Question follow-through · 106087

British Nationals Abroad: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British citizens were murdered in overseas countries in each of the last five years by country .

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 15 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 22 Jan 2026
Answer: 23 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

15 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British citizens were murdered in overseas countries in each of the last five years by country .
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jan 2026
Answer published
Since 2021 we have supported bereaved families in approximately 250 cases of the murder or manslaughter of British nationals abroad. To protect the privacy of the bereaved, we do not publish country‑level figures where fewer than five cases are recorded. ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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