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NTIA Responds to Sajid Javid’s Comments Confirming That Covid Passports Will Not Go Ahead

• 10th Nov 2021

NTIA responds to Sajid Javid’s comments on Andrew Marr’s show this morning confirming that covid passports will not go ahead at the end of September.

Says Michael Kill, CEO NTIA:

“Following an intense political and public campaign by the NTIA, its members and wider industry supporters, we welcome the comments from the Health Secretary this morning regarding the government’s decision to scrap the planned mandate of Covid Passports from the end of September.”

“We hope that businesses will now be able to plan for the future with some degree of certainty, regain confidence from customers and the workforce and start to rebuild a sector that has consistently been at the sharp end of this pandemic.”

“Our focus now is to ensure that the Chancellor’s October budget allows us the financial space to rebuild and for the industry to maintain its exemplary record in support of the Public Health strategy keeping our staff and our customers safe.”