Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Germany and the US on the warranty for the retrofit of Volkswagen cars.

We estimate that the vast majority of the wrongdoing took place in Germany and so it is appropriate that the German authorities lead the investigation and in pursuing any resolution with Volkswagen. However, I have discussed Volkswagen with my German counterpart and explained that the Government wants Volkswagen’s UK and European customers to receive a warranty when they have the “technical fix” applied to their vehicles. I have not so far discussed this with my American counterparts.