HC Deb 20 December 1983 vol 51 cc127-9W
Mr. Proctor

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been extradited to and from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and which countries were involved.

Mr. Mellor

The following tables give information about the numbers of persons extradited to and from the United Kingdom in the years 1978 to 1982, by country:

TABLE A
Persons extradited to foreign countries under the Extradition Act 1870
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Belgium — 1 3 — 2
Denmark 1 1 1 — 1
Finland — — — — 1
France 2 2 1 1 —
Federal Republic of Germany 4 3 — 3 2
Israel 1 — — — 1
Italy 1 2 — 2 1
Netherlands 1 1 3 1 3
Norway — 1 — 1 —
Panama — — 1 — —
Sweden — — — 1 4
Switzerland 2 1 3 2 —
United States of America 2 2 5 2 3
TOTAL 14 14 17 13 18

TABLE B
Persons extradited to Commonwealth countries and Dependent Territories under the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Australia 2 3 3 — 2
Canada — 2 — 4 2
Cyprus — — — 1 —
Hong Kong 1 1 — — —
Malta — — — 1 —
Nauru — — 1 — —
New Zealand 1 — 2 — —
Singapore — 1 — — —
TOTAL 4 7 6 6 4

TABLE C
Persons extradited to the United Kingdom from foreign countries
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Belgium 1 — — 1 —
Denmark — — — — 1
France 2 4 1 3 2
Federal Republic of Germany 3 2 — 4 —
Israel — — — — 1
Netherlands — 1 1 1 —
Norway 1 — — — —
Portugal — — — — 1
Sweden — — 1 — —
United States of America 1 5 4 5 —
Total 8 12 7 14 5

TABLE D
Persons extradited to the United Kingdom from Commonwealth countries and Dependent Territories
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Australia 1 — — 1 —
Bermuda — — — — 1
Barbados — 1 — —
Guyana 1 — — — —
Gibraltar — — 2 1 —
India 1 — — — —
Malta 2 — — — —
Sri Lanka 1 — — — —
TOTAL 6 1 2 2 1

Mr. Proctor

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department with which countries the United Kingdom maintains extradition treaties.

Mr. Mellor

The United Kingdom has extradition treaties in force with the following countries

  • Albania
  • Argentine
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bolivia
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Czechoslavakia
  • Denmark
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Finland France
  • Germany (Federal Republic)
  • Greece Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Liberia
  • Luxembourg
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • Nicaragua
  • Norway
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • San Marino
    • 129
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
  • Yugoslavia