§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the cost to his department of adopting Article 25 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; and if he will make a statement. [135570]
§ Angela EagleNone. The charter will be a political declaration and is not legally binding. It is addressed to the EU institutions, and to member states only when they are implementing Union law (Article 51(1)). It does not establish any new power or task for the Community or the Union or modify powers and tasks defined by the Treaties (Article 51(2).