Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason UK residents returning from abroad are required to pay for the two compulsory covid-19 tests that are required during the 10-day quarantine period.

All international arrivals including United Kingdom residents travelling from outside the Common Travel Area are required to book a testing package before travelling to England. UK residents pay for the costs of their travel, which This includes paying for tests to protect themselves and the public, reducing the incursion of COVID-19 and variants of concern.