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Written question asked by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Monday, 27 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 March 2017. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Volkswagen

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2017 to Question 68777, if he will provide the number of (a) Audis, (b) SEATs, (c) VW commercial vehicles and (d) VW private cars to which fixes had been applied by the time of the January and February meetings.

Answer

During my meetings with representatives from Volkswagen on 16th January and 6th February, I was informed of the overall number of ‘fixes’ that had been applied to the 1.2 million affected vehicles and pressed them to ensure these were being implemented as quickly as possible for UK consumers.

Officials meet with Volkswagen on a monthly basis and are provided with the detailed information requested. This is set out in the table and includes the most recent meeting on 20th March 2017.

Number of vehicles reported ‘fixed’ on:

17th January 2017

21st February 2017

20th March 2017

Audi

142,452

175,507

197,521

SEAT

15,438

25,253

29,844

VW commercial vehicles

11,395

20,839

25,088

VW passenger cars

167,560

228,991

262,162

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69282
Session
2016-17
Related items
Skoda
Friday, 21 April 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Diesel vehicles Exhaust emissions Testing Volkswagen
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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