| Heading: |
Extradition: USA |
| Question ID: |
1727784 |
| UIN: |
HL799 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1551 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States on the future of United States-United Kingdom extradition treaty arrangements and any risks of miscarriages of justice arising from their operation. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-24 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
533 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answer text: |
The UK-US Extradition Treaty continues to enable extradition of individuals, bringing justice to victims in both the UK and US. Individual requests for extradition from the UK are subject to the Extradition Act 2003, which requires a judge to decide wheth... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |