§ Mr. TynanTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders his Department(a) enforced overseas and (b) received notification of from overseas and enforced in the UK, in each of the last five years, broken down by state. [125667]
§ Mr. LammyEngland and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland work under devolved powers to establish jurisdiction in the UK and deal with applications from abroad. The numbers for each are listed in the tables.
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Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031 Incoming Applications from non-UK Jurisdictions to England and Wales Australia 45 8 69 42 6 22 Austria 5 1 1 Barbados 1 Belgium 4 2 5 Brazil 1 Canada 43 15 43 45 37 20 Cyprus 1 2 2 Czech Republic 1 2 Denmark 1 1 Estonia 1 Finland 5 7 6 5 4 France 13 1 8 5 2 Germany 29 1 20 18 12 12 Gibraltar 1 1 Guatemala 1 Guernsey 1 1 Hong Kong 2 Hungary 1 India 1 1 Ireland 84 6 100 47 67 44 Isle of Man 9 14 13 14 8 Israel 1 Italy 1 1 1 Jamaica 1 5 3 1 1 Jersey 2 1 1 1 Macedonia 1 Mexico 1 1 Netherlands 4 1 14 11 7 8 New Zealand 3 2 4 Norway 37 19 42 33 22 2 Papua New Guinea 1 Poland 14 16 18 29 37 22 Portugal 5 1 5 2 Romania 1 Singapore 1 1 1 Slovakia 1
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Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031 Slovenia 1 South Africa 36 24 68 29 43 16 Spain 1 Sweden 15 69 58 71 63 32 Switzerland 3 4 5 1 Turkey 1 1 Uganda 1 United States 73 31 118 106 113 51 Yugoslavia 1 3 Zimbabwe 1 Outgoing Applications from England and Wales to non-UK Jurisdictions Australia 11 5 18 14 16 7 Barbados 1 Belgium 1 Bermuda 1 Botswana 1 Brazil 1 1 Canada 5 12 4 3 4 7 Cayman Islands 1 Cyprus 4 1 Denmark 1 France 6 1 4 4 4 7 Germany 10 3 11 7 5 5 Gibraltar 1 Greece 1 2 1 Guernsey 1 1 3 1 Hong Kong 4 2 Ireland 5 1 9 11 14 8 Isle of Man 2 4 3 2 Israel 2 Italy 4 2 2 1 1 Jersey 2 2 1 1 Kenya 1 1 Luxembourg 1 Malaysia 1 Malta 1 1 1 2 Mauritius 1 Netherlands 5 9 4 New Zealand 9 2 6 4 5 6 Nigeria 1 Philippines 1 1 Poland 1 Portugal 3 1 2 1 Seychelles 1 Sierra Leone 1 Singapore 2 2 1 South Africa 4 4 6 5 2 1 Spain 5 7 5 5 10 Sweden 6 1 Switzerland 2 1 1 4 Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 Turkey 1 United States 23 33 32 36 30 20 Incoming Applications from non-UK Jurisdictions to Scotland Australia 4 8 1 2 3 5 Austria 1 Barbados Bermuda 1 Brazil Canada 4 5 5 6 4 5 Cyprus Denmark 1 1 Finland 1 France Germany 1 7 Gibraltar Hong Kong 1 India 1 Ireland 2 8 7 3 2 Isle of Man 1 1 Italy Kenya Netherlands 1 1 3 3 New Zealand 1 Norway 5 8 6 4 4 Philippines Poland 3 1 Portugal 1 Singapore
Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031 South Africa 4 5 2 3 2 Spain Sweden 3 3 4 5 2 Switzerland 1 United States 1 3 9 3 9 3 Outgoing Applications from Scotland to non-UK Jurisdictions Australia 2 6 3 0 1 1 Austria Barbados 1 Bermuda Brazil 1 Canada 3 2 1 Cyprus 1 Denmark 1 1 Finland France 3 1 Germany 3 2 1 Gibraltar 1 Hong Kong 1 India Ireland 2 1 1 Isle of Man Italy 1 2 Kenya 1 Netherlands 2 New Zealand 2 1 Norway Philippines 1 Poland Portugal Singapore 3 South Africa 1 1 Spain 3 Sweden 1 Switzerland 2 United States 5 4 6 4 6 7 Incoming Applications from non-UK Jurisdictions to Northern Ireland Australia 1 1 Canada 1 1 2 Cyprus 1 Finland 1 Germany 1 1 1 Ireland 1 6 7 3 5 3 Isle of Man 1 2 2 2 2 1 Netherlands 1 Norway 1 South Africa 1 Sweden 1 1 1 1 1 United States 2 1 3 2 5 Outgoing Applications from Northern Ireland to non-UK Jurisdictions Ireland 1 3 Isle of Man 1 Netherlands 1 Sweden 1 1 2003 figures to June 30 only.