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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Monday, 6 September 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 September 2021. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 September 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 proportion of the £1750 people have to pay for a covid-19 quarantine hotel place goes to (a) the hotel owner and (b) each of the other parties involved in the management of that contract; and if he will publish a breakdown of those figures.

Answer

The notional costing of the service to 30 June based on the charge of £1,750 is divided as follows: hotel £1,190; transport £78; security £876; welfare £74; testing £102; liaison £52; ‘other’ £135; and administration costs £90. This gives a total notional cost of £2,597. The initial costing of £1,750 did not therefore reflect the full costs incurred by the traveller for managed quarantine and was subsidised. The cost for staying in a managed quarantine facility when arriving from a ‘red list’ country has now increased to £2,285 for a single adult and £1,430 for a second adult to better reflect the total costs involved with providing their quarantine.

Corporate Travel Management is currently contracted for provision of parts of the quarantine facilities that meet the required specification. They in turn negotiate and hold contracts with individual accommodation venues.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
43578
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Contracts Fees and charges Hotels Quarantine Travel Coronavirus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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