To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of FA Cup Final tickets being sold online in breach of the prohibition on ticket touting in respect of regulated football matches; and if he will make a statement. (138916)

[holding answer 23 May 2007]: The information requested is not gathered or held by the Home Office. Monitoring websites for the unauthorised sale of football tickets is a matter for the police as part of their evidence gathering in connection with internet ticket touting.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is taking to ensure that online websites comply with the prohibition of ticket touting in respect of regulated football matches. (138877)

The UK Football Policing Unit in collaboration with UEFA, the FA and the Premier League has drawn the position to the attention of companies which appear to be touting on the internet. Further enforcement of the law is a matter for police.