§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy on the Charter of Fundamental Rights is; how the Government plans to take that policy forward; and if he will make a statement. [75039]
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Echelons Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total number of staff A1 1 8 7 14 11 20 61 11,940.71 12,575.01 13,209.31 13,843.61 14,477.91 15,112.21 A2 17 37 29 31 46 63 223 10,596.40 11,201.67 11,806.94 12,412.21 13,017.48 13,622.75 A3 36 58 79 103 111 101 49 117 654 8,775.74 9,305.18 9,834.62 10,364.06 10,893.5 11,422.94 11,952.38 12,481.82 A4 38 115 198 242 325 276 221 453 1,868 7,372.55 7,785.79 8,199.03 8,612.27 9,025.51 9,438.75 9,851.99 10,265.23 A5 134 252 444 411 229 166 95 119 1,850 6,078.30 6,438.40 6,798.50 7,518.70 7,518.70 7,878.80 8,238.90 8,599.00 A6 160 394 453 308 127 42 19 15 1,518 5,250.79 5,539.39 5,825.99 6,112.59 6,399.19 6,685.79 6,972.39 7,258.99 A7 449 254 433 302 93 57 1,588 4,521.59 4,746.58 4,971.57 5,196.56 5,421.55 5,646.54 A8 145 57 202 3,998.94 4,160.21 B1 9 34 72 143 137 102 6,685.79 82 229 808 5,252.79 5,539.39 5,825.99 6,112.59 6,399.19 6,972.39 7,258.99 B2 40 143 151 179 128 122 65 56 884 4,551.14 4,764.51 4,977.88 5,191.25 5,404.62 5,617.99 5,831.36 6,044.73 B3 47 192 232 244 184 102 54 37 1,092 3,817.46 3,994.88 4,172.3 4,349.72 4,527.14 4,704.56 4,881.98 5,059.40 B4 25 191 309 268 95 45 19 22 974 3,301.76 3,455.62 3,609.48 3,763.34 3,917.20 4,071.06 4,224.92 4,378.78 B5 422 39 142 150 757 2,951.34 3,075.85 3,200.36 3,324.87 C1 1 5 15 59 209 222 198, 910, 1,619 3,367.66 3,503.46 3,639.26 3,775.06 3,910.86 4,046.66 4,182.46 4,318.26 C2 1 18 99 223 292 290 390 1,313 2,929.16 3,053.61 3,178.06 3,302.51 3,426.96 3,551.41 3,675.86 3,800.31
§ Mr. MacShane[holding answer 23 October 2002]: The Nice European Council agreed that the Charter of Fundamental Rights would be a political statement. As mandated by the Laeken European Council, the Convention on the Future of Europe is examining whether and, if so, how, the Charter should be included in the treaties. EU member states will take the final decision by unanimity at the Intergovernmental Conference in 2004. People need to know their rights and the EU institutions need to respect them. Our policy remains one of strong support for the charter.