I have had a response from my MP, Nigel Beard. He has been assured by Kim Howells that morris dancing or any other musical performance in a public place will be restricted, so he will not be signing the EDM.

I have written back:

Dear Mr Beard:

Thank you for your comments. I am interested to see that you have been assured that, for example, morris dancing will not be restricted. My concern is that in law it is the words of the Act that matter, not assurances. May I quote the relevant part of the bill?



I would be interested in hearing how you reconcile the assurance with the proposed Act. There are, as far I can see, no relevant exclusions. If there are, I would be grateful if you could quote their paragraph numbers.