Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of UK civil servants operating in Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years.
The Ministry of Defence has funded only one civil servant post in Saudi Arabia for which the cost has fallen to the public purse. For financial years 2013-14 to 2017-18 inclusive, the pay band for the civil servant ranged from £18,554 to a maximum of £20,987.