Asked by: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether any country has rejected a UK request for extradition, for reasons of the inadequacy of (1) the UK justice system, or (2) the UK prison conditions, within the past five years; and if so, which countries have done so, and on what grounds.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
As a matter of long-standing Government policy, we do not comment on whether an extradition request has been made or received.
However, I can confirm that the UK makes every attempt to respond as fully as possible to requests for assurances in relation to matters such as those referenced by the Noble Lord when such requests are received in relation to extradition requests made to other countries.
Asked by: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the Northern Ireland Executive on the creation of a statutory defence for victims of modern slavery or trafficking who have committed an offence.
Answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth
The Home Office has had no discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the creation of a statutory defence for victims of modern slavery or trafficking who have committed an offence.