Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 11 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 April 2019. It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Gulf States: Military Aid

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Saudi Arabian and (b) UAE nationals have trained at the (i) Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and (ii) Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth since 2015.

Answer

The information requested for the period 1 January 2015 to 15 April 2019 is as follows:

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

	Number of Personnel
Country	Army Initial Officer Training	Other Lower Tier Courses
Saudi Arabia	3	5
UAE	51	0

Britannia Royal Naval College

	Number of Personnel
Country	Royal Navy Initial Officer Training	Other Lower Tier Courses
Saudi Arabia	52	0
UAE	14	37

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 244021
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Training Saudi Arabia Military aid United Arab Emirates Royal Naval College Royal Military Academy
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk