§ 15. Mr. GowTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will make a statement on the arrangements for extradition from the Republic of Ireland to the United Kingdom; and when he last raised this matter at the Intergovernmental Conference.
§ Mr. CopeUnited Kingdom Government concern that extradition arrangements between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom be fully effective was raised at the last Intergovernmental Conference on 19 April when Ministers commissioned officials to undertake a review of the situation and report back to a future conference.
§ 18. Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what further applications have been made for the extradition of terrorist suspects from the Irish Republic to Northern Ireland since he last answered questions in the House.
§ Mr. CopeIt is not the practice to disclose what warrants have been sent to the Republic of Ireland. However, no new application for the return of fugitive688W offenders to Northern Ireland has been heard in the courts in the Republic of Ireland since I last answered questions in the House.