:16:26. > :16:30.By definition if you are going to accept it will take longer to come
:16:31. > :16:35.up with a date then there will need to be some kind of transition to
:16:36. > :16:40.cover the gap between us leaving and the final negotiation of the deal...
:16:41. > :16:44.Would it be possible to get that clear at the start of negotiation,
:16:45. > :16:52.that that will be what is being work that? That is an immensely difficult
:16:53. > :16:57.question. I was hoping to get it agreed before we even started the
:16:58. > :17:02.article 50 process and that is obviously not going to happen and
:17:03. > :17:06.they have stuck farm on there are no negotiation without notification
:17:07. > :17:13.mantra. It matters to the private sector. The danger we have is they
:17:14. > :17:18.use it as Lethbridge and say there is a big price and it is either
:17:19. > :17:25.money or other things in terms of the final deal struck. Lots of
:17:26. > :17:28.people, even since I left the office from various sectors have been
:17:29. > :17:31.contacting me on that question because they are worried about the
:17:32. > :17:37.absence of certainty and clarity about where we are going. My worry
:17:38. > :17:41.in dealing... We have to leave our live coverage of the select
:17:42. > :17:44.committee rooms, you can continue watching online on the website.