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Project Al Yamamah

Asked by Jeremy CorbynYour PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12038

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds retained or closed public records from 1980 to 1992 relating to the Al Yamamah programme or the Saudi British Defence Cooperation Programme; and if he will publish a schedule of such

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence does retain documents relating to Al Yamamah and the Saudi British Defence Cooperation Programme (SBDCP). However, these remain classified on grounds of national security and international relations.

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