Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people being transported by coach to stay in a quarantine hotel when they arrive in England are placed on a coach with people from other flights; and if he will make a statement.

Arrivals who are required to enter managed quarantine are escorted through the airport with other arrivals who are subject to the same requirement and who may have arrived on a different flight. All those being transported to the managed quarantine facility are required to wear face coverings at all times unless they are exempt and social distancing rules must be observed. Guidance has been given to staff operating the transport to ensure the correct protocols are observed. This includes a member of staff recording where everyone is sitting on the bus, so that if someone later tests positive for COVID-19 NHS Test and Trace will be able to identify who has been in close contact.