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Written question asked by Barry Sheerman (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 January 2016. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 February 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.


Extradition: Pakistan

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited from Pakistan to the UK in each of the last five years.

Answer

Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2015 there were no extraditions from Pakistan to the UK.

There is no bilateral extradition treaty between the UK and Pakistan and, unless a multilateral convention applies, extradition is on the basis of reciprocity.

The Government will neither confirm nor deny whether it is considering or is involved in negotiations with a particular country regarding an extradition treaty.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24158
Session
2015-16
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Extradition Pakistan
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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