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Written question asked by Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 8 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 January 2007. It was answered by Joan Ryan (Labour) on Monday, 15 January 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

United Arab Emirates

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions the UK has had with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on extradition arrangements; what agreements are in place with the UAE; whether these are covered by the Extradition Act 2003; and if she will make a statement.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.Before the bilateral extradition treaty between the UK and the UAE was signed on 6 December 2006, there were two formal treaty negotiation meetings between our two countries. There were also informal discussions between officials of both countries.The treaty will come into force once both Governments have exchanged instruments of ratification and the UAE has been designated as a Category 2 territory under the Extradition Act 2003. Until this time, there are no general extradition relations between the UK and UAE. As I explained to the hon. Member in an answer I gave to a previous question on 12 December 2006, under section 193 of the Extradition Act 2003, the UK can have extradition relations with non-treaty partners who are party to international conventions that contain extradition provisions and to which the UK is also a party.The UK is also able to process ad hoc extradition requests from non-treaty partners under section 194 of the 2003 Act.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
114188; 455 c835W;455 c833W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Extradition United Arab Emirates
Link
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