§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the "Tier 2 Predator" Unmanned Aerial Vehicles which are to replace the CIA's Tier 1 UAVs recently operating out of Albania and Croatia will be under NATO command.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Henley)The unmanned aerial vehicles are US national assets and their command arrangements are therefore a matter for the US Government.