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Proceeding contribution from Hugh Robertson (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 28 April 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill.


London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill

Two things come to mind. During my time as a Minister, I have become aware that some of these sites encourage people to subscribe even though they do not have any tickets at all and the whole thing is a blatant con trick. I recall the tragic case of some New Zealanders who came over for a rugby match at Cardiff Arms park on the basis of a set of tickets from one such website. It was a complete sham, but they had travelled all the way over here and gone to pick up their tickets, only to find there was nothing there. The point about the Bill is that it will enable us to take more effective action. A disincentive of £20,000 to someone perpetrating large-scale commercial ticketing fraud is likely to be much more effective than a disincentive of £5,000.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
527 c372 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Companies Advertising Fines Football Internet Police Local government finance Powers Public transport Marketing Sales Trade Sportsgrounds Roads Road traffic control Touting Street trading Tickets Seized articles Sponsorship Olympic Delivery Authority Olympic Games 2012 Paralympic Games 2012 Statutory instruments Weymouth
Legislation
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk