Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Julie Elliott and Helen Grant

Thursday 27th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab)]

14. What recent discussions he has had with the organisers of the 2015 rugby world cup on ticket touting.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mrs Helen Grant)]

I meet often with the organisers of the rugby world cup and we continue to discuss ways to ensure that all fans can purchase tickets in a safe and secure way.

[Julie Elliott]

As a rugby fan, it appals me to see tickets for the rugby world cup being listed online for thousands of pounds. Will the Government now accept that they were wrong not to protect genuine fans from touts and support the amendment that their lordships have recently passed?