Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the process is by which contracts are awarded for quarantine accommodation for arrivals from red-list countries.

We have contracted with Corporate Travel Management (CTM) as the Department’s travel services delivery partner. CTM are responsible for identifying and contracting with the individual hotels to support the Managed Quarantine Service (MQS). CTM liaise with the main hotel chains to source any properties in the area that meet our specification and are willing to become MQS hotels. A site visit is conducted to ensure the hotel meets the requirements including sufficient space for exercise away from the public and for coaches to relay guests to and from the hotel. The transit time by coach from the airport is also considered.