§ Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbottsasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many requests for extradition from countries falling within Part 1 and Part 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 had been received by 31 December 2003, categorised by individual countries. [HL284]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthai)The designation of countries under the Extradition Act 2003 as either Part 1 or Part 2 extradition partners did not have any effect until 1 January 2004. It is expected that in due course all European Union member states will become Part 1 partners, but not all are yet designated as such. Figures are given for the calendar year 2003, which was the last year for which requests could be received under the Extradition Act 1989. The countries are categorised by current status as follows:
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Requests from current Part I partners Number Austria 0 Belgium 9 Cyprus 0 Denmark 0 Finland 0 France 8 Hungary 2 Latvia 0
Number Lithuania 6 Luxembourg 0 Malta 0 Netherlands 11 Poland 2 Portugal 6 Slovenia 1 Spain 5 Sweden 3
Requests from current Part 2 partners Number Argentina 2 Australia 4 Azerbaijan 1 Bulgaria 1 Canada 1 Czech Republic 11 Germany 12 Greece 1 India 1 Italy 8 Monaco 1 Norway 1 Romania 1 Switzerland 1 Turkey 1 Uganda 1 USA 14 Zimbabwe 1 All others 0 Note:
The Republic of Ireland, although now a Part 1 partner, was until 1 January 2004 a partner under the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 and figures were not held centrally for their requests to the UK.