§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 5 November,Official Report, column 440, when the requests for repatriation to prison in the Irish Republic from Harry Duggen and Joe O'Connell will be decided; when the appropriate documents will be referred to the Irish Republic; and if he will make a statement. [3784]
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§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 12 November 1996]: Agreement to repatriation requests requires the consent of both states as well as of the prisoner concerned. Requests are decided only after consideration of all the relevant information by the two states concerned. An initial decision on whether to refer the requests of Mr. Duggan and Mr. O'Connell to the Republic will be made once all the relevant information is available.