§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests for the extradition of persons from the Republic of Ireland to England and Wales have been made in the years 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 to date; of these, how many in each year were for persons alleged to be concerned in terrorist crime; and in each category and year how many of the requests were (a) granted and (b) refused.
§ Mr. HurdThe return of fugitives to and from the Republic of Ireland takes place by means of individual warrants of arrest. The table provides fugitives for the 897W number of persons who were the subject of such warrants from England and Wales for the years 1982 to 1986. Only one request was in respect of terrorist offences; this related to Evelyn Glenholmes, and was unsuccessful. One other request was refused on technical grounds during this period. In some cases, warrants could not he executed since the fugitive was at the time serving a prison sentence in the Republic or could not be traced.
Request made by England and Wales for return of persons from the Republic of Ireland under the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 Requests made Requests granted Requests refused Requests not acted on for other reasons 1982 41 17 1 23 1983 31 11 — 20 1984 29 15 — 14 1985 23 5 — 18 1986 12 1 1 10