Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Government of Thailand on free and fair elections in that country.

We continue to follow political developments in Thailand closely. We expect national elections to be held in early Spring 2019 in accordance with the timetable published by the Thai Election Commission, although an exact date has not yet been announced. We have regular dialogue both at Ministerial and official level with the Thai authorities urging them to hold credible elections in line with international standards as soon as possible, and to lift restrictions on political freedoms in order for the elections to be conducted in a free and open environment. The Prime Minister raised this in her meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in June.

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