§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if there will be a difference in cost between a premises licence which incorporates permission to provide entertainment and one which does not. [84955]
§ Dr. HowellsA premises will be able to obtain permission for live music at no extra cost to the fee for obtaining permission to sell alcohol. Furthermore, the introduction of a single integrated licensing scheme is estimated to save industry £1.97 billion over the first ten years.
The level of fees will be decided following consultations with industry and local government stakeholders.
§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what is the cost of a public entertainments licence in each local authority; [84956]
(2) how many public entertainments licences were issued by each local authority in the last 12 months; [84957]
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All figures £000 Financial year (to 31 March) Places of worship except cathedrals Cathedrals (C of E and RC) Total Grand Total 62,344 These figures are for grants offered. English Heritage makes offers against which the grantee can then claim. A number of years may elapse between a grantee receiving a grant offer and actually claiming it.