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<p>The Government takes its export control responsibilities very seriously and our
processes have been subject to judicial scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p>Export licence applications
are carefully assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing
Criteria. A licence would not be granted if to do so was inconsistent with the Criteria.
The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on
25 March 2014: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018"
target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>The key test for the Government for our continued military exports to Saudi
Arabia in relation to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is whether there is a clear
risk that those items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of IHL.
The situation is kept under careful and continual review.</p>
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