§ Lord Redesdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Who attends the Live Music Forum, which was established at the beginning of this year to survey the state of live music in the United Kingdom. [HL1222]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe members of the Live Music Forum are:
- Feargal Sharkey (Chair)
- Deborah Clarke
- Village Halls Information Officer
- Action with Communities in Rural England
- Christina Coker
- Chief Executive
- National Foundation for Youth Music
WA 18 - Keith Crawshaw (Sheffield)
- Local Government Association
- David Francis
- Director
- PRS Foundation
- Stephen Godsall (Bournemouth)
- Local Government Association
- Natasha Hale
- Chair
- Welsh Music Foundation
- Martin Hopewell
- Managing Director
- Primary Talent
and
Chairman of the International Live Music Conference
- Alan James
- Head of Contemporary Music
- Arts Council of England
- Pete Jenner
- Sincere Management
- Jim Mawdsley
- Project Manager
- Generator North East
- Robin Osterley
- Chair
- National Music Council
- Angela Overington
- Senior Music Policy Advisor
- DfES
- Dr Martin Rawlings
- Director
- British Beer and Pub Association
- Mark Ringwood
- Founding Director
- Modal
- John Smith
- General Secretary
- Musicians' Union
- Katherine Smith
- Policy Officer
- Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services
- Chris Taylor
- MCPS/PRS
WA 19 - Alison Tickell
- Development Director
- Community Music
- Victoria Todd
- Director
- National Campaign for the Arts
- Claire Whitaker
- Director
- Serious
Live Music Forum meetings are also attended by DCMS officials who provide the secretariat.
§ Lord Redesdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
On what basis those who attend the Live Music Forum have been selected. [HL1223]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyWe set out to achieve an expert membership that was representative of all the main aspects of live music provision. Decisions about membership were informed by discussions with the Arts Council of' England, the Musician's Union, the Performing Right Society, the National Campaign for the Arts and the National Assembly for Wales—bodies that had demonstrated an active interest in how the new Act would affect the provision of live music.
§ Lord Redesdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether an appropriate balance has been established between the input from the Government and that of the creative industries in the Live Music Forum. [H L1224]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe forum has been set up to provide independent advice to government on the provision of live music in the context of the Licensing Act 2003, the promotion of live music generally, and to review the impact of the Act in due course. It comprises primarily representatives from the creative sector, the licensing trade and local authorities. The forum also includes a government representative from DfES who attends to provide advice on how educational initiatives may relate to the forum's work.