Lords debate on unstarred question on whether, in the light of experience and the fact that the United Kingdom has ratified the treaty while the United States has not, they will now review the operation of the 2003 extradition treaty with the United States.

Lords debate on unstarred question on whether, in the light of experience and the fact that the United Kingdom has ratified the treaty while the United States has not, they will now review the operation of the 2003 extradition treaty with the United States.

My Lords, I apologise for interrupting again. Is the Minister suggesting that an American prosecutor’s view of probable cause is as adequate a protection as the view of a British judge.

My Lords, I apologise for interrupting again. Is the Minister suggesting that an American prosecutor’s view of probable cause is as adequate a protection as the view of a British judge.

My Lords, I rise only to draw the noble Lord’s attention to the Companion to the Standing Orders at paragraphs 4.51 to 4.59, which relate to sub judice matters. I cannot judge what is and what is not sub judice, but I think that the noble Lord is extremely close...

My Lords, I rise only to draw the noble Lord’s attention to the Companion to the Standing Orders at paragraphs 4.51 to 4.59, which relate to sub judice matters. I cannot judge what is and what is not sub judice, but I think that the noble Lord is extremely close...

rose to ask Her   Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of experience and the fact that the United Kingdom has ratified the treaty while the United States has not, they will now review the operation of the 2003 extradition treaty with the United States. The noble Lord said: My Lords, I...

rose to ask Her   Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of experience and the fact that the United Kingdom has ratified the treaty while the United States has not, they will now review the operation of the 2003 extradition treaty with the United States. The noble Lord said: My Lords, I...

My Lords, with respect, the noble Lord is talking about it, which is the problem.

My Lords, with respect, the noble Lord is talking about it, which is the problem.

My Lords, of course I accept that rebuke from the noble Lord. I specifically said that I did not want the noble Baroness to discuss the case.

My Lords, of course I accept that rebuke from the noble Lord. I specifically said that I did not want the noble Baroness to discuss the case.

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, for returning to the issue of extradition to the USA, on which, as he said, we have already had several debates and Questions. I also admire his dexterity in shifting seamlessly from community interest companies to...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, for returning to the issue of extradition to the USA, on which, as he said, we have already had several debates and Questions. I also admire his dexterity in shifting seamlessly from community interest companies to...

My Lords, my quotations are from the US Department of Justice and Mr Hammond, but I accept what the noble Lord says and will ensure that I go no further on that. Those excerpts speak for themselves. They suggest that, rather than being used as a fast-track method for extraditing...

My Lords, my quotations are from the US Department of Justice and Mr Hammond, but I accept what the noble Lord says and will ensure that I go no further on that. Those excerpts speak for themselves. They suggest that, rather than being used as a fast-track method for extraditing...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way.

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way.

My Lords, I should perhaps have made clear, as I hope I had in my speech, that nothing I have said implies any criticism of the drafting of the Extradition Act itself. Apart from the treaty, which is a separate matter, I am critical of the use that the Government...

My Lords, I should perhaps have made clear, as I hope I had in my speech, that nothing I have said implies any criticism of the drafting of the Extradition Act itself. Apart from the treaty, which is a separate matter, I am critical of the use that the Government...

My Lords, as ever, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness. Could she   confirm that every country with an extradition arrangement with the US has a reciprocal arrangement, except for Ireland and France? However, Ireland and France have built into the treaty special provisions to balance that non-reciprocity relating to...

My Lords, as ever, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness. Could she   confirm that every country with an extradition arrangement with the US has a reciprocal arrangement, except for Ireland and France? However, Ireland and France have built into the treaty special provisions to balance that non-reciprocity relating to...

Will the Leader of the House find time for an urgent debate on the case of Mr. Ian Norris, a constituent of mine who faces deportation to the USA on alleged price-fixing offences? The last of those alleged offences took place before 2003, when price fixing became a criminal offence...

Will the Leader of the House find time for an urgent debate on the case of Mr. Ian Norris, a constituent of mine who faces deportation to the USA on alleged price-fixing offences? The last of those alleged offences took place before 2003, when price fixing became a criminal offence...

The hon. Gentleman has made his point very effectively, and I am sure that those responsible for these matters will have heard him. He knows full well that it is not appropriate for Ministers to comment on, or to intervene in, current legal cases.

The hon. Gentleman has made his point very effectively, and I am sure that those responsible for these matters will have heard him. He knows full well that it is not appropriate for Ministers to comment on, or to intervene in, current legal cases.