Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 18 July 2017 and 23 July 2018 to Questions 4768 and 163751, how many Armed Forces personnel work as targeting advisers in the HQ of the Royal Saudi Airforce HQ; and whether those personnel remain present during strikes coordinated in that HQ in Yemen.

We have an ongoing defence relationship with Saudi Arabia, which has included the provision of training courses and advice and guidance in the UK and Saudi Arabia, including training on targeting. This helps us support Saudi compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL). We also have a very small number of staff working in Saudi headquarters in a liaison capacity only. These personnel are not targeting advisers and have no advance knowledge of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen.