§ Lord Corbett of Castle Valeasked Her Majesty's Government:
With which countries in the Caribbean the United Kingdom has prison transfer agreements; and, listed by country, how many prisoners have so far been transferred; and [HL3I6]
107WAWith which countries in the Caribbean the United Kingdom is negotiating prison transfer agreements; and when it is anticipated these negotiations will be concluded. [HL317]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe United Kingdom has prisoner transfer agreements with four Caribbean countries. The table lists those countries and gives the number of prisoners transferred under the agreements since 2000. Figures prior to this date are not available.
Country To From Bahamas — — Barbados — — Cuba — 2 Trinidad & Tobago — 15 In addition to these countries the United Kingdom has concluded prisoner transfer agreements with Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Suriname and Guyana. These agreements have been signed but are awaiting completion of the relevant constitutional procedures by the countries concerned.
The Government are pursuing the possibility of concluding prisoner transfer agreements with St Lucia, St Kitts & Nevis and St Vincent. Discussions with each of these countries are at different stages and it is not possible to give any indication of when they will be concluded.