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Lisbon Treaty (No. 3)

I think that has already happened, so I am rather surprised by the hon. Gentleman's intervention. If one then wants to argue about the impact of the charter—I do not believe that it introduces any rights, as I have said—or one is concerned about whether there are enough safeguards and protections, one only has to read the text in the surrounding documents. The preamble to the charter is specific and clear about the ambitions in the charter being deliberately limited. If one is still worried, one should look at the treaty of Lisbon. I quoted the second paragraph of article 6.1, which is absolutely clear, in an intervention on the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Lidington), but he gave no answer. One can then look at article 51.2, in chapter VII of the charter of fundamental rights, which could not be clearer:"““This Charter does not establish any new power or task for the Community or the Union, or modify powers and tasks defined by the Treaties.””" Again and again, in all the documentation, the fears that are sometimes put forward are dealt with.