(S (S (PP (IN In) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN reassurance)) (PP (TO to) (BASENP (NNS unionists))))) (COMMA ,) (S (BASENP (DT the) (NNS governments)) (VP (VBD said) (SBAR (S (BASENP (PRP they)) (VP (VP (MD will) (RB not)) (VP (VP (VP (VB transfer) (BASENP (NNS duties))) (ADVP (RB over) (PP (TO to) (BASENP (DT the) (NN executive))))) (PP (IN till) (BASENP (NN 2008)))))))))) (PERIOD .))