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Q1
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The question follows the announcement of measures to eliminate industrial-scale ticket touting. The MP highlights ongoing frustration in the live sector due to delays.
What steps her Department is taking to publish the draft ticket tout ban Bill. I do not think the Minister fully understands the real sense of disappointment and frustration that those in the live sector feel because there is no full Bill, as has been promised by everybody, from the Prime Minister down. While this Government dither, fans continue to be ripped off.
We are fully committed to implementing the measures that we announced last year. We intend to publish a draft Bill in this parliamentary Session for pre-legislative scrutiny. Given the complexity of what we are proposing, with a price cap, a cap in service fees, resale volume limits, strict legal obligations on the platforms, and strict enforcement, it has to be done right.
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The timeline for when the sector will see an outcome was not specified
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Q2
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The question follows the announcement of measures to eliminate industrial-scale ticket touting. The MP highlights ongoing frustration in the live sector due to delays.
While this Government dither, fans continue to be ripped off by the touts, the profiteers and the spivs, as they suck the lifeblood out of our live music sector. Can the Minister clearly set out how the Bill will progress and when the sector is likely to see an outcome? Can he possibly explain why the outlawed company Viagogo was recently in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, weeks before the announcement was made?
It is important to lay out that it is a manifesto commitment—from the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State and all of us—to get that legislation through. Given the complexity of what we are proposing, with a price cap, a cap in service fees, resale volume limits, strict legal obligations on the platforms, and strict enforcement, it has to be done right.
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The reason for Viagogo's presence at the Department was not addressed
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Q3
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The question follows the announcement of measures to eliminate industrial-scale ticket touting. The MP highlights ongoing frustration in the live sector due to delays.
I would also like to start by congratulating the England football team on their win yesterday. While fans are rightly excited to finally see England bring it home this summer, some world cup tickets this year have surged to over £24,000. Fans should not be forced to choose between remortgaging their homes or missing out on supporting their country. Will the Minister therefore support the Liberal Democrats' call for an international fans charter to safeguard supporters against unfair ticket pricing?
My hon. Friend the Sport Minister has been having meetings about tickets for Euro 2028, which will take place in this country. It is really important, whether it is sport, music or festivals, that fans are not ripped off by ticket touts, who make huge profits out of ordinary fans.
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The specific question about supporting an international fans charter was not addressed
Changing The Subject To Meetings About Euro 2028
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