§ Mr. BurdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many cases of alleged abduction of British citizens abroad have been dealt with by the special unit at the FCO since 1996; and if he will list the cases by(a) country and (b) the gender of the British citizens involved. [57933]
§ Mr. Tony LloydSince the beginning of 1996, the FCO-led Coordination Group has dealt with 13 kidnap cases, involving 23 British citizens.
Country Gender India (Kashmir) 2 male Indonesia 2 male, 2 female Cambodia 1 male Russia (Chechnya) 1 male Tajikistan 1 male Peru 2 male Tajikistan 1 female Russia (Chechnya) 1 male, 1 female Yemen 1 male Yemen 2 male, 1 female Sudan 1 male D. R. Congo 1 male Russia (Chechnya) 3 male