§ Lord Howell of Guildfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they accept the validity, under Article 99, Paragraph 2, of the Rome Statute setting up the International Criminal Court, of bilateral agreements being sought by the Government of the United States regarding the extradition of potential criminal defendants and their exemption from the requirements of the International Criminal Court. [HL5825]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos)I refer the noble Lord to the Answer I gave my noble and learned friend Lord Archer of Sandwell on 14 October (Official Report, cols. 592–93).