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John McDonnell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many cases the British Government have dealt with involving British nationals abroad since 1997 who have (a) disappeared,(b) been murdered or suspected of being murdered,(c) been kidnapped or held hostage and (d) been incarcerated, broken down by country. [98458]
Mr. Mike O'Brien
The information is as follows:
| British nationals kidnapped or held hostage overseas between 1997–2003 | ||||||||
| Country | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Total |
| Angola | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bangladesh | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Cambodia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chechnya | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| China | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Colombia | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cyprus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Czech republic | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ecuador | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ethiopia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gaza (Occupied Territories) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Georgia | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Greece | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Indonesia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Liberia | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 43 |
| Philippines — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Russia | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | 16 |
| Slovenia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Somalia | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| South Africa | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Sudan | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Turkey | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Uganda | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Yemen | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 20 |
| Totals | 11 | 28 | 41 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 141 |