provides the same service.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Jul 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Jul 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.