Consumer Rights Bill

Debate between David Nuttall and Nicholas Dakin

Monday 12th January 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Nuttall]

Does the hon. Gentleman not agree that when Paul Weller or his management team first put those tickets on the market, they must have known that the tickets were underpriced and that a great many people would be prepared to pay a much higher price?

[Nic Dakin]

Other Members know far more about this than I do, but I suspect that promoters want to promote events to their real fans at fair prices, and that that is their motivation.

[Mr Nuttall]

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[Nic Dakin]

With the benefit of her knowledge of this matter, my hon. Friend has made her point extremely well. As she says, what we are seeing is market failure, and it is interesting to note that the main evidence base that was drawn on by the hon. Member for Shipley is many years old.

[Mr Nuttall]

rose—