Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2019 to Question 232090 on Saudi Arabia: Military Aid, how many RAF personnel are currently employed on secondment to BAE Systems providing routine engineering and generic training support for UK-supplied aircraft and aircrews assigned to operational squadrons of the Royal Saudi Air Force.

There are six RAF personnel on secondment to BAE Systems providing routine engineering and generic training support for UK-supplied aircraft and aircrews assigned to operational squadrons under long-standing Government-to-Government arrangements.

These personnel do not provide direct support for Royal Saudi Air Force operational squadrons when engaged in the war in Yemen. They do not prepare aircraft for operations, this includes a prohibition on the loading of weapons, and they are not involved in the planning of operational sorties."