Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2016 to Question 25018, what his Department's estimate is of the cost of the Emissions Testing Programme; and what Skoda's financial contribution is to the ongoing testing of VW vehicles outside that programme.

There is an initial budget of £650k for the Emissions Testing Programme. To retain independence we are not seeking contributions from manufacturers. Where testing is being done specifically on Skoda vehicles outside of this test programme, Skoda will be charged on a case by case basis by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA). The fees are set out in The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks)(Fees) Regulations 1999, as amended. VCA will charge between £8,000 and £10,000 per vehicle. The emissions test facilities will be charged separately.