Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on infringement procedures it is taking against the UK and other EU countries related to the Volkswagen Group and obligations under EU vehicle type approval legislation.

The Government received an Infringement Notice from the European Commission on 8^th December 2016 and is required to reply within two months. We have not discussed this with the Commission, but will respond in the strongest terms.