Text tabled : A7-0043/2009

  Ian Hudghton (Verts/ALE), in writing. – Under the old Rule 36 of this Parliament, we were required to ‘pay particular attention to respect for fundamental rights’. In the new Rule 36, we must ‘fully respect’ those rights as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. This is a subtle change but one which I consider to be important and which binds all MEPs to upholding the rights of all citizens.