Mr. Kenneth Spratt:

I think it is safe enough to make some comments. The Chairman asked if we are taking a very cautious approach. The Government believes it is taking an appropriate approach that tries to steer a middle course between saving lives on the one hand and doing as much as we possibly can to save livelihoods. The approach we have taken with the green list is the start. The green list will be reviewed every two weeks. We have the first green list and we will have our second iteration of it in a couple of weeks. We needed to start somewhere and now, thankfully, we have a start. It is our first attempt to reopen international travel, albeit in a very limited and restricted way in this first iteration of the green list.

The Chairman asked if it is a proportionate approach. We think it is. Does it have public support? That is hard to judge but it seems to us that the reaction to it has been okay. People understand the need for us to do everything we can to keep the virus suppressed and to continue as best we can to save as many lives as we can. We will learn, as we have been learning, about the other impacts of Covid-19, and we will respond as best we can.

On the restriction of movement and whether something needs to be put into law, this is a matter for Government to consider. As I stated, the whole approach where we explain, engage and encourage, while trying to steer clear of enforcement, has worked well and we hope it will work well when it comes to restriction of movement.