Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force personnel are on secondment to (a) BAE Systems and (b) EADS in (i) Saudi Arabia and (ii) the UAE; and what the roles of those seconded personnel are.
As at 27 February 2019, the total number of RAF personnel on secondment with BAE systems in Saudi Arabia is 20. These personnel are in aircraft engineering support and aircrew instructor training roles.
There are no RAF personnel on secondment with EADS or in the UAE.