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<p>The Government disagrees with the Court of Appeal judgment and will be seeking
permission to appeal. We are carefully considering the implications of the judgment
for decision-making. While we do this, we will not grant any new licences for exports
to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners, which might be used in the conflict in
Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>Arms sales data by region are published annually on GOV.UK.</p><p>
</p><p>Additionally, information on export licences issued, refused and revoked, up
to 31 December 2018, which includes values declared for Standard Individual Export
Licences, is published on GOV.UK.</p><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>
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