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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-05-24more like thismore than 2016-05-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2016 to Question 37288, if she will publish statistics on how many European Arrest Warrant surrenders to and from each UK law enforcement agency of each type there have been in each region. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Erdington more like this
tabling member printed
Jack Dromey more like this
uin 38150 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-06-06more like thismore than 2016-06-06
answer text <p>These statistics are provided by the National Crime Agency on their website at: http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/european-arrest-warrant-statistics However, this does not provide statistics on surrenders by law enforcement and offence - these are recorded separately.</p><p>The following figures are therefore based on surrenders to and by relevant police force areas (excluding those law enforcement agencies that sit outside of regional police force areas (i.e., British Transport Police)). This, and the fact that these figures are taken from statistics for the relevant fiscal years, rather than the calendar years, explains the slight variation from the figures previously released.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Police Force Area</p></td><td><p>Surrenders to the UK Fiscal years 2009/10 to 2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Region</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Region</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humber Region</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands Region</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Region</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England Region</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Region</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Region</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Region</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Police Force Area </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Surrenders from the UK </strong><strong>Fiscal years 2009/10 to 2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Region</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Region</p></td><td><p>617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humber Region</p></td><td><p>636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands Region</p></td><td><p>623</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Region</p></td><td><p>564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England Region</p></td><td><p>773</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>1967</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Region</p></td><td><p>1978</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Region</p></td><td><p>947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Region</p></td><td><p>364</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6948</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-06-06T13:17:22.48Zmore like thismore than 2016-06-06T13:17:22.48Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
3913
label Biography information for Jack Dromey more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-05-24more like thismore than 2016-05-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were refused entry to the UK under a European Arrest Warrant in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Worcester more like this
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Mr Robin Walker more like this
uin 38365 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-06-06more like thismore than 2016-06-06
answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on those refused entry to the UK under a European Arrest Warrant. Border Force officers have the power to detain an individual subject to an EAW, pending the arrival of the police. Statistics are not kept on EAW arrests made at the border.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2016-06-06T16:00:39.363Zmore like thismore than 2016-06-06T16:00:39.363Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
520878
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-05-23more like thismore than 2016-05-23
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many European Arrest Warrant surrenders (a) to and (b) from each UK law enforcement agency there have been of people suspected of violent, sexual or other offences against women in each year since 2004; and of which offence each of those people was suspected. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Erdington more like this
tabling member printed
Jack Dromey more like this
uin 37842 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-26more like thismore than 2016-05-26
answer text <p>The statistics provided by the National Crime Agency on their website: http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/european-arrest-warrant-statistics are not broken down in the manner requested (i.e., by gender). Additionally they are only available by offence-type from calendar year 2010.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2016-05-26T13:01:39.78Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-26T13:01:39.78Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
3913
label Biography information for Jack Dromey more like this
519731
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-05-19more like thismore than 2016-05-19
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likelihood that the UK would lose access to use of the European Arrest Warrant in the event of a vote to leave the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Ealing, Southall more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Virendra Sharma more like this
uin 37557 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-24more like thismore than 2016-05-24
answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper on the process for withdrawing from the European Union, should the UK leave the EU, any arrangements for future cooperation under measures such as the European Arrest Warrant, would be curtailed. Aside from those States that are not in the EU but are in the Schengen border-free area, there are no precedents for non-Members being able to cooperate with these mechanisms. Even Switzerland, for example, does not have an equivalent to the European Arrest Warrant. Norway and Iceland are negotiating an agreement similar to the EAW, but that includes the option for countries to continue to refuse to surrender their own nationals. Negotiation of that deal started in 2001 and it has not yet entered into force.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2016-05-24T14:24:37.407Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-24T14:24:37.407Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
1604
label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma more like this
519299
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-05-18more like thismore than 2016-05-18
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many European Arrest Warrant surrenders (a) to and (b) from each UK law enforcement agency there have been in each year since 2010; and what type of offence each of those surrenders related to. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Erdington more like this
tabling member printed
Jack Dromey more like this
uin 37288 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-23more like thismore than 2016-05-23
answer text <p>These statistics are available on the National Crime Agency Website at: http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/european-arrest-warrant-statistics</p><p>Figures for Scotland were not included prior to 2015.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2016-05-23T13:05:58.06Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-23T13:05:58.06Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
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answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
3913
label Biography information for Jack Dromey more like this
457771
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-04more like thismore than 2016-03-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many surrenders of suspects to and from the UK there have been under the European Arrest Warrant since April 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Swansea East more like this
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Carolyn Harris more like this
uin 29843 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-09more like thismore than 2016-03-09
answer text <p>Figures for this period are not yet available. They will be released by the National Crime Agency when they have been verified later in the year.</p><p>The following statistics provide a breakdown of surrenders to and from the UK under European Arrest Warrants between 2009 – 2015. These are shown in the form of figures from April to the end of March of each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Surrenders to the UK</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrenders</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p><strong>785</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Surrenders from the UK</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrenders</p></td><td><p>772</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>1,076</p></td><td><p>1,057</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>1,093</p></td><td><p><strong>6,165</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2016-03-09T14:38:36.953Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-09T14:38:36.953Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4480
label Biography information for Carolyn Harris more like this
155492
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will investigate the request for the European Arrest Warrant issued for the parents of Ashya King. more like this
tabling member constituency North West Leicestershire more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Bridgen more like this
uin 214177 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-20more like thismore than 2014-11-20
answer text <p>No Ministers or Home Office officials have any involvement in decisions about whether to issue Arrest Warrants, nor did they have any involvement in the decision to issue an Arrest Warrant for Ashya King’s parents. The decision to seek an Arrest Warrant is an operational matter for the Police and the prosecuting authorities, in this case the Crown Prosecution Service. Any decision about whether to issue a warrant is a matter for a judge. The Director of Public Prosecutions told the Home Affairs Committee in her evidence on this matter on 14 October 2014 that at the time, the Crown Prosecution Service &quot;reviewed the case&quot; and &quot;upon further evidence, reviewed it again&quot; which led to them contacting Spain to request that the Arrest Warrant be discharged, which it was.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN 214176 more like this
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less than 2014-11-20T14:33:44.703Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-20T14:33:44.703Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
4133
label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen more like this
155512
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her contribution of 10 November 2014, Official Report, column 1248, on criminal law, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the European Arrest Warrant in assisting the extradition from the Republic of Ireland of fugitives from the UK; and if she will give a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency North Down more like this
tabling member printed
Lady Hermon more like this
uin 214392 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-19more like thismore than 2014-11-19
answer text <p>The Government believes the Arrest Warrant has greatly improved extradition relations with Ireland, and has considered this matter extensively. <br><br>Between 1973 and 1999 eight people in total were extradited to the UK from Ireland for terrorism offences. However, during this period the UK made 110 extradition requests to the Republic of Ireland in relation to terrorist offences, meaning that less than 10% of UK requests were successful during this period.<br><br>Since April 2010, one person has been surrendered after being charged with a terrorist offence and two people have been surrendered after being charged with terrorist-related offences. <br><br>Patrick Gordon was arrested in Ireland in May 2013 and surrendered to the United Kingdom in May 2014. He is charged with possessing documents containing information of a kind likely to be used by terrorists - bomb making recipes to produce napalm type weapons.<br><br>Liam Rainey was surrendered to the UK in 2011. He was convicted of kidnapping a well-known republican in Belfast.<br><br>Ryan McKenna was arrested in Ireland in September 2013 and surrendered to the UK in February 2014. He is charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and possessing explosives. Along with four individuals he is accused of trying to bomb a railway line using an IED and a home-made mortar.<br><br>We are not aware of any UK requests to Ireland for terrorist and terrorism-related offences being refused under the Arrest Warrant.<br><br>The Government has also listened carefully to the views expressed by Irish and Northern Irish Minister in this regard. In an article in the Irish Independent on 6 November 2014, Irish Justice Minister Francs Fitzgerald emphasised that the Arrest Warrant had &quot;greatly assisted our mutual efforts to fight cross-border crime and to bring serious criminals, including terrorists, to justice&quot;. <br><br>The Irish Government also made clear in a letter dated 4 September 2014 from the Justice Minister to the Home Secretary, that if the UK failed to opt in to the package of the Arrest Warrant by 1 December 2014, there would have been no guarantee that the courts would consider their obligations under previously issued Arrest Warrants to be ongoing. This could result in those being held in Irish prisons as a result of a UK issued Arrest Warrant walking free.<br><br>Between April 2010 and March 2014, of the 537 people who were surrendered to the United Kingdom from all Member States, 88 were surrendered from Ireland. This represents 16% of all surrenders to the United Kingdom during this period, and is the second highest overall surrender figure of all Member States. The following table sets out the numbers surrendered in each financial year:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Arrest Warrant surrenders to the UK from all Member States</strong></p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p><strong>537</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Arrest Warrant surrenders from the Republic of Ireland to the UK</strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p><strong>88</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total of 88 surrenders includes:<br><br>• Four for murder;<br>• Two for rape;<br>• 17 for child sex offences;<br>• One for kidnapping;<br>• Two for armed robbery; and<br>• 11 for Grievous Bodily Harm<br><br>During this same period the UK (excluding Scotland) surrendered 114 people to Ireland, including for offences of murder, rape and child sex offences.<br><br>Although extradition to and from Ireland was previously covered by the Backing of Warrants scheme, if the UK were not to rejoin the Arrest Warrant it would rely on the 1957 European Convention on Extradition (ECE) in its relations with Ireland and all other EU member states. The Arrest Warrant offers the UK distinct advantages over the ECE. <br><br>Firstly, the process of extradition under the Arrest Warrant is quicker and cheaper than under the ECE. It takes approximately three months to surrender someone using an Arrest Warrant. However, it takes ten months on average using the ECE. On average it costs £13,000 to extradite someone using the EAW, and £62,000 using the ECE. This means that it would have cost the UK more than £5.5million more to extradite the same number of people to Ireland between 2010 and 2013.<br><br>Secondly, under the ECE certain countries can refuse to extradite their own nationals. This is not possible under the Arrest Warrant. <br><br>Thirdly, under the ECE, extradition can also be refused due to the length of time that has passed since the offence was committed. Again this is not possible under the Arrest Warrant.<br><br>Fourthly, Article 3 of the ECE allows refusals for ‘political offences’. It would be possible for terrorists to argue that their activities fell within the <br>scope of this ground for refusal.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN 214393 more like this
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less than 2014-11-19T16:03:50.937Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-19T16:03:50.937Z
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Home Office more like this
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answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times since May 2010 a European Arrest Warrant been used to bring fugitives from the Republic of Ireland to the UK; and if she will give a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency North Down more like this
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Lady Hermon more like this
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answer text <p>The Government believes the Arrest Warrant has greatly improved extradition relations with Ireland, and has considered this matter extensively. <br><br>Between 1973 and 1999 eight people in total were extradited to the UK from Ireland for terrorism offences. However, during this period the UK made 110 extradition requests to the Republic of Ireland in relation to terrorist offences, meaning that less than 10% of UK requests were successful during this period.<br><br>Since April 2010, one person has been surrendered after being charged with a terrorist offence and two people have been surrendered after being charged with terrorist-related offences. <br><br>Patrick Gordon was arrested in Ireland in May 2013 and surrendered to the United Kingdom in May 2014. He is charged with possessing documents containing information of a kind likely to be used by terrorists - bomb making recipes to produce napalm type weapons.<br><br>Liam Rainey was surrendered to the UK in 2011. He was convicted of kidnapping a well-known republican in Belfast.<br><br>Ryan McKenna was arrested in Ireland in September 2013 and surrendered to the UK in February 2014. He is charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and possessing explosives. Along with four individuals he is accused of trying to bomb a railway line using an IED and a home-made mortar.<br><br>We are not aware of any UK requests to Ireland for terrorist and terrorism-related offences being refused under the Arrest Warrant.<br><br>The Government has also listened carefully to the views expressed by Irish and Northern Irish Minister in this regard. In an article in the Irish Independent on 6 November 2014, Irish Justice Minister Francs Fitzgerald emphasised that the Arrest Warrant had &quot;greatly assisted our mutual efforts to fight cross-border crime and to bring serious criminals, including terrorists, to justice&quot;. <br><br>The Irish Government also made clear in a letter dated 4 September 2014 from the Justice Minister to the Home Secretary, that if the UK failed to opt in to the package of the Arrest Warrant by 1 December 2014, there would have been no guarantee that the courts would consider their obligations under previously issued Arrest Warrants to be ongoing. This could result in those being held in Irish prisons as a result of a UK issued Arrest Warrant walking free.<br><br>Between April 2010 and March 2014, of the 537 people who were surrendered to the United Kingdom from all Member States, 88 were surrendered from Ireland. This represents 16% of all surrenders to the United Kingdom during this period, and is the second highest overall surrender figure of all Member States. The following table sets out the numbers surrendered in each financial year:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Arrest Warrant surrenders to the UK from all Member States</strong></p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p><strong>537</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Arrest Warrant surrenders from the Republic of Ireland to the UK</strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p><strong>88</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total of 88 surrenders includes:<br><br>• Four for murder;<br>• Two for rape;<br>• 17 for child sex offences;<br>• One for kidnapping;<br>• Two for armed robbery; and<br>• 11 for Grievous Bodily Harm<br><br>During this same period the UK (excluding Scotland) surrendered 114 people to Ireland, including for offences of murder, rape and child sex offences.<br><br>Although extradition to and from Ireland was previously covered by the Backing of Warrants scheme, if the UK were not to rejoin the Arrest Warrant it would rely on the 1957 European Convention on Extradition (ECE) in its relations with Ireland and all other EU member states. The Arrest Warrant offers the UK distinct advantages over the ECE. <br><br>Firstly, the process of extradition under the Arrest Warrant is quicker and cheaper than under the ECE. It takes approximately three months to surrender someone using an Arrest Warrant. However, it takes ten months on average using the ECE. On average it costs £13,000 to extradite someone using the EAW, and £62,000 using the ECE. This means that it would have cost the UK more than £5.5million more to extradite the same number of people to Ireland between 2010 and 2013.<br><br>Secondly, under the ECE certain countries can refuse to extradite their own nationals. This is not possible under the Arrest Warrant. <br><br>Thirdly, under the ECE, extradition can also be refused due to the length of time that has passed since the offence was committed. Again this is not possible under the Arrest Warrant.<br><br>Fourthly, Article 3 of the ECE allows refusals for ‘political offences’. It would be possible for terrorists to argue that their activities fell within the <br>scope of this ground for refusal.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN 214392 more like this
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less than 2014-11-19T16:03:51.047Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-19T16:03:51.047Z
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1530
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tabling member
1437
label Biography information for Lady Hermon more like this
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date less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
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Home Office more like this
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answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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hansard heading European Arrest Warrants remove filter
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question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will investigate the circumstances of a European Arrest Warrant being issued for the parents of Ashya King. more like this
tabling member constituency North West Leicestershire more like this
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Andrew Bridgen more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-20more like thismore than 2014-11-20
answer text <p>No Ministers or Home Office officials have any involvement in decisions about whether to issue Arrest Warrants, nor did they have any involvement in the decision to issue an Arrest Warrant for Ashya King’s parents. The decision to seek an Arrest Warrant is an operational matter for the Police and the prosecuting authorities, in this case the Crown Prosecution Service. Any decision about whether to issue a warrant is a matter for a judge. The Director of Public Prosecutions told the Home Affairs Committee in her evidence on this matter on 14 October 2014 that at the time, the Crown Prosecution Service &quot;reviewed the case&quot; and &quot;upon further evidence, reviewed it again&quot; which led to them contacting Spain to request that the Arrest Warrant be discharged, which it was.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
grouped question UIN 214177 more like this
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less than 2014-11-20T14:33:44.61Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-20T14:33:44.61Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
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label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen more like this