Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of resuming the practice of providing hotel accommodation for NHS and care workers in areas of high covid-19 infection.

Due to its limited use and the arrangements which have been put in place by a number of local areas, the central arrangement for providing hotel accommodation for National Health Service and care workers was stood down in October 2020. However, the position is being kept under continual review and should the need arise, the central arrangement would be resumed.