This is Mr Bridgett's earlier answer to my council.

It is not planned that the new system will give an exemption to any forms of entertainment. The proposal is that all activities to be held on a Premises Licence (including non-amplified music) would need to be revealed in the operating plan put for approval to the licensing authority. The authority could only impose conditions on the Premises Licence which protect public safety and prevent disorder, crime and public nuisance.

The more folk that write and ask for clarifcation on this particular matter, the more chance there is that it will be 'firmed-up'.