Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 106087

British Nationals Abroad: Homicide

Tabled: 15 January 2026
Answered: 23 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)Harrow West

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 .

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
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 To protect the privacy of the bereaved, we do not publish country‑level figures where fewer than five cases are recorded.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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