This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Petition Remove Sri Lanka from the Travel Red List
Remove Sri Lanka from the Travel Red List
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With Sri Lanka being on the Red List it makes it financially impossible for people born in Sri Lanka & now living legally in the UK to travel home to see their loved ones. Tourism in Sri Lanka contributes almost 13% to its GDP & is being crippled by being on the Red List.
The tourism sector in Sri Lanka is key to economic growth and employment generation.
This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months
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MPs question the Government on international travel rules
On Monday 20 September, MPs questioned the Government on international travel, following a statement by the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps MP on the Government's rules for international travel, including the 'traffic light' system.
Read the Secretary of State's statement, and question from MPs: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-09-20/debates/42EC0566-BBD2-4620-8E7E-3F2C95E7CB5A/InternationalTravel
In his statement the Minister confirmed that Kenya, Oman, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Egypt will be removed from the red list at 4am on Wednesday 22 September.
Find out more about the changes to international travel rules: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-system-for-international-travel
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