§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have ratified the Convention on Simplified Extradition Procedure between the member states of the European Union of 1995; and if not, why not. [HL2780]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe United Kingdom has not ratified the Convention. Primary legislation is required to ratify, and it is not possible, at this stage, to say when parliamentary time will be available.
§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which states have ratified the Convention on Simplified Extradition Procedure between the member states of the European Union of 1995; and on what date their ratification became effective. [HL2781]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe states which have ratified the 1995 Convention on Simplified Extradition30WA Procedure between the member states of the European Union, and the effective date of that ratification are set out in the table below.
States which have ratified the 1995 Convention Effective date of ratification Denmark 19 November 1996 Germany 11 December 1998 Portugal 13 October 1997 Spain 22 January 1999 Sweden 18 July 1997
§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have ratified the Convention Relating to Extradition between the member states of the European Union of 1996; and, if not, why not. [HL2838]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe United Kingdom has not ratified the Convention. Primary legislation is required to ratify, and it is not possible, at this stage, to say when parliamentary time will be available.
§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which states have ratified the Convention Relating to Extradition between the member states of the European Union of 1996; and on what date their ratification became effective. [HL2839]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe states which have ratified the Convention Relating to Extradition between the member states of the European Union of 1996, and the effective date of that ratification are set out in the table below.
States which have ratified the 1996 Convention Effective date of ratification Denmark 17 September 1997 Finland 7 April 1999 Germany 11 December 1998 Portugal 6 October 1998 Spain 9 December 1997