Newsnight's lead story tonight indicates that a double standard exists over security screening for airside employees.
Foreign nationals do not have to undergo criminal records checks because it would be too complicated and cause delays. Mr Bean's lot have taken a business decision. I'm sure BAA and the ground handling companies have done a similar cost/benefit analysis.
Jim Fitzpatrick MP could not say how many foreign nationals are employed in airside posts.
He is confident, however, that any convicted foreign terrorist now working airside at a UK airport is subject to the same level of security check as any passenger traveling through a British airport.
So that's alright then.