To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much HM Courts Service has spent in relation to cases of extradition of people to the United States in each year since 2001. (264515)

HM Courts Service does not maintain records relating to the costs of extradition hearings. HM Courts Service would have to undertake a manual exercise to obtain the data required to answer the question. HM Court Service considers the costs of such an exercise would incur a disproportionate cost.