Topical Questions

Part of Exiting the European Union – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 September 2017.

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Photo of Pat McFadden Pat McFadden Labour, Wolverhampton South East 12:00, 7 September 2017

The purpose of any transitional arrangement is, as the Secretary of State said, to avoid a cliff edge, and to give continuity and certainty to the UK economy. But the Chancellor and the Trade Secretary published an article last month saying that during any such period the UK would not be in the single market or the customs union. What is the purpose of a transitional arrangement that undermines the very stability and continuity it is supposed to achieve?