Hamish Birchall Bulletin
Wednesday 12th May 2010 - Jeremy Hunt new DCMS Secretary of State
Conservative Jeremy Hunt is the new Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, according to reliable sources. Junior DCMS ministers will be confirmed tomorrow or Friday. At the beginning of April Mr Hunt told The Publican magazine that the
Licensing Act had been 'a disaster' for live music and that his party
backed the campaign for an entertainment licensing exemption for venues
up to 200 capacity: The exemption is also a Lib Dem manifesto commitment: 'Cut red tape for putting on live music. We will reintroduce the rule
allowing two performers of unamplified music in any licensed premises
without the need for an entertainment licence, allow licensed venues for
up to 200 people to host live music without the need for an entertainment
licence, and remove the requirement for schools and hospitals to apply
for a licence.' ENDS Hamish Birchall |