This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Allow UK people to see their families in Europe without prohibitive testing cost
The current Covid rules mean that people that wish to visit their families in the EU face prohibitive costs. For example a family of 5 requires 1500 pounds worth of tests in total, which is unaffordable for most. Many adults and children have not seen their families in the EU for up to two years.
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We are campaigning for a solution to remove these prohibitive testing costs for people's.
This could include:
1. Creating a vaccine certificate compatible with the EU green card system, which Norway, Switzerland and Iceland have pledged to do.
2. Removing the need for expensive testing for children and vaccinated adults, for example by using the cheaper lateral flow test.
3. Allowing free NHS tests for those travelling to see family in Europe.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Introduce a 'Vaccination Passport' for international travel: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/574479
Lower the price of the £210 COVID Home Test Kits for travellers entering the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/575509
Make Covid-19 tests freely available to all international travellers at airports: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/586262
Exempt vaccinated people from PCR test requirement when travelling to England: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/586189
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