§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many British people died each year abroad in each of the past 10 years. [153796]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Frank Field, dated 16 March 2001:
As Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the number of deaths of British subjects abroad in each of the past ten years (153796).
This infomation is not available. Some deaths of British subjects abroad are registered at Consulates or High Commissions or by HM Forces. Returns of these events are made to the Registrar General for England and Wales. In other cases, deaths are registered in the country where they occurred, where that is a legal duty, and there is no legal obligation to notify Registration Services in England and Wales.