To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of levels of compliance with the quarantine rules when determining international travel requirements.
Answered on
29 September 2020
Throughout the pandemic, the Government has brought in the right measures at the right time, based on scientific advice. Scientific advice can give us estimates of the incidence of coronavirus internationally and domestically, and Ministers decide how to respond to the risk of imported cases based on this advice.
Self-isolation, if complied with, is an effective method of reducing imported cases of COVID-19, and is an important part of the Government’s international travel response to the pandemic.
Enforcement and compliance with border measures is a pivotal strand of this response. The Home Office has pressed ahead with improvements to enforcement and compliance, including increasing the number of contact tracing calls conducted by Public Health England.
The need for border measures is reviewed every 28 days, to ensure that they remain in line with the latest scientific evidence, and that they continue to be effective and necessary. Each review takes into account a range of factors and is guided by the scientific advice.