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Saudi Arabia: Air Force

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 141762, tabled on 8 May 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of Royal Air Force personnel serving in Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years.

Answered on

16 May 2018

The majority of RAF personnel working in Saudi Arabia are employed by the Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects (MODSAP) or on secondment with BAe Systems. There is no cost to the public purse for these individuals. There are other personnel where costs fall to the public purse, however, this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.