UK nationals or residents returning to England from 33 countries will be required to spend 10 days in Government-designated accommodation from Monday.

Dominic Raab was asked if it is time for a "blanket ban" due to the South Africa variant of Covid-19 being detected in Austria, which is not on the Government's red list.

He told Sky News: "I'm not sure that's proportionate, and of course having blanket bans on any, for example, air travel into the UK would be very difficult for the supply chains, things like freight."

"We think we've got the right balance - robust measures, but targeted measures," Mr Raab said.

He said it is not yet possible to put forward a "workable proposition" regarding a vaccine passport.

Asked if it will be on the G7 agenda Mr Raab told the BBC ""The risk of course with anything like that is if you create something which isn't workable, that isn't dependable, it creates a false sense of security and no-one wants to do that."

Meanwhile, First Minister Mark Drakeford said there will be no quarantine hotels in Wales for the time being.

Speaking to Sky News, Mr Drakeford said there were no flights from red list countries coming into Wales, or from abroad, until March.

Mr Drakeford said he would have done the "opposite" to the UK Government in regard to its approach to overseas travellers coming to the UK.

He said: "Their approach is to say that 'everybody can come in, other than the people on the red list'.

"I would have said nobody can come in other than a list of countries where we are absolutely sure that it is safe for people to come without the self-quarantine arrangements that have been suggested.

"I just think we need to build the wall higher to make sure we are not vulnerable to new variants that could appear in any part of the world."

On Saturday, Heathrow Airport said "significant gaps" remained in the hotel quarantine plan and a spokeswoman said they are yet to receive the "necessary reassurances" from the Government.

Australian Associated Press