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Vehicle type approval inquiry

Inquiry

The Transport Committee's report says the Government should investigate and consider prosecuting Volkswagen for its deception, but it has been far too slow to act.

Government Response


The Transport Committee's inquiry examines whether the vehicle type approval testing is fit for purpose.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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3rd Report - Volkswagen emissions scandal and vehicle type approval
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4th Special Report - Volkswagen emissions scandal and vehicle type approval: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2016–17
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4th Special Report - Volkswagen emissions scandal and vehicle type approval: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2016–17
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Correspondence

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Letter to Stewart McDonald MP, from Alex Chisholm, Chief Executive, Competition & Markets Authority, 1 March 2016
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Letter from Paul Willis, Managing Director, Volkswagen Group Ltd, 28 June 2016
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Letter to Stewart McDonald MP, from David Green QC, Director, Serious Fraud Office, 25 February 2016
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Oral evidence transcripts

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25 April 2016
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Witnesses Richard Lloyd, Executive Director, Which?, Christian Twigg-Flesner, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Hull, and Peter Shears, Professor of Consumer Law and Policy, Plymouth University; Paul Higgs, Interim Chief Executive, Vehicle Certification Agency, Robert Goodwill MP, Minister of State, and Ian Yarnold, Head of the International Vehicle Standards Division, Department for Transport (at 4.35pm).
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14 March 2016
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Witnesses Mike Hawes, Chief Executive, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders; and Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General of the Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, European Commission (at 4.40pm).
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29 February 2016
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Witnesses Alex Burns, Chief Executive Officer, Tony Soper, Technical Specialist, Homologation, Millbrook, and Dr George Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer, HORIBA MIRA.
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Written evidence

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Mr Martyn Maynard (VTA0016)
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Mr Martyn Maynard (VTA0035)
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Mr Martyn Maynard (VTA0034)
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