The Live Music Forum

Hamish Birchall Bulletin

 

Wednesday 1st Ocrober 2008 - Concerns over DCMS live music research raised in Parliament

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Clement-Jones has tabled a new set of Written Questions reflecting a range of musicians' concerns about entertainment licensing reform (see below). The government should respond by 13 October.

Note that the 'licensing advisory group' was identified by the government on 15 September as a group with which it is discussing the development of new entertainment licensing exemptions for small gigs (Written Answer from Lord Bassam of Brighton, responding to an earlier PQ from Lord Clement-Jones: HL5272. See:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldtoday/writtens/09.htm#hdg_19

It appears to have taken over some of the functions of the former Live Music Forum.

Licensing PQs tabled 29 September 2008:

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty?s Government:

... whether they will publish the names of all members of the Licensing Advisory Group. HL5365

... why there was a delay in the development of exemptions within the Licensing Act 2003 for small-scale performances of live music of more than a year after the Live Music Forum and the Musicians Union called for the implementation of such exemptions as a matter of urgency. HL5366

... to ask Her Majesty?s Government whether all members of the former Live Music Forum are kept informed of discussions about entertainment licensing exemptions for small-scale performances of live music which are taking place with the former Chairman, Mr Feargal Sharkey, and the Musicians Union. HL5367

... whether they have determined from the survey of live music carried out in 2007 by the British Market Research Board on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (a) the proportion of interviewees who were responsible for the conversion of their venues? justices? on-licence to the new premises licence during 2005; (b) the proportion of those interviewees who started or stopped having live music since the new regime came into force who were responsible for the conversion of their venues? old justices? on-licence to the new premises licence in 2005; and (c) the proportion of interviewees who were working in the same venue since the beginning of 2005. HL5368

... to ask Her Majesty?s Government what consideration they have given to exempting circus performances from the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003. HL5369
See: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldordpap.htm#qwa (scroll down or search on the page for 'Clement')
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Hamish Birchall

 

 

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