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Italian Nationals

Volume 111: debated on Monday 23 February 1987

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asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what requests have been received from the Italian Government for the extradition of Italian nationals resident in the United Kingdom since 12 June 1986; and if he will make a statement.

Since 12 June 1986, requests have been received from the Italian Government for the extradition of six Italian nationals resident in the United Kingdom. The offences of which they are accused comprise murder, drug offences, theft, and handling stolen goods. A new extradition treaty between Italy and the United Kingdom was signed on 12 March 1986, but will not come into force until three months after the date of ratification. The Italian Government are not yet in a position to ratify the new

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treaty. Meanwhile, requests for extradition to or from Italy are made and dealt with under the existing treaty of 1873.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department is notified by the Government of Italy if Italian nationals, resident in the United Kingdom, are convicted of serious crimes in Italian courts in their absence; and if he will make a statement.

I understand that it is the practice of the Italian authorities to notify the United Kingdom National Central Bureaux of Interpol when an Italian known to be resident here is sentenced to imprisonment by an Italian court in his absence.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to seek further information from Italian police regarding members of an organisation responsible for bombings in Bologna who are resident in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.