§ Mr. Bernie GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information the British authorities require from foreign countries seeking extradition of a British national.
§ Mr. John Patten[holding answer 27 January 1992]For extradition under the terms of the European convention on extradition, the request must satisfy the provisions of section 7(2) of the Extradition Act 1989.
Requests from other foreign countries with which we have bilateral treaties are subject to the requirements of paragraphs 7(1) and (2) of schedule 1 to the Act. In all cases the nationality of the fugitive is irrelevant.
§ Mr. Bernie GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the occasions during the last 10 years when a British national has been extradited from the United Kingdom to a foreign country with which Britain has no extradition treaty.
§ Mr. John Patten[holding answer 27 January 1992]No person of any nationality has been so extradited.
§ Mr. Bernie GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his policy on requests for the extradition of British nationals from the United Kingdom to countries with which Britain has no extradition agreement, where international law grants the British authorities jurisdiction.
§ Mr. John Patten[holding answer 27 January 1992]If such a request were received, the question whether the interests of justice would best be served by extradition or domestic prosecution would be decided in the light of all relevant circumstances.