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Laid by
Secretary Maria Miller
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Command papers
Date
4 December 2012
Reference
Cm. 8503
House
House of Lords; House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were arrested on suspicion of illegally reselling tickets for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in each month of 2012.

[120059]

Asked by
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
Answering body
Home Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 September 2012
Reference
120059; 550 c573W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people were convicted for illegally reselling tickets for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in each month of 2012; and what the average fine levied was for such convictions;

[120060]

Asked by
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
Answering body
Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 September 2012
Reference
120060; 550 cc191-2W
House
House of Commons

(2) how many applications for convictions have been made for people suspected of illegally reselling tickets for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games outside the UK;

[120062]

Mrs Hodgson:

Asked by
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
Answering body
Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 September 2012
Reference
120062; 550 cc191-2W
House
House of Commons

(3) how many people have been convicted of illegally reselling tickets for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games outside the UK;

[120063]

Mrs Hodgson:

Asked by
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
Answering body
Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 September 2012
Reference
120063; 550 cc191-2W
House
House of Commons

(4) how many convictions for illegally reselling tickets for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were subjected to an application for further fines under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and what the (a) average and (b) total amount collected was.

[120061]

Mrs Hodgson:

Asked by
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
Answering body
Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 September 2012
Reference
120061; 550 cc191-2W
House
House of Commons
Laid by
Mr Secretary Moore
Department
Scotland Office
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
20 July 2012
Reference
SI 2012/1852
House
House of Commons; House of Lords
Laid by
Mr Secretary Moore
Department
Scotland Office
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
18 July 2012
Reference
SI 2012/1852
House
House of Lords; House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on secondary ticketing.

Lead member
Mike Weatherley
Answering member
Hugh Robertson
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c58-66WH
House
House of Commons

I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention and I applaud her efforts in this field, without which I would never have been alerted to the issue. I thank her for that. I agree and France does, too. As I said, France has gone live today with a law specifically...

Member
Mike Weatherley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c62WH
House
House of Commons

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does he agree that this is a drain not just on the musical industry, but on the Exchequer too?

Member
David Morris (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c58WH
House
House of Commons

It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Crausby. I believe that the free market is by far and away the best method by which to allocate resources effectively. Provided the often-quoted five criteria regarding the definition of perfect markets—identical product, all firms are price takers, all firms...

Member
Mike Weatherley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c58WH
House
House of Commons

I was surprised by the number of e-mails I received on this issue. Having heard that list, perhaps I should not have been. I received an e-mail from a constituent, Mr Sunderland from Larkfield. He said that a typical scenario is for tickets to go on sale on a Friday...

Member
Tracey Crouch (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c59WH
House
House of Commons

Absolutely. I agree—it is a drain on the Exchequer. Of course, some secondary ticketing organisations pay tax, but there is an amount of VAT and so on that is not necessarily reclaimed. The issue is recognised by some of the music and sports industries' leading names. The list of those...

Member
Mike Weatherley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c58-9WH
House
House of Commons

I know that the hon. Gentleman is probably just about to wind up, so I thank him for giving way. I wanted to listen to his speech in full and not interrupt along the way. He has made an excellent speech, as I would expect, because he is knowledgeable on...

Member
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c62WH
House
House of Commons

I could not agree more. I will come on to that point in a moment—it is on an industrial scale now. The intention of the person buying the ticket is important. If the intention is to make a profit, I argue that that is to the detriment of the industry....

Member
Mike Weatherley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c59-62WH
House
House of Commons

I agree. Some 20 years ago, ticket touting at events was a quaint issue, but now it is on an industrial scale. We live in rapidly changing times. I agree that the internet is a huge game changer. The UK Government need to catch up. It is worth noting, as...

Member
Mike Weatherley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c62WH
House
House of Commons

Does my hon. Friend agree that, whereas in days gone by people queued to buy tickets and paid cash, many tickets are now bought online via different means and that is another example of how the internet and online communication are moving at a pace? We should move to use...

Member
Andrew Bingham (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c62WH
House
House of Commons

I thank the Minister for a detailed reply. On that specific point, have the Government initiated any inquiries into alternatives, or are they waiting for the industry to come back to them?

Member
Mike Weatherley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c64WH
House
House of Commons

After the hon. Lady's private Member's Bill was introduced, I undertook some checks with both the Home Office and the wider security services. I have checked with both the Metropolitan Police and the wider security services, and without going into too much detail about the information that they have given...

Member
Hugh Robertson (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
13 March 2012
Reference
542 c63-4WH
House
House of Commons