HC Deb 15 January 2004 vol 416 cc823-4W
Lady Hermon

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the remit of the Government's taskforce The Live Music Forum; and whether it extends to Northern Ireland. [147573]

Estelle Morris

The Live Music Forum will work with the music industry and other key stakeholders to:

  1. take forward the Ministerial commitment to maximise the take-up of reforms in the Licensing Act 2003 relating to the performance of live music;
  2. promote the performance of live music generally;
  3. monitor and evaluate the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on the performance of live music; and
  4. make recommendations for further action.

The Licensing Act 2003 applies to England and Wales. Therefore, the Live Music Forum's remit extends only to those countries.

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