Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force personnel were seconded to serve in Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years; and what the roles and responsibilities have been of those personnel.
The number of RAF personnel on secondment in Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years is:
Year | RAF personnel |
2013 | 29 |
2014 | 36 |
2015 | 34 |
2016 | 30 |
2017 | 26 |
2018 (up to 11 May) | 21 |
These personnel were all seconded to BAE Systems to provide training support to Royal Saudi Air Force aircrew and routine aircraft engineering support.