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Civil Aviation Bill

My Lords, one good thing about the amendment is that I have been able to work with the noble Lord, Lord Clinton-Davis, with all his experience of aviation matters. Again, as I expected, I am disappointed by the Minister’s answer. I am grateful, as I am sure others will be, for the Government’s guarantee to intervene if the system is collapsing. That is an important commitment. We wanted the Government to take some initiative. We agree that there have to be international treaties. However, even the maritime treaties are not signed by everyone. We have had debate in the House. Half the countries have not signed up to the maritime treaties. We seek to encourage others to sign. We still want to work towards international treaties, but we could have made some start. I disagree with the Minister when he indicates that we could not have done so. We have had three debates on the matter. We have aired the issue. The Government have given a commitment to intervene if need be. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.