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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:38 pm on 18 December 2017.

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Photo of Theresa May Theresa May The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party 3:38, 18 December 2017

I have answered a question on that in previous statements that I have made in relation to the matter. We would expect, yes, that the European Court of Justice jurisdiction would start very similarly at the beginning of that implementation period, but as I said in response to one of my hon. Friends earlier, we are also clear that, if it is possible to negotiate, for example, the dispute resolution mechanism at an earlier stage and introduce it at an earlier stage, we would do precisely that.