§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what talks he has had with his United States counterparts concerning the extradition of suspected Irish Republican Army terrorists from the United States of America.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweWe are working closely with the United States Administration to persuade the United States Senate to ratify the United Kingdom-United States supplementary extradition treaty. This measure would prevent suspected terrorists from avoiding extradition from the United States by claiming before the United States courts that their alleged crimes were politically motivated.