During the passage of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act earlier this year, my rt hon Friend, the previous Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime made a commitment to attempt to secure assurances related to the US use of the death penalty in relation to data acquired from...

During the passage of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act earlier this year, my rt hon Friend, the previous Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime made a commitment to attempt to secure assurances related to the US use of the death penalty in relation to data acquired from...

My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

During the passage of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act earlier this year, my rt hon Friend, the previous Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime made a commitment to...

My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

During the passage of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act earlier this year, my rt hon Friend, the previous Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime made a commitment to...

With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the case of Abu Qatada.

As the whole House will know, successive Governments have sought the deportation of this dangerous man since 2001. The prospect of his deportation now depends on one very narrow issue: the question of whether...

With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the case of Abu Qatada.

As the whole House will know, successive Governments have sought the deportation of this dangerous man since 2001. The prospect of his deportation now depends on one very narrow issue: the question of whether...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing the publication of an independent review of the UK’s extradition arrangements, a copy of which has been placed in the House Library. The review...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing the publication of an independent review of the UK’s extradition arrangements, a copy of which has been placed in the House Library. The review...

I am today announcing the publication of an independent review of the UK's extradition arrangements, a copy of which has been placed in the House Library. The review was announced to Parliament on 8 September 2010. The coalition's Government's ““Programme for Government”” document, published on 20 May 2010, stated that:"““We...

I am today announcing the publication of an independent review of the UK's extradition arrangements, a copy of which has been placed in the House Library. The review was announced to Parliament on 8 September 2010. The coalition's Government's ““Programme for Government”” document, published on 20 May 2010, stated that:"““We...

My right honourable friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing to Parliament the Government’s plans to review the UK’s extradition arrangements. The Coalition’s Programme for Government document published on 20 May, stated that ““We will review the operation of the...

My right honourable friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing to Parliament the Government’s plans to review the UK’s extradition arrangements. The Coalition’s Programme for Government document published on 20 May, stated that ““We will review the operation of the...

I am today announcing to Parliament the Government's plans to review the UK's extradition arrangements. The coalition's programme for Government document published on 20 May, stated that"““We will review the operation of the Extradition Act—and the US/UK extradition treaty—to make sure it is even-handed””." This announcement sets out how we...

I am today announcing to Parliament the Government's plans to review the UK's extradition arrangements. The coalition's programme for Government document published on 20 May, stated that"““We will review the operation of the Extradition Act—and the US/UK extradition treaty—to make sure it is even-handed””." This announcement sets out how we...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that point, which he makes very well. He is rightly proud of his local police force. Had that merger been enforced, it would have been against the will of one of the major police forces concerned, which felt very strongly that such...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that point, which he makes very well. He is rightly proud of his local police force. Had that merger been enforced, it would have been against the will of one of the major police forces concerned, which felt very strongly that such...

I am sorry to stop the hon. Gentleman mid-flow, but I just want to make clear two points. First and importantly, Staffordshire was not the force resisting merger with the West Midlands. Secondly, I need to correct the hon. Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant): we did not publish any such...

I am sorry to stop the hon. Gentleman mid-flow, but I just want to make clear two points. First and importantly, Staffordshire was not the force resisting merger with the West Midlands. Secondly, I need to correct the hon. Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant): we did not publish any such...

The Minister knows that he has published performance assessments. People are entitled to compare different forces’ performance. He is right about Staffordshire—the force did not object to the merger. Indeed, the former chief constable of Staffordshire was the Minister’s chief adviser on amalgamations. However, that does not reflect the view...

The Minister knows that he has published performance assessments. People are entitled to compare different forces’ performance. He is right about Staffordshire—the force did not object to the merger. Indeed, the former chief constable of Staffordshire was the Minister’s chief adviser on amalgamations. However, that does not reflect the view...

My hon. Friend is right. The Minister knows that Staffordshire Labour Members were also greatly concerned about the merger, just as we were worried about the merger of the Staffordshire ambulance service with that of the west midlands.

My hon. Friend is right. The Minister knows that Staffordshire Labour Members were also greatly concerned about the merger, just as we were worried about the merger of the Staffordshire ambulance service with that of the west midlands.

It is clear in my own mind that if we are a democracy and if we hold justice high it is appropriate that any of our constituents who are threatened with withdrawal from our jurisdiction should have a prima facie case brought against them. At the earliest possible stage, they...

It is clear in my own mind that if we are a democracy and if we hold justice high it is appropriate that any of our constituents who are threatened with withdrawal from our jurisdiction should have a prima facie case brought against them. At the earliest possible stage, they...

The Government’s assurances on many of those questions have proved quite worthless. I want to return to the central point about forum provision. I do not wish to revive the polemical arguments that were made in an earlier debate about my constituents and my hon. Friends constituents who are involved...

The Government’s assurances on many of those questions have proved quite worthless. I want to return to the central point about forum provision. I do not wish to revive the polemical arguments that were made in an earlier debate about my constituents and my hon. Friends constituents who are involved...

Was the hon. Gentleman as anxious as I was about the Minister’s hollow response, namely, that the UK has received assurances from the US Government that our citizens will not be sent to Guantanamo Bay, especially given the practice of extraordinary rendition, which the Government have failed to condemn publicly?

Was the hon. Gentleman as anxious as I was about the Minister’s hollow response, namely, that the UK has received assurances from the US Government that our citizens will not be sent to Guantanamo Bay, especially given the practice of extraordinary rendition, which the Government have failed to condemn publicly?

I must press on, so I shall give way only briefly.

I must press on, so I shall give way only briefly.

In that case, Mr. Crook would have the protection of forum. He would have the protection provided for in the European convention on extradition, under which, if the alleged crime took place in the UK’s jurisdiction, or partly in it, a person would have the protection of the fact that...

In that case, Mr. Crook would have the protection of forum. He would have the protection provided for in the European convention on extradition, under which, if the alleged crime took place in the UK’s jurisdiction, or partly in it, a person would have the protection of the fact that...