Written question asked by Lord Whitty (Labour) on Monday, 14 January 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 January 2019. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Friday, 25 January 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

British Nationals Abroad: Accidents

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK citizens required consular assistance as a result of fatal or serious road traffic accidents, broken down by country, in the latest year for which figures are available.

Answer

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) assisted over 3,500 British nationals who were hospitalised around the world in 2018. The FCO does not collect data on the cause of their hospitalisation.

In 2018, the FCO were informed of the deaths of 83 British nationals involved in road traffic accidents overseas. This is broken down by country in the attached table.

Data protection principles prevent the release of numbers equal or less than five because of the risk of identifying the individuals concerned.

Australia	≤5
Belarus	≤5
Canada	≤5
Croatia	≤5
Czech Republic	≤5
France	≤5
Germany	≤5
Iceland	≤5
India	≤5
Ireland	≤5
Italy	≤5
Kenya	≤5
Mauritius	≤5
Mexico	≤5
Morocco	≤5
Netherlands	≤5
New Zealand	≤5
Nigeria	≤5
Oman	≤5
Portugal	≤5
Saudi Arabia	≤5
Seychelles	≤5
South Africa	≤5
Spain	13
Sweden	≤5
Thailand	6
Trinidad and Tobago	≤5
Turkey	≤5
United Arab Emirates	≤5
USA	≤5

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL12822
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Accidents British nationals abroad Diplomatic service Roads
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

British Nationals Abroad: Accidents

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