HC Deb 29 January 1992 vol 202 cc565-6W
Mr. Madden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the safeguards and rights of appeal under extradition treaties concluded, to date, by Her Majesty's Government.

Mr. John Patten

The safeguards and rights of appeal are contained in the Extradition Act 1989, particularly parts II and III, and paragraphs 1, 8, and 10 of schedule 1.

Mr. Madden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with how many countries Her Majesty's Government have(a) concluded an extradition treaty, (b) is currently negotiating an extradition treaty and (c) no extradition treaty or limited extradition arrangements.

Mr. John Patten

(a) The United Kingdom has extradition arrangements with the following Commonwealth countries listed in schedule 1 to the Extradition (Designated Commonwealth Countries) Order 1991–1991 No. 1700:

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • The Bahamas
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Botswana
  • Brunei
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Fiji
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • India
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Nauru
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Saint Christopher and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • Sri Lanka
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Vanuatu
  • Western Samoa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe;
with the parties to the European convention on extradition, listed in schedule 2, part 1 to the European Convention on Extradition Order 1990–1990 No. 1507:
  • Austria
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany, Federal Republic of
  • Greece
  • Iceland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Liechtenstein
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey;
and through bilateral treaties, not all of which are currently operative, with the following foreign states:
  • Albania
  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Bolivia
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Ecuador
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Iraq
  • Liberia
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Salvador
  • San Marino
  • Thailand
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
  • Yugoslavia
Arrangements with the Republic of Ireland are based on the reciprocal backing of warrants.

(b) The possibility of replacing the existing arrangements with India under the Commonwealth scheme with a bilateral treaty will be the subject of official discussions next month.

(c) Limited extradition arrangements exist with some countries not listed in the tables by virtue of the international conventions referred to in section 22(2) of the Extradition Act 1989. I shall write to the hon. Member shortly giving details of the parties to those conventions.