Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will permit UK residents working overseas to complete any required quarantine at home upon return to the UK.

You cannot travel to the United Kingdom if you’ve been in a red list country in the previous 10 days unless you’re a British or Irish national or have residence rights in the UK. Everyone allowed to enter England who has been in a red list country in the 10 days before they arrive must quarantine for 10 full days in a managed quarantine hotel and take a COVID-19 test on or before day 2 and on or after day 8 of quarantining. Those travelling from amber list countries should quarantine at home or their own accommodation for 10 full days, as well as taking a COVID-19 test on or before day 2 and on or after day 8. You may be able to end quarantine early if you pay for a private COVID-19 test through the Test to Release scheme.

Some people are exempt from some or all COVID-19 travel and entry requirements because of their job. The guidance listing the jobs that qualify for an exemption can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules