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<p>The situation in Saudi Arabia is kept under careful review and licensing decisions
are made on a case by case basis.</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:</p><p> </p><p><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>
and updated with an additional policy, as announced in a Written Ministerial Statement
on 13 September 2018:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/"
target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/</a>.</p>
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