Skip to main content

Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 December 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2011. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2011 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Somalia: Kidnapping

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of British citizens being kidnapped in Somalia in each of the last 10 years.
Answer

We do not have an exact figure as not every case is brought to our attention, but our records show the number of kidnaps and abductions involving British nationals in Somalia as follows:

Number
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 2
2009 2
2010 1
2011 1

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
87557; 537 c973W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Abduction Somalia
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk