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Written question asked by Sarah Owen (Labour) on Friday, 11 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 June 2021 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Wednesday, 16 June 2021. A substantive answer was provided by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 July 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Travel: Quarantine

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current management of hotel quarantine at helping prevent the delta variant of covid-19 from entering community circulation.

Answer

The Managed Quarantine Service operates through a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), which include infection control. These procedures are based on advice from the Department’s infection prevention specialist. We have contracted with Global Secure Accreditation to provide liaison officers in each hotel to oversee the correct deployment of the SOPs. They undertake monthly reviews of compliance and their effectiveness and if required make recommendations for the Department to strengthen them. Should an outbreak occur, incident management teams investigate the cause and implement measures to stop further transmission. Directors of Public Health and Environmental Health take considerable interest in all quarantine hotels in their area and regularly visit all quarantine hotels in their area to assure the correct infection control measures are in place.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14225
Session
2021-22
Related items
Travel: Quarantine
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Hotels Quarantine Travel Coronavirus
Link
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