Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether migrants who have crossed the English Channel and were subsequently detained by Border Force have been tested for COVID-19; and if so, what percentage of such migrants have so far tested positive.

Since we introduced quarantine measures in June, those who have come to the UK in illegally facilitated crossings have been placed in facilities where they must self-isolate for 14 days, given we cannot be certain which countries they have travelled through.

Anyone who is symptomatic will be taken to designated accommodation and tested according to Public Health England guidance.

Care pathways follow published HM Government guidance on COVID-19 and more detailed PHE and NHS England guidance on the management of COVID-19 in places of detention. Under these guidelines universal testing is not recommended.