Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 November 2004. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests are pending for extradition of United Kingdom citizens (a) to the United States and (b) from the United States to the United Kingdom. - Inc figures.

Answer: Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests are pending for extradition of United Kingdom citizens (a) to the United States and (b) from the United States to the United Kingdom. [194225] Caroline Flint: As at 25 October 2004, there are 21 British citizens who are the subject of US requests for their extradition from the UK to the US, whose cases have been placed before the courts. These figures include some British citizens who are dual nationals. We do not have complete information on nationality for outgoing requests but there are eight UK requests pending for extradition of persons from the US to the UK.

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