Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his work, as well as to Lord Moynihan, who has doggedly pursu...

We believe that the problem is about enforcement, not regulations. The reason why the CMA has not...

The Bill could have such a significant impact in tackling the issues associated with secondary ti...

The CMA report differs from the amendment proposed by the Lords. We believe that Lord Moynihan’s ...

My question is similar to that of the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). I just do not ...

The hon. Gentleman raises important points. Alongside what we are doing to give the CMA more enfo...

The Minister is generous in giving way, and I appreciate it. Has he spoken to his counterparts in...

Yes, we are aware of what is happening in Ireland, where there is a complete prohibition on secon...

I am again grateful to the Minister for giving way, but like the hon. Member for Richmond Park (S...

The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. I agree with him about the deterrent effect, but to me, th...

Does the Minister agree that the selling-on of tickets has always happened, and always will? It i...

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The concern is that we would simply drive people into a b...

I beg to move manuscript amendment (a), leave out from “House” and insert

“agrees with the ...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

The Minister has only just sat down, but now he is intervening on me.

I just wanted to address one of the points that the hon. Gentleman makes. He talks about the Olym...

No. If the Minister will listen for a few more minutes, I will get on to precisely what we recomm...

I just want to help the Minister correct the record. Through the Olympics legislation, we as a Pa...

Indeed. I will come to authorised resale later, because it is a real problem with the way that th...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I ask the hon. Gentleman to let me make a little progress. I am still on the first sentence of my...

On such ideological reasons, the Conservative party claims to be the party of Adam Smith, but if ...

The hon. Member makes a very good point. Indeed, in the main the market is a good thing—it can op...

The hon. Gentleman referred to Viagogo, and I have just gone on to its website. He mentioned the ...

Yes, the hon. Member did misunderstand the point I made. Why does it not just say “face value”, i...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will give way to the hon. Member, although I am keen to move on.

I am very grateful. As the hon. Gentleman was struggling so much with the previous intervention, ...

Because of the scale!

The secondary ticket market is the spivs: it is precisely the same set of people scamming the sys...

The hon. Gentleman is quite right about the market not working. The point that has been missed hu...

I rather agree with the idea that some Conservative Members actually want people to be ripped off...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

No, the Minister will get to reply afterwards, I am sure. [Hon. Members: “Oh!”] So the Minister i...

I beg the hon. Member’s leave, but can I draw his attention to the comments of the CMA before the...

No, because I read that completely differently from the way the Minister does. If the Minister we...

I call the SNP spokesman.

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, much as I wish we were not here, because we would not n...

My hon. Friend makes a good point about the powers given to the CMA, and I wonder whether the Gov...

Perhaps the Minister will be able to deal with that question when he responds to the debate. Cert...

I rise to support Lords Amendment 104B, which seeks to safeguard fans from the fraudulent abuse t...

The hon. Lady is making a good argument for what the Minister said—ensuring better enforcement of...

It is just not happening. As we heard the last time we debated this issue a few weeks ago, just s...

I am thrilled to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South (Barbara Keeley), ...

It is a great shame that the hon. Lady was not listened to 13 years ago, but I have a feeling tha...

Sadly, if amendment 104B is not accepted today, that might be the case.

I welcome the oppor...

The hon. Lady mentioned Lord Moynihan. For context, it should be remembered that he was a sports ...

The hon. Gentleman makes exactly the correct point. Lord Moynihan was a highly respected Minister...

The hon. Lady has touched on the industrial scale of this practice, and we have heard about touts...

That is a very good point. As much as none of us wants to see any unhappy, devastated fans at any...

With the leave of the House, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will address the points that have been raised d...

The Minister knows that Taylor Swift tickets are being sold. The organisers of those concerts hav...

I would certainly advise any consumer to comply with the rules set out by the primary market. It ...