Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether staying in a hotel to facilitate visiting a terminally ill family member is permissible in an area that is subject to tier 3 local covid alert level restrictions.

Comprehensive advice on these regulations is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

People who live in a tier 3 area are advised to avoid travelling or making overnight stays outside their local area, unless necessary for activity such as work, education or training, to meet caring responsibilities. If an overnight stay is required, it is advised to avoid staying overnight outside that area other than where necessary.

People may make overnight stays in hotels or other accommodation within their local area within their own household/support bubble.

People who live outside a tier 3 area are advised to avoid entering or making overnight stays there, unless necessary for activity such as work, education or training, to meet caring responsibilities. Exceptionally, people may visit with a close friend or family who is terminally ill in any tiered area.