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<p>Total exports to Saudi Arabia from the United Kingdom last year were up £1.0bn
from 2018 and we want this growth to continue. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of
State for International Trade recently engaged with her counterpart to remove trade
barriers during this difficult period, and we continue to identify ways of opening
up more opportunities in the country to businesses in the United Kingdom.</p><p>My
Hon. Friend for Thirsk and Malton will also be aware that we are carefully considering
the implications of the Court of Appeal Judgement for export licence decision-making
and are working to enable the re-taking of decisions on the correct legal basis, which
I understand is a process which will have a bearing on businesses in his constituency.</p><p>
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