Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 15725

Tickets: Touting

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Jeff Smith

LabourManchester Withington

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the cost to consumers of ticket touts operating in the UK.

Answer

Ian Murray
The Government recognises that UK consumers have been exploited by ticket touts for too long, which is why we have announced new measures to put fans back at the heart of live events and eliminate the scourge of industrial scale ticket touting. We will pu...

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