The Minister for Sport and Tourism has day-to-day responsibility for licensing, his address is :-

        The Minister for Sport and Tourism
        Rt Hon R.Caborn M.P.
        Department for Culture Media & Sport
        2-4 Cockspur Street
        London SW1Y 5DH

I have written to him to advise him of the action taken by Sam Smiths in response to the impending legislation and requesting him to revisit the legislation and remove from it the requirement for live music to have a license. ( not much chance quite honestly, but the question has to be put to him )

The webpage for Alcohol & Entertainment at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport is :-
www.culture.gov.uk/alcohol_and_entertainment/default.htm


the following page has their answers to some commomly asked questions
www.culture.gov.uk/alcohol_and_entertainment/licensing_act_2003/regulated_entertainment.htm

There's been a lot of talking, yet we just seem to thrashing around without a clear sense of direction.
Everyone who wanted to let off steam has done so.
Is it possible to come to any clear idea of just what the way forward should be??

Jake