Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are actively considering a 14-day quarantine period for travellers arriving in the UK; and whether such a quarantine is in line with the latest medical advice.

Regulations to require international arrivals to self-isolate for 14 days when they arrive in the United Kingdom have now been laid, they will come into force on 8 June. The quarantine system is designed to keep the transmission rate of COVID-19 low in the UK, stop new cases being brought in from abroad and help prevent a second wave of COVID-19. The scientific advice is clear - it tells us that COVID-19 cases entering the UK from abroad matter most when the UK has a low level of infection.