EU Charter of Rights (Hansard, 17 June 1999)

HC Deb 17 June 1999 vol 333 c226W 226W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will deposit in the Library the Presidency draft of an EU Charter of Rights; and if he will make a statement. [86720]

§ Ms Quin
No such draft exists. The Cologne European Council agreed a declaration setting out the process for developing the Charter. An initial draft will be prepared over the next 18 months according to the process described in the Cologne Conclusions (Annexe N), which have been deposited in the Library.