HC Deb 25 March 1998 vol 309 cc198-201W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people Britain has extradited, and to which countries, in each of the last five years. [35872]

Mr. Michael

The number of extraditions which have taken place in each of the last five years is as follows:

  1. 1993: 27
  2. 1994: 35
  3. 1995: 31
  4. 1996: 35
  5. 1997: 43.

Information is not available for the full period as to which countries were involved. The table shows to which countries extraditions have taken place since 15 May 1995.

1995 (from 15 May) 1996 1997
Australia — 1 —
Austria 1 2 —
Belgium — 1 1
Botswana — — 1
Canada — — 3
Croatia — — 1
Cyprus 1 — 1
Denmark — — 2
France 4 — 3
Germany 3 6 8
Gibraltar — — 1
Greece — 1 —
India — 1 —
Israel 1 — —
Italy — 1 2
Netherlands — 12 6
New Zealand 1 — —
Norway — 1 2
Poland — — 1
Portugal — — 2
Spain — — 1
Sweden — 2 1
Switzerland — — 4
USA 5 7 3
Total 16 35 43

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the countries with which Britain has an extradition treaty.[35871]

Mr. Michael

Those countries with which the United Kingdom has extradition arrangements are listed below. The Extradition Act 1989 also enables special extradition arrangements to be made with foreign states with which the United Kingdom has no extradition arrangements. In addition, there are a number of international conventions which allow for the extradition of fugitives between ratifying states for certain serious offences, even in the absence of an extradition arrangement.

Countries with bilateral extradition treaties with the United Kingdom (with date of entry into force)

  1. 1. Albania: 1927
  2. 2. Argentina: 1894,1980
  3. 3. Bolivia: 1898
  4. 4. Brazil: 1997
  5. 5. Chile: 1898
  6. 6. Colombia: 1889
  7. 7. Cuba: 1905
  8. 8. Ecuador: 1886
  9. 9. Guatemala: 1886
  10. 10. Haiti: 1876
  11. 11. Iraq: 1933
  12. 12. Liberia: 1894
  13. 13. Mexico: 1889
  14. 14. Monaco: 1892
  15. 15. Nicaragua: 1906
  16. 16. Panama: 1907
  17. 17. Paraguay: 1911
  18. 18. Peru: 1907
  19. 19. Salvador: 1882
  20. 20. San Marino: 1900
  21. 21. Thailand: 1911
  22. 22. Uruguay: 1885, 1891
  23. 23. USA: 1976, 1986
  24. 24. Yugoslavia: 1901

Commonwealth countries which have been designated by order in council under section 5(1) of the Extradition Act 1989

  1. 1. Antigua and Barbuda
  2. 2. Australia
  3. 3. The Bahamas
  4. 4. Bangladesh
  5. 5. Barbados
  6. 6. Belize
  7. 7. Botswana
  8. 8. Brunei
  9. 9. Canada
  10. 10. Dominica
  11. 11. Fiji
  12. 12. The Gambia
  13. 13. Ghana
  14. 14. Grenada
  15. 15. Guyana
  16. 16. India
  17. 17. Jamaica
  18. 18. Kenya
  19. 19. Kiribati
  20. 20. Lesotho
  21. 21. Malawi
  22. 22. Malaysia
  23. 23. Maldives
  24. 24. Mauritius
  25. 25. Nauru
  26. 26. New Zealand
  27. 27. Nigeria
  28. 28. Papua New Guinea
  29. 29. St. Kitts and Nevis
  30. 30. St. Lucia
    31. 200
  31. 31. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  32. 32. South Africa
  33. 33. Seychelles
  34. 34. Sierra Leone
  35. 35. Singapore
  36. 36. Solomon Islands
  37. 37. Sri Lanka
  38. 38. Swaziland
  39. 39. Tonga
  40. 40. Tanzania
  41. 41. Trinidad and Tobago
  42. 42. Tuvalu
  43. 43. Uganda
  44. 44. Vanuatu
  45. 45. Western Samoa
  46. 46. Zimbabwe
  47. 47. Zambia

Colonies and dependent territories to whom the Extradition Act 1989 applies

  1. 48. Anguilla
  2. 49. Bermuda
  3. 50. Cayman Islands
  4. 51. Cook Islands
  5. 52. Falkland Islands
  6. 53. Gibraltar
  7. 54. Montserrat
  8. 55. New Hebrides
  9. 56. Pitcairn Islands
  10. 57. St. Helena
  11. 58. Turks and Caicos Islands
  12. 59. Virgin Islands

The Extradition Act 1989 also applies to:

  1. 1. Channel Islands
  2. 2. Isle of Man

Parties to the European Convention on Extradition of 1957 which are designated by order in council under section 4(1) of the Extradition Act 1989

  1. 1. Austria
  2. 2. Belgium
  3. 3. Bulgaria
  4. 4. Croatia
  5. 5. Cyprus
  6. 6. Czech Republic
  7. 7. Denmark
  8. 8. Estonia
  9. 9. Finland
  10. 10. France
  11. 11. Germany
  12. 12. Greece
  13. 13. Hungary
  14. 14. Iceland
  15. 15. Israel
  16. 16. Italy
  17. 17. Latvia
  18. 18. Liechtenstein
  19. 19. Lithuania
  20. 20. Luxembourg
  21. 21. Malta
    22. 201
  22. 22. Moldova
  23. 23. The Netherlands
  24. 24. Norway
  25. 25. Poland
  26. 26. Portugal
  27. 27. Romania
  28. 28. Slovakia
  29. 29. Slovenia
  30. 30. Spain
  31. 31. Sweden
  32. 32. Switzerland
  33. 33. Turkey

Other arrangements

  1. 1. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Extradition arrangements with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are under the Extradition Act 1989 as amended by the Hong Kong (Extradition Order) 1997.
  2. 2. Republic of Ireland: Extradition arrangements with the Republic of Ireland are under the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965.

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