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Written question asked by Nick Smith (Labour) on Thursday, 15 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 March 2018. It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Friday, 23 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Volkswagen

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cars of what makes in the Government Car Service were affected by Volkswagen's manipulation of emissions data; what the cost was to the public purse of the purchased or hired cars in that service that were affected; and what the cost was to the public purse of rectifying the faulty devices on those cars and of hiring or buying replacement vehicles as a result of those faulty devices.

Answer

The Government Car Service fleet has no VW vehicles and was unaffected.

Information on departmental fleets across Government is not centrally held.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
132901
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Costs Exhaust emissions Misrepresentation Official cars Volkswagen
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk