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date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British nationals were extradited from the UK under a European Arrest Warrant to each other EU member state in each of the last five years; what allegations or offences each such person was extradited for; whether each such person was convicted of that extradition offence; if they were extradited for prosecution; and what sentences were imposed upon each.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	213179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Between the start of the 2009-2010 business year and 31 March 2014 the UK has extradited a total of 217 British nationals under the Arrest Warrant. This represents 4.3% of the 5072 people surrendered during this period.<br><br></p><p>The attached table breaks down by country surrender to, offence and business year.</p><p>Due to the way in which the National Crime Agency holds the data it has not been possible to break down this data by whether the Arrest Warrant was issued in an accusation or conviction case. Data on sentences imposed is not routinely provided by other Member States.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/11/2014 14:19:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 213179.docx title Extradited British nationals - Arrest Warrant
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

101940

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what forecast she has made of the proportion of extraditions of (a) British nationals and (b) other persons sought from the UK under a European Arrest Warrant in which a decision to charge or try the wanted person will require that person's presence in the country seeking their extradition after the Police and Criminal Justice Act.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	212786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The reforms this Government made to the Arrest Warrant in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 address the concerns of Parliament and others regarding lengthy pre-trial detention in other Member States following surrender using the Arrest Warrant (such as in the case of Andrew Symeou). <br><br>The Home Secretary directly acknowledged those concerns in her statement to Parliament of 16 October 2012 when she said the &quot;Arrest Warrant has had some success in streamlining the extradition process within the EU, but there have also been problems there are issues around the lengthy pre-trial detention of some British citizens overseas.&quot; (Official Report, Col 164, 16 October 2012).<br><br>Section 12A of the Extradition Act 2003, which was introduced by the 2014 Act, was developed with those concerns and the case of Andrew Symeou in mind. <br><br>This is witnessed by what the Home Secretary said to Parliament on 9 July 2013: &quot;The change that I am introducing would have allowed Andrew Symeou to raise, in his extradition hearing, the issue of whether a decision to charge him and a decision to try him had been taken. It would likely have prevented his extradition at the stage he was surrendered and, quite possibly, altogether.&quot; (Official Report, Col 177, 9 July 2013)<br><br>The Government also looked closely at the manner in which Ireland had dealt with the issue of lengthily pre-trial detention, considering their ‘charge and try’ provision and the extent to which it has had an impact on Arrest Warrant cases (for instance, as shown by the judgment in Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform v Bailey (21 March 2012).<br><br>In framing the section, the Government also recognised that the legal systems of some other Member States (e.g. Sweden) require that the person be present in the jurisdiction in order for the decisions to charge and try to be taken. Full consideration was given to this position, with section 12A being clear that in cases where the decisions have not been taken, the person’s absence from the issuing State must be the sole reason for that failure if extradition is to take place. In all cases, if the issuing State is not trial-ready then extradition cannot take place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 212696 212701 question first answered 10/11/2014 16:00:48 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 25956 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

101945

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence her Department holds on extraditions of British nationals from the UK that took place over the period April 2009 to April 2014 under the European Arrest Warrant which led to the bringing into force of section 12A of the Extradition Act 2003.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	212701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The reforms this Government made to the Arrest Warrant in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 address the concerns of Parliament and others regarding lengthy pre-trial detention in other Member States following surrender using the Arrest Warrant (such as in the case of Andrew Symeou). <br><br>The Home Secretary directly acknowledged those concerns in her statement to Parliament of 16 October 2012 when she said the &quot;Arrest Warrant has had some success in streamlining the extradition process within the EU, but there have also been problems there are issues around the lengthy pre-trial detention of some British citizens overseas.&quot; (Official Report, Col 164, 16 October 2012).<br><br>Section 12A of the Extradition Act 2003, which was introduced by the 2014 Act, was developed with those concerns and the case of Andrew Symeou in mind. <br><br>This is witnessed by what the Home Secretary said to Parliament on 9 July 2013: &quot;The change that I am introducing would have allowed Andrew Symeou to raise, in his extradition hearing, the issue of whether a decision to charge him and a decision to try him had been taken. It would likely have prevented his extradition at the stage he was surrendered and, quite possibly, altogether.&quot; (Official Report, Col 177, 9 July 2013)<br><br>The Government also looked closely at the manner in which Ireland had dealt with the issue of lengthily pre-trial detention, considering their ‘charge and try’ provision and the extent to which it has had an impact on Arrest Warrant cases (for instance, as shown by the judgment in Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform v Bailey (21 March 2012).<br><br>In framing the section, the Government also recognised that the legal systems of some other Member States (e.g. Sweden) require that the person be present in the jurisdiction in order for the decisions to charge and try to be taken. Full consideration was given to this position, with section 12A being clear that in cases where the decisions have not been taken, the person’s absence from the issuing State must be the sole reason for that failure if extradition is to take place. In all cases, if the issuing State is not trial-ready then extradition cannot take place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 212696 212786 question first answered 10/11/2014 16:00:48 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

91303

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she gives to UK police forces on using the European Arrest Warrant in respect of people against whom there is no evidence an offence has been committed under UK law; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	208746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p>Operational matters are the responsibility of the Chief Officer of the police force concerned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 26/09/2014 12:28:28 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight