§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what records are kept on extraditions to EU countries from the UK. [150791]
§ Caroline FlintSince the commencement of the Extradition Act 2003 on 1 January 2004, the National Criminal Intelligence Service has maintained an electronic record of extradition requests to the UK from those EU countries which have implemented the European Arrest Warrant, while the Home Office has maintained an electronic record of extradition requests from other EU countries. Prior to 1 January this year, the Home Office maintained an electronic record of such requests from all EU countries going back to 1997; and there are earlier paper records.