Asked by: Lord Strasburger (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government on which dates in the past two years they have met representatives of (1) Stubhub, or (2) Viagogo; for each such meeting who represented the Government; and for each such meeting what was discussed.
Answered by Lord Leong - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
25 November 2024, Chris Bryant MP, then Minister responsible in DCMS met StubHub representatives to discuss potential secondary ticketing reforms.
17 March 2025, Justin Madders MP and Chris Bryant MP, then Ministers responsible, met Viagogo and StubHub representatives as part of a wider meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the consultation on ticket resale and call for evidence on pricing practices.
Officials met Viagogo and StubHub during policy development on the secondary ticketing policy on 22 August, 11 September and 31 October 2024, 18 November 2025 and 20 May 2026.