Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2022 to Question 114946, whether RAF or BAE personnel are indirectly or directly involved in the storing or issuing of munitions for the Royal Saudi Air Force.

As set out in my answer of 8 February 2022 to Question 114946, RAF Service personnel within The Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects (MODSAP) operate under long-standing government-to-government arrangements, to provide advice, assurance, and assistance to the Royal Saudi Air Forces (RSAF). These activities do not include the direct involvement of RAF personnel with the storage and issue of munitions, including bombs. Similarly we understand that BAE Systems employees are not involved in supporting the RSAF’s storage and issue of munitions.

Any indirect support provided by RAF or (as we understand it) BAE Systems staff is limited to offering safety advice about storage conditions for products supplied under the government-to-government agreement.