Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund free hotel quarantine and testing for all UK arrivals

Closed 6,002 signatures

What the petition asks

If the travel restrictions imposed by the government are purely for public health reasons, the mandatory hotel quarantine and Covid testing should be free. The high costs risk disproportionately affecting those in long distance relationships or people from poor backgrounds.
The first page of the passport reads 'the bearer may enter freely and without hinderance', and a mandatory cost upon return is not freely nor without hinderance.

Timeline

25 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
25 Aug 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 6,002
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 25 Feb 2021
Closed 25 Aug 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.