Mr. William Roseasked the Secretary of State fot the Home Department how many requests for the extradition
Requests received in England and Wales from the Republic of Ireland for return of persons under the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 Requests received Requests granted 1Requests refused 2Requests not acted on for other reasons 1982 9 7 — 2 1983 15 11 — 4 1984 31 24 — 7 1985 29 18 — 11 1986 15 5 3 7 1In these cases the warrant was held by a court to be defective. 2eg. because the fugitive was at the time serving a prison sentence in this country or could not be traced.