Quite right Richard. Can you believe a Government when it comes up with this drivel??
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Mr. Whittingdale: The Minister puts great stress on public safety and, of course, we share his concern that nothing must be done that would endanger the public. However, will he explain the point already raised by the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Mr. Heath)? Why do the same considerations not apply in the case of a pub where 200 people may be watching a World cup final on a large screen? Surely, the same public safety issues would arise, yet they are not covered by the Bill.

Mr. Caborn: We do not take that judgment. Our judgment is laid out in the amendment. It is as simple as that.

And later on this:-

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome): I have just been mulling over what the Minister said about the great fire risk incurred when music is being played. Would the risk be any less if the same people were watching a widescreen television, or simply drinking on the premises?

Mr. Caborn: No. We are talking about a licence that covers any equipment that is used.
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So, a piano in the corner of a bar, or my acoustic guitar, somebody's violin or a bodhran are going to somehow spontaneously combust then are they? How can you help a drowning man?