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I do not think there is an alternative that is immediately available. Ministers over the years have told me that an alternative is available, but, when I ask when it will work and how much it will cost, they say that it is still being developed. I will probably get the same answer today. EGNOS may not be the answer to a maiden’s prayer for the next 20 years, but it is very good for the next 10 years. I hope my noble friend will say that he will reopen negotiations to rejoin EGNOS and put it across the country in a way in which small aircraft, small airports, helicopters—through a development called PinS—and everyone else has the ability to use it at a reasonable cost.