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Written question asked by Lord Moynihan (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 December 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 December 2014. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Friday, 19 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Cricket: Tickets

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to investigate the number of tickets available for sale on the secondary market for the Ashes Test at Lords in 2015 which comply with the Consumer Contracts Information Cancellation and Additional Charges Regulations 2013; and what action they intend to take in respect of the findings of any such investigation.

Answer

The Government has no plans specifically to investigate the number of tickets available on the secondary market for the Ashes test at Lords in 2015.

Enforcement of The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 is a matter for Trading Standards and any consumers with concerns should approach their local authority’s Trading Standards or Citizens Advice via their helpline which is 03454 040506.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3652
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Touting Tickets Cricket
Legislation
Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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