Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will take steps to create a central record of the reasons for which court warrants allowing energy suppliers to force entry into people's homes are granted.

Under the applicable statutory framework, in order to grant a warrant to enforce a right of entry, a justice must be satisfied that:

• There is a right of entry;
• Admission is reasonably required; and
• The requirements of the Gas Act or Electricity Act have been complied with (this relates principally to the giving of notice).

While the department has no plans to introduce a central record of the reasons for granting warrants, because all successful applications for a warrant of entry are granted on the same basis, applications are inputted and processed through a central register.