To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Saudi pilots have been trained at RAF bases in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
Answered on
1 July 2020
The number of Saudi pilots who have started a training course or programme in each of the last 10 years is detailed in the table below. It should be noted that as some of the programmes can last up to four years there are currently pilots still in training.
Year | Number of Saudi Pilots starting training in UK |
2010 | 3 |
2011 | 4 |
2012 | 0 |
2013 | 24 |
2014 | 24 |
2015 | 16 |
2016 | 23 |
2017 | 10 |
2018 | 0 |
2019 | 0 |
2020 | 0 |
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Ministry of Defence