§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications relating to terrorist offences have been made for extradition from the Irish Republic to Britain(a) between 1972 and 14 November 1985 and (b) since 15 November 1985; how many have been refused; how many have been granted; and for how long any outstanding cases have been under consideration.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 23 March 1990]: The information is as follows:
Application submitted (persons) Persons returned Extradition refused Other1 1 January 1972 to 14 November 1985 80 3 38 238 15 November 1985 to date 32 4 3 226 1 The category "other" includes cases where warrants were returned or withdrawn for a variety of reasons; or where the person sought was found to be deceased (2 cases) or was subsequently arrested in the United Kingdom (15 cases). There were 19 applications outstanding as at 3 April 1990; since the majority of these persons have not so far been arrested, an account of time spent by each under consideration would not be appropriate. 2 The figures within each category do not tally because in one pre-15 November 1985 case the individual concerned was returned after that date.