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Terrorism: Rendition

My Lords, my noble and learned friend is correct. Obviously, CIA aircraft, by definition, have rather different logos on them. Some are on a contracted basis, but in terms of our intelligence co-operation, I expect that we do know, and should know, the CIA or CIA-sponsored aircraft that pass through our airspace. In general, our difficulty is that 2 million flights a year pass through our airspace. Therefore, obviously on issues such as this, we need to be able to boil down our case load to something reasonable, as my noble and learned friend’s question proposed. Many parts of the US Government are moving people around. Any rule that seeks to put in place a policing system will be less comprehensive and effective than restoring a basis of systematic trust in our dealings with the US and where their assurances are ones that we think we can take to the bank.