Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people travelling to the UK as a result of a bereavement can quarantine at home under strict public health supervision.

Since February, all travellers arriving in England who have departed from or transited through a ‘red list’ country within 10 days before their arrival, will need to quarantine in a managed quarantine hotel, unless an exemption applies. When travelling from an ‘amber list’ country quarantine would take place at home or location where an individual is staying for a period of 10 days. When travelling from a ‘green list’ country there is no requirement to quarantine at all.

Those in quarantine may request permission to leave for a limited period if a close family member or member of their household is dying. They can also request permission to leave quarantine to attend a funeral although this would be limited to the day of the funeral or, in exceptional circumstances where a journey cannot be completed within one day, it may be possible to receive an exemption with restrictions to stay overnight elsewhere.