To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many diplomats in each British diplomatic mission overseas have been accused by the authorities of the host country of committing a serious criminal offence in the period 2004 to 2008, broken down by type of offence. (285106)

[holding answer 8 July 2009]: Central records show that no diplomats in any of our diplomatic missions overseas have been accused by the authorities of the host country of committing a serious criminal offence in the period 2004 to 2008.