Written question asked by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 February 2001. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Thursday, 1 February 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.
Home Office
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests by Her Majesty's Government to the Swiss authorities for the extradition of a Swiss national to the UK have been refused since 1981; and how many UK nationals have been extradited to Switzerland in the same period. - Includes figures and ref to Statistical information is only available since 1997.
- Answer
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Mr. Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests by Her Majesty's Government to the Swiss authorities for the extradition of a Swiss national to the UK have been refused since 1981; and how many UK nationals have been extradited to Switzerland in the same period. [147951] Mr. Straw: No central record is kept as to the nationality of a person whose extradition has been sought. Statistical information is only available since 1997. Since then, no United Kingdom extradition request to Switzerland has been refused; and 11 fugitives have been surrendered to Switzerland.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 147951; 362 c270W
- Session
- 2000-01
- Subjects
- Extradition Nationality Switzerland
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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