HC Deb 17 October 1973 vol 861 cc189-90W
Mr. McMaster

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps Her Majesty's Government have taken to draw the attention of the Government of the Republic of Ireland to the implications for Anglo-Irish relations of non-extradition of wanted men, some of whom are sought in connection with the murder of British soldiers and British subjects.

Mr. Anthony Royle

The Government of the Irish Republic are fully aware of our concern that persons wanted in the United Kingdom should be returned from the Republic. We have expressed this concern to them on a number of occasions, most recently when my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister met Mr. Cosgrave on 17th September. Extradition in the Irish Republic, as in the United Kingdom, is a matter for the courts to decide.