the company's top uk executive, paul willis, twice. compensation for uk customers is a critical issue, and mr willis was full of apologies on behalf of the company when he first gave evidence to us in 2015. since then, as i've said, his tune has changed dramatically. in fact, it is now vw‘s position, stated to us by mr willis to the committee a short time ago, that the company has done nothing wrong in the uk, or indeed in the rest of europe, and he told us that because the company has done nothing wrong, no compensation is due. well, this, mr chairman, is treating the uk with contempt. let me remind honourable members of the current position in other countries in relation to compensation. in the us, volkswagen