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<p>Arms sales data by region is published annually on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>More widely,
export values declared for Standard Individual Export Licences for military exports
granted to Yemen in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (up to 30 September 2018) are as follows:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£27,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£265,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£21,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>It should be noted, that licences granted are not necessarily a measure of
sales or exports shipped in a given period as they are valid for between two and five
years. Licensing data only provides a partial indication of sales as exporters only
declare export values for a subsection of licences (Standard Individual Export Licences).
Some licences expire before they are used and, in these circumstances, exporters must
submit a further application, which can result in an element of double counting.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>All UK export licence applications are assessed rigorously against
the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing criteria.</p><p> </p><p>It
is also the case that there is a partial arms embargo on Yemen. The embargo applies
only to designated individuals and entities.</p>
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