Written question asked by Denzil Davies (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 November 2000. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 November 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those crimes for which, under the draft Treaty of Nice, automatic extradition between member states of the EU is proposed. - Inc ref to 31 October 2000, 355 c424-5W.

Answer: Mr. Denzil Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those crimes for which, under the draft Treaty of Nice, automatic extradition between member states of the EU is proposed. [139004] Mr. Charles Clarke: There are no plans to include measures concerning extradition in the forthcoming Treaty of Nice. Outline proposals for simplifying extradition are contained in the Programme of Measures to implement the principle of mutual recognition of decisions in criminal matters. The proposals would apply at least to the serious offences listed in Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union. For further information, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Buckingham (Mr. Bercow) on 31 October 2000, Official Report, column 424W.

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