Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the hotel quarantine charges increased from 12 August 2021 in relation to the covid-19 travel rules.

The cost for staying in a managed quarantine facility when arriving from a red list country has increased to £2,285 for a single adult and £1,430 for a second adult to better reflect the total costs involved with providing their quarantine, including transport to the hotel, security, provision of welfare services and the two PCR tests which must be taken on day two and day eight of the stay. The price remains unchanged at £325 for children aged 5-12 and free for children under five.