§ Miss HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will refer the pricing regime of premier league football tickets for the 1996–97 season to the Office of Fair Trading. [30248]
§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 21 May 1996]: I have no plans to refer the ticket pricing regime of the premier league to the Office of Fair Trading as I have no evidence of either monopoly abuse or anti-competitive practice by clubs in the league.