Police and Justice Bill — extradition to the US — 1 Nov 2006 at 18:02

Those voting Content successfully carried an amendment that would mean the United States would still have to meet a prima facie case to extradite someone from the United Kingdom. This was the second time this was voted on in the Lords, and would be implemented by removing the United States from the list of Part 2 Territories under the Extradition Act 2003.

The reasons behind this division were as follows: Up to this point, extradition between the United Kingdom and the United States was covered by the extradition treaty of 1972. Under this, if the United States had wanted to extradite someone from the United Kingdom, it had to meet a prima facie case to succeed; if the United Kingdom had wanted to extradite someone from the United States, it had to meet the test of probable cause. Prima facie is a more onerous requirement than probable cause.

The new extradition treaty that was signed on 31st March 2003 by David Blunkett (while Home Secretary) and by John Ashcroft (while Attorney General of the United States) – and without parliamentary scrutiny – tried to address this imbalance: Britain would still have to show probable cause but the United States would no longer have to meet the prima facie case and could show reasonable suspicion instead. Reasonable suspicion is not the same as probable cause but, given the differences between the two countries' legal systems, it was argued that this was the fairest option.

The United States was slow to ratify the 2003 treaty meaning that the 1972 treaty should still have been in effect. However, in November 2003, the Extradition Act was passed by the United Kingdom with the result that the United States did not have to provide the United Kingdom with any evidence for extradition (not even reasonable suspicion) while the United Kingdom still had to show the United States probable cause. (For more explanation of this controversy see here).

This lack of balance caused controversy in the United Kingdom - for example with the extradition of the Enron bankers. In spite of the fact that the 2003 Extradition Treaty had now been ratified by the United States and there was now a greater degree of reciprocity in extradition proceedings, those voting Content still argued that the proceedings were not reciprocal.

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Lord Acton Labno
Baroness Adams of CraigieleaLabno
Lord Addington LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Adonis Lab (minister)no
Lord Ahmed Labno
Lord Alliance LDemaye
Baroness Amos Lab (minister)no
Lord Anderson of SwanseaLabno
Baroness Andrews Lab (minister)no
Baroness Anelay of St JohnsCon (front bench)aye
The Earl of ArranConaye
Lord Ashcroft Conaye
Baroness Ashton of UphollandLab (minister)no
Lord Astor of HeverCon (front bench)aye
Earl Attlee Conaye
Lord Avebury LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Bach Labno
Lord Baker of DorkingCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Barker LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Barnett Lab (minister)no
Lord Bassam of BrightonLab (minister)no
Lord Beaumont of WhitleyGreenaye
Lord Bell Conaye
Lord Berkeley Labno
Lord Bernstein of CraigweilLabno
Lord Bilston Labno
Lord Birt Crossbenchno
Baroness Blackstone Labno
Lord Blackwell Con (front bench)aye
Lord Blaker Conaye
Viscount Bledisloe Crossbenchno
Baroness Bonham-Carter of YarnburyLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Boston of FavershamCrossbenchno
Lord Boyd of DuncansbyLabno
Lord Bradley Labno
Lord Bradshaw LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Bragg Labno
Viscount Bridgeman Con (front bench)aye
Lord Bridges Crossbenchaye
Lord Brittan of SpennithorneConaye
Lord Brooke of AlverthorpeLab (minister)no
Lord Brooke of Sutton MandevilleCon (front bench)aye
Lord Brookman Labno
Lord Brooks of TremorfaLabno
Lord Brougham and Vaux Con (front bench)aye
Lord Bruce-Lockhart Conaye
Lord Burlison Labno
Lord Burnett LDemaye
Baroness Byford Con (front bench)aye
Lord Campbell-Savours Labno
Baroness Chalker of WallaseyConaye
Viscount Chandos Lab (minister)no
Lord Chidgey LDemaye
Lord Christopher Lab (minister)no
Lord Clarke of HampsteadLabno
Lord Clark of WindermereLabno
Lord Clinton-Davis Labno
Lord Cobbold Crossbenchaye
Baroness Cohen of PimlicoLab (minister)no
Viscount Colville of CulrossCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Colwyn Conaye
Lord Cope of BerkeleyCon (front bench)tellaye
Lord Corbett of Castle ValeLabno
Baroness Corston Labno
Lord Cotter LDem (front bench)aye
The Earl of CourtownConaye
Viscount Craigavon Crossbenchaye
Lord Craig of RadleyCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Crathorne Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Crawley Lab (minister)no
Lord Crickhowell Conaye
Baroness Cumberlege Conaye
Lord Cunningham of FellingLabno
Baroness D'Souza Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Dahrendorf Crossbenchno
Baroness David Labno
Lord Davies of CoityLab (minister)no
Lord Davies of OldhamLab (minister)tellno
Lord de Mauley Con (front bench)aye
Lord Dean of HarptreeConaye
Lord Denham Con (front bench)aye
Lord Desai Labno
Lord Dholakia LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Dixon-Smith Con (front bench)aye
Lord Donoughue Labno
Lord Drayson Lab (minister)no
Lord Dubs Lab (minister)no
The Earl of DundeeCon (front bench)aye
Lord Dykes LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Eames Crossbenchaye
Viscount Eccles Con (front bench)aye
Lord Eden of WintonConaye
Baroness Elles Conaye
Lord Elliott of MorpethConaye
Lord Evans of ParksideLabno
Lord Evans of Temple GuitingLab (minister)no
Lord Evans of WatfordLabno
Lord Falconer of ThorotonLab (minister)no
Baroness Falkender Labno
Viscount Falkland LDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Farrington of RibbletonLab (minister)no
Lord Faulkner of WorcesterLabno
Lord Feldman Conaye
Earl Ferrers Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Flather Conaye
Baroness Fookes Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Ford Labno
Lord Foster of Bishop AucklandLabno
Lord Foulkes of CumnockLabno
Lord Fowler Con (front bench)aye
Lord Fyfe of FairfieldLabno
Baroness Gale Lab (minister)no
Lord Garden LDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Gardner of ParkesCon (front bench)aye
Lord Geddes Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Gibson of Market RasenLab (minister)no
Lord Gilbert Labno
Lord Glentoran Con (front bench)aye
Lord Goldsmith Lab (minister)no
Lord Goodhart LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Goodlad Conaye
Lord Gordon of StrathblaneLabno
Baroness Goudie Labno
Lord Gould of BrookwoodLab (minister)no
Baroness Gould of PotternewtonLab (minister)no
Lord Graham of EdmontonLab (minister)no
Lord Greaves LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Grocott Lab (minister)tellno
Lord Hamilton of EpsomConaye
Baroness Hamwee LDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Hanham Con (front bench)aye
Lord Hanningfield Con (front bench)aye
Lord Harris of HaringeyLabno
Baroness Harris of RichmondLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Hart of ChiltonLabno
Lord Haskel Lab (minister)no
Lord Haworth Labno
Baroness Hilton of EggardonLab (minister)no
Lord Hodgson of Astley AbbottsCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Hogg Conaye
Lord Hogg of CumbernauldLabno
Baroness Hollis of HeighamLabno
Lord Holme of CheltenhamLDemaye
Lord Hooson LDemaye
Lord Howard of RisingCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Howarth of BrecklandCrossbenchno
Lord Howarth of NewportLabno
Lord Howe of AberavonConaye
Lord Howell of GuildfordCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Howells of St DavidsLabno
Lord Hoyle Labno
Lord Hughes of WoodsideLabno
Lord Hunt of Kings HeathLab (minister)no
Lord Hunt of WirralCon (front bench)aye
Lord Hurd of WestwellConaye
Lord Inglewood Conaye
Lord James of BlackheathConaye
Lord Janner of BraunstoneLab (minister)no
Baroness Jay of PaddingtonLabno
Lord Jenkin of RodingConaye
Lord Jones Labno
Lord Jones of CheltenhamLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Jones of WhitchurchLabno
Lord Jopling Con (front bench)aye
Lord Judd Lab (minister)no
Lord Kimball Con (front bench)aye
Lord Kingsland Con (front bench)aye
Lord King of West BromwichLabno
Lord Kinnock Labno
Lord Kirkhill Labno
Lord Kirkwood of KirkhopeLDemaye
Baroness Knight of CollingtreeConaye
Lord Laing of DunphailConaye
Lord Laird UUPno
Lord Lang of MonktonConaye
Lord Lawson of BlabyCon (front bench)aye
Lord Layard Lab (minister)no
Lord Leach of FairfordConaye
Lord Lea of CrondallLabno
Lord Lee of TraffordLDemaye
Lord Leitch Labno
Lord Lester of Herne HillLDem (front bench)aye
The Earl of LindsayConaye
Baroness Linklater of ButterstoneLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Lipsey Labno
Lord Livsey of TalgarthLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Lloyd of BerwickCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Lockwood Labno
Lord Lofthouse of PontefractLabno
Lord Lucas Conaye
Lord Luke Con (front bench)aye
Lord Lyell Conaye
Lord Lyell of MarkyateConaye
Lord Macdonald of TradestonLab (minister)no
Lord MacGregor of Pulham MarketConaye
Lord MacKenzie of CulkeinLabno
Lord Mackenzie of FramwellgateLabno
Lord MacLaurin of KnebworthConaye
Lord Maclennan of RogartLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Maddock LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Maginnis of DrumglassUUPno
Lord Mancroft Con (front bench)aye
The Earl of Mar and KellieLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Marlesford Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Massey of DarwenLab (minister)no
Lord Maxton Lab (minister)no
Lord Mayhew of TwysdenConaye
Lord McColl of DulwichCon (front bench)aye
Baroness McDonagh Labno
Lord McIntosh of HaringeyLabno
Baroness McIntosh of HudnallLab (minister)no
Lord McKenzie of LutonLab (minister)no
Lord McNally LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Methuen LDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne DomerLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Mitchell Lab (minister)no
Lord Monson Crossbenchaye
The Duke of MontroseCon (front bench)aye
Lord Moore of Lower MarshConaye
Lord Morgan Labno
Baroness Morgan of DrefelinLab (minister)no
Lord Morris of AberavonLabno
Baroness Morris of BoltonCon (front bench)aye
Lord Murton of LindisfarneConaye
Lord Naseby Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Neuberger LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Newby LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Newton of BraintreeConaye
Baroness Noakes Con (front bench)aye
Lord Northbrook Conaye
Baroness Northover LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Norton of LouthConaye
Baroness O'Cathain Con (front bench)aye
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove BayLDem (front bench)aye
The Earl of OnslowConaye
Lord Parekh Labno
Baroness Park of MonmouthConaye
Lord Patel of BlackburnLabno
Lord Patten Conaye
Lord Pearson of RannochConaye
Lord Pendry Labno
Baroness Perry of SouthwarkCon (front bench)aye
Lord Pilkington of OxenfordConaye
Baroness Pitkeathley Lab (minister)no
Lord Puttnam Lab (minister)no
Baroness Quin Labno
Lord Randall of St BudeauxLabno
Baroness Rawlings Con (front bench)aye
Lord Razzall LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Reay Conaye
Lord Redesdale LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Rees-Mogg Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Rendell of BaberghLab (minister)no
Lord Rennard LDemaye
Lord Renton of Mount HarryCon (front bench)aye
Lord Richard Labno
Lord Roberts of ConwyCon (front bench)aye
Lord Roberts of LlandudnoLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Rodgers of Quarry BankLDemaye
Lord Rogan UUPno
Lord Rooker Lab (minister)no
Lord Roper LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Rosser Lab (minister)no
Lord Rowlands Lab (minister)no
Baroness Royall of BlaisdonLab (minister)no
Lord Russell-Johnston LDemaye
Lord Saatchi Conaye
Lady Saltoun of AbernethyCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Sanderson of BowdenConaye
The Earl of SandwichCrossbenchno
Lord Sawyer Labno
Baroness Scotland of AsthalLab (minister)no
Baroness Scott of Needham MarketLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Seccombe Con (front bench)aye
The Earl of SelborneCon (front bench)aye
Lord Selsdon Conaye
Lord Sewel Labno
Lord Sharman LDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Sharp of GuildfordLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Sharples Conaye
Lord Shaw of NorthsteadCon (front bench)aye
Lord Sheikh Conaye
Lord Sheldon Lab (minister)no
Baroness Shephard of NorthwoldConaye
Lord Shutt of GreetlandLDem (front bench)tellaye
Viscount Simon Lab (minister)no
Lord Smith of CliftonLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Smith of FinsburyLabno
Baroness Smith of GilmorehillLabno
Lord Snape Lab (minister)no
Lord Soley Labno
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham PriorConaye
Lord St John of BletsoCrossbenchno
Lord St John of FawsleyConaye
Lord Steel of AikwoodLDemaye
Lord Stewartby Conaye
Lord Stoddart of SwindonIndependent Labouraye
Lord Stone of BlackheathLabno
Lord Swinfen Conaye
Lord Taverne LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Taylor of BlackburnLabno
Baroness Taylor of BoltonLabno
Lord Taylor of HolbeachConaye
Lord Temple-Morris Lab (minister)no
Viscount Tenby Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Teverson LDemaye
Baroness Thatcher Conaye
Baroness Thomas of WalliswoodLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Thomas of WinchesterLDemaye
Lord Thomson of MonifiethLDemaye
Baroness Tonge LDemaye
Lord Tope LDemaye
Lord Trefgarne Conaye
Lord Triesman Lab (minister)no
Lord Trimble Crossbenchno
Baroness Trumpington Con (front bench)aye
Lord Truscott Labno
Lord Tunnicliffe Lab (minister)no
Baroness Turner of CamdenLabno
Lord Tyler LDemaye
Viscount Ullswater Con (front bench)aye
Lord Vallance of TummelLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Verma Conaye
Lord Waddington Conaye
Lord Wakeham Con (front bench)aye
Lord Wallace of SaltaireLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Walmsley LDem (front bench)aye
Lord Walpole Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Warwick of UndercliffeLabno
Lord Watson of RichmondLDemaye
Viscount Waverley Crossbenchaye
Lord Wedderburn of CharltonCrossbenchaye
Baroness Whitaker Labno
Lord Whitty Lab (minister)no
Baroness Wilcox Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Wilkins Lab (minister)no
Baroness Williams of CrosbyLDemaye
Lord Williams of ElvelLab (minister)no
Lord Williamson of HortonCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Woolmer of LeedsLab (minister)no
Lord Young of Norwood GreenLabno

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