Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the financial costs of covid-19 testing for UK arrivals who have had to travel abroad for essential reasons.

For those facing significant financial hardship as a result of these costs there is an opportunity to apply for a deferred repayment plan when booking, in particular for individuals who receive income related benefits. We have set out how to apply for this on GOV.UK. We keep all our measures under constant review.