Ms Clare McNamara:

I will start with the question about why there is no margin. One of the Private Members' Bills that preceded this Bill included a 10% margin. In other words, allowing tickets to be sold for 10% more than the face value. Ultimately, we believed it was much simpler to just deal with the face value of the ticket. It would make it more complex to introduce the concept of a margin.

In the context of face value in a digital world, that is an interesting point. It is certainly one we can examine, but I do not believe even digital tickets are easy to tamper with in terms of changing the price on them. This issue has not been raised with us previously so we are happy to look into it as part of the drafting process to see if it is possible. I do not believe it is possible, but we can talk to promoters and the industry to see if it would be feasible.

We are aware that this is the business Viagogo is in. Viagogo has reduced its workforce quite significantly over time. It reduced its global workforce by approximately 60% this year, which is probably linked to Covid. Is this business model going to go? One of the ramifications of this legislation is that this business model will certainly be a difficult one if it is going to stay in the business of selling tickets at above the face value price. I hope that has covered the Deputy's questions.