Question follow-through · 115700

Music and Tickets: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to help prevent anti-competitive practices in the live music and ticketing sectors.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
26 Feb 2026
Answer
4 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to help prevent anti-competitive practices in the live music and ticketing sectors.

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Last year the government announced new consumer protection measures in the ticketing market. A strong consumer protection regime is essential for protecting consumers from harmful practices and stimulating competition to drive down prices. It is also good...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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