Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 15725
Tickets: Touting
Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026
Question
Jeff Smith
Labour — Manchester 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 MurrayThe 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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