Question reference: S6W-03247
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 21 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 October 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on waiving the requirement for fully-vaccinated UK residents to take a COVID-19 PCR test on return to Scotland from international travel to amber list countries if their trip was for fewer than five days.
Answer
As with the rest of the UK, fully vaccinated travellers returning to Scotland from countries other than those on the red list are required to take a day two test regardless of the length of their trip. The risk of transmission of the virus remains regardless of how long a traveller’s trip was for.
The Scottish Government has confirmed it intends to align with the UK Government’s proposals to relax the required standard of the day two testing.
Details on this are still being finalised and we will continue to engage with the UK Government ahead of confirmation.
Until these changes are confirmed, fully vaccinated travellers returning from countries that are not on the red list will be required to purchase a PCR test via CTM, the UK booking portal for international travel or from one of the private providers listed on the gov.uk website.