LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Britain is looking at the idea
of vaccine passports and discussing the best way to proceed in
terms of fairness, said business minister Kwarsi Kwarteng.
P&O Cruises said earlier on Wednesday that it would only
accept as passengers those who have had the vaccine for trips
around the UK this summer, sparking a fresh debate on the issue.
"We are discussing what the best way to proceed is,"
Kwarteng told the BBC when asked about the fairness of
non-vaccinated people being denied access to hospitality,
entertainment and travel.
On travel in particular, Kwarteng said that any policy
needed to be driven by the data.
"We are having debates, discussions about travel...but I
think what we also have to do is be driven by the data, we've
got to see how coronavirus develops," he said.
Rising numbers of COVID-19 infections in some parts of
Europe could derail UK plans to re-open international travel
routes from mid-May.
(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by James Davey)