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Written Question
Cambodia: Politics and Government
Friday 19th January 2018

Asked by: Martin Whitfield (Labour - East Lothian)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to promote the upholding of political rights in the state of Cambodia.

Answered by Mark Field

​We are deeply concerned about the series of steps taken by the Cambodian authorities and its Supreme Court, which threaten to undermine free and fair elections in Cambodia in 2018.

I met Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn at the Asia-Europe Meeting in November and Cambodian Ambassador to the UK Dr Soeung earlier this month. I expressed my concern at the dissolution of the CNRP, arrest of opposition leader Kem Sokha and treatment of journalists.

We have worked with EU partners to remove further support for Cambodian electoral reform and process, and are considering with EU partners what further steps we shall take in response to this disturbing development.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Dec 2017
Oman, UAE and Iran

"I welcome the statement. Does the Secretary of State feel that journalists in the middle east and their families can sleep safer following his visit?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Dec 2017
World AIDS Day 2017

"It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) on securing this debate.

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Speech in Ministerial Corrections - Mon 04 Dec 2017
International Development

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Nov 2017
Catalonia

"Does the Minister agree that notwithstanding the legality or otherwise of the referendum, there is an enormous duty on all parties to speak about reconciliation, peace and moving forward?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 26 Oct 2017
International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day

"It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell. I thank the hon. Member for Witney (Robert Courts) for his speech, and extend special congratulations to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this most timely debate. It is a celebration of what we want and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 26 Oct 2017
International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day

"He was Welsh and learned. In 1786, the US was still a new country—indeed, many debates took place within these walls at that time—but immigrants from all around the world were flocking to that country, seeking a place of religious freedom. It would perhaps be unfair to say that the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Jul 2017
British Prisoners in Iran

"I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. I have listened to that shocking case. Does she agree that it is incumbent on our Government to do far more to seek the release of those people?..."
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