Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) RAF and (b) BAE Systems staff are employed in Saudi Arabia to support the storage and issue of bombs for use by the Royal Saudi Air Force.

RAF Service personnel within The Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects (MODSAP) operate under long-standing government-to-government arrangements, to provide advice, assurance, and assistance to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). These activities do not include the direct involvement of RAF personnel with the storage and issue of munitions, including bombs. Similarly we understand that BAE Systems employees are not involved in supporting the RSAF's storage and issue of munitions.