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Ministry of Defence: Saudi Arabia

Answer

The number of civilian and military personnel based in the UK and Saudi Arabia who were employed by the Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project (SANGCOM) and the Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects (MODSAP) on 1 April in each of the last six years is shown in the table below. The Saudi Arabian Government reimburses the UK MOD for these staff costs and there is, therefore, no cost to the UK taxpayer.

Manpower as at 1 April 2016	SANGCOM Project	MODSAP
UK-based Civilian Staff	2	73
UK-based Military Staff	0	31
Saudi Arabia-based Civilian Staff	31	37
Saudi Arabia-based Military Staff	20	68
Manpower as at 1 April 2015
UK-based Civilian Staff	2	71
UK-based Military Staff	0	35
Saudi Arabia-based Civilian Staff	34	33
Saudi Arabia-based Military Staff	20	61
Manpower as at 1 April 2014
UK-based Civilian Staff	1	69
UK-based Military Staff	0	42
Saudi Arabia-based Civilian Staff	28	32
Saudi Arabia-based Military Staff	20	50
Manpower as at 1 April 2013
UK-based Civilian Staff	1	69
UK-based Military Staff	0	44
Saudi Arabia-based Civilian Staff	28	31
Saudi Arabia-based Military Staff	21	46
Manpower as at 1 April 2012
UK-based Civilian Staff	1	69
UK-based Military Staff	0	44
Saudi Arabia-based Civilian Staff	26	34
Saudi Arabia-based Military Staff	19	48
Manpower as at 1 April 2011
UK-based Civilian Staff	1	75
UK-based Military Staff	0	46
Saudi Arabia-based Civilian Staff	21	32
Saudi Arabia-based Military Staff	19	60

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

41412

Session

2016-17

Subjects

Staff Ministry of Defence Saudi Arabia Military aid

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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