Extradition: UK Law and Practice (Extradition Law Committee Report)

Debate between Lord Empey and Lord Keen of Elie
Wednesday 16th September 2015

(9 years, 2 months ago)

Grand Committee
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Lord Empey Portrait Lord Empey
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My Lords, before the Minister sits down, could he update us on the Polish situation, which was producing such a vast number of cases at the time we were investigating?

Lord Keen of Elie Portrait Lord Keen of Elie
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I am aware that, according to the statistics over the past five years, a very large proportion of European arrest warrant requests—in excess of 30%—did emanate from Poland. I will write to the noble Lord with updated figures, as I do not have them to hand at present.