To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) sent (i) from the UK to another EU member state and (ii) to the UK from another EU member state under the European arrest warrant, (b) extradited to the US under the UK/US extradition treaty and (c) extradited to the UK under the UK/US extradition treaty; and if he will make a statement. (304114)

(a) (i) The Serious Organised Crime Agency and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service are the designated authorities for the receipt and transmission of European arrest warrants (EAWs) in the UK. The number of EAW surrenders from the UK (excluding Scotland) to other EU member states from 1 January 2004-31 December 2008 is as follows:

(ii) The number of surrenders to the UK from other member states under the EAW procedure between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2008 is as follows:

(b) In the same period, 68 people have been extradited to the US from the UK (excluding Scotland); and 34 people have been extradited in the other direction. The new UK-US extradition treaty came into force on 26 April 2007. The figures given in this reply cover extraditions made under the new and old bilateral arrangements.