Petition · past parliament
Use NHS testing centres for Travel Testing purposes instead of private ones.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Government should utilise our taxes better by allowing unused NHS testing centres capabilities to be used for travel purposes even if the Test for Travels would be extra paid.
The government is paying from our taxes for maintaining NHS Testing Centres which are not fully used but at the same time is forcing taxpayers to travel long distances to get commercial Test for Travel tests instead of utilising those already tax paid resources to earn some money and save unnecessary travel. Community Testing centres tests are not accepted during border control but their costs are covered from our taxes.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Provide free PCR tests for international travel and return to the UK
Timeline
| 1 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.