Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with the senior presiding judge of England and Wales on whether his recent guidance to magistrates on the suspension of the granting of warrants for forced entry to install prepayment meters included the cancellation of warrants previously approved but yet to be actioned.

It is standard practice not to comment on discussions between Ministers and the judiciary. The Senior Presiding Judge has made the position clear, and it is not the role of Ministers to comment on judicial decisions. The scope of judicial decisions and advice is a matter for the judiciary, who act independently from government.