Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the last European Arrest Warrant was issued by the UK to the Republic of Ireland in relation to an offence or offences related to terrorism.

The most recent Arrest Warrant issued by the UK to Ireland for terrorism-related offences was on 29 August 2013, with the subject surrendered in February 2014.

There are currently two outstanding Arrest Warrants for terrorism-related offences that were issued by the UK to Ireland.

The Government of Ireland made clear in a letter dated 4 September 2014 from the Irish Justice Minister to the Home Secretary that should the UK fail to opt in to the package of 35 criminal justice measures on 1 December 2014, there is no guarantee that the Irish courts would preserve the validity of outstanding Arrest Warrants.