HC Deb 29 November 1989 vol 162 cc309-11W
18. Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many representations he has received from the public regarding his policy on Cambodia.

Mr. Waldegrave

We have received more than 10,400 representations this year regarding our policy on Cambodia.

45. Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the reasons for the Government's decision to abstain on the last vote on Cambodia at the United Nations.

66. Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the reasons for the Government's decision to abstain on the last vote on Cambodia at the United Nations.

91. Mr. Haynes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the reasons for the Government's decision to abstain on the last vote on Cambodia at the United Nations.

126. Mr. Hood

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will explain the reasons for the Government's decision to abstain on the last vote on Cambodia at the United Nations.

Mr. Sainsbury

As one of 79 co-sponsors of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) resolution on Cambodia, Britain voted in favour of the resolution at the United Nations General Assembly on 16 November. Our vote underlined our wish to see a comprehensive political solution of the conflict in Cambodia.

74. Mr. Trotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps Her Majesty's Government propose to take to provide assistance to the people of Cambodia.

Mr. Sainsbury

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to my hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe (Mr. Lester) on 8 November. My right hon. Friend has since held a meeting with representatives of leading British non-Government organisations working in Cambodia to discuss the possibility of further Government co-sponsoring of humanitarian projects inside Cambodia.

89. Ms. Abbott

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice he will give to British subjects working in Cambodia; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. McFall

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice he will offer to British subjects working in Cambodia in the light of the military situation there; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sainsbury

British subjects should be aware that the situation in Cambodia remains unsettled and that fighting is taking place in some parts of the country. There is no local British consular or diplomatic representation and therefore no assistance available. Local medical facilities are very limited. We strongly recommend that British subjects avoid travelling outside the main cities, especially after dark, and in particular that they keep away from the provinces bordering Thailand and other areas where fighting is reported.

93. Mr. Mullin

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last met the British representative at the United Nations to discuss Cambodia.

Mr. Sainsbury

My right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs met our permanent representative to the United Nations during his visit to the General Assembly from 24–29 September. Cambodia was among the topics discussed.

103. Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Government policy on the representation of Cambodia at the United Nations.

Mr. Sainsbury

I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) on 16 November at column497.

107. Mr. Kennedy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards Cambodia, with specific reference to the position of the Khmer Rouge.

Mr. Sainsbury

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to my hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe (Mr. Lester) on 8 November at column645.

117. Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he next plans to visit Cambodia.

Mr. Sainsbury

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has at present no plans to visit Cambodia.

124. Mr. John P. Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with Her Majesty's mission to the United Nations on the subject of Cambodia; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sainsbury

The United Kingdom mission to the United Nations in New York regularly provides reports to the Department and receives instructions from it.

127. Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has any plans to visit Cambodia; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sainsbury

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has at present no plans to visit Cambodia.

129. Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he next plans to visit Cambodia.

Mr. Sainsbury

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has at present no plans to visit Cambodia.

Miss Hoey

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards Cambodia and towards support for the inclusion of representatives from the Khmer Rouge in any negotiated settlement for a future Cambodian Government.

Mr. Sainsbury

I have nothing to add to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to my hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe (Mr. Lester) on 8 November.

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