Jeremy Paxman: Is Muammar Gaddafi being targeted?
Britain's contribution to efforts by coalition forces to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya has been stepped up.
The operation to move British aircraft to a base in southern Italy ready for missions is nearly complete, after the arrival of about a dozen planes.
But whether Col Gaddafi is a target during the coalition air strikes in Libya is still unclear.
Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman tried to find out from the Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt if the Libyan leader was a legitimate target of the military action.