Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effect on small businesses of the licensing enforcement regime for the use of music in public spaces.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Government believes that the Licensing Act 2003 has been effective in striking a fair balance between the wider public interest and potential impacts on individual citizens and removing unnecessary burdens for lower risk entertainment activities, which hampered cultural and community creativity and prevented businesses (especially small businesses) from diversifying.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to exempt children's play centres from licensing requirements for the use of music.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Whether a children’s play centre is subject to licensing requirements will depend on its individual circumstances. Some centres will require a licence to play live or recorded music, while others may not.
Since 2010, government has implemented a package of deregulation in relation to the Licensing Act 2003 and there are no plans to deregulate further at this time.
Asked by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraphs 1.207 to 1.212 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, whether financial support will be provided to the Working Class Movement Library in Salford.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
The Working Class Movement Library is a private reference library and archive, run by a charitable trust. The most effective archives develop strong funding models to support sustainable, resilient and innovative services. The National Archives’ website provides information to help archive services develop fundraising strategies, identify appropriate funding sources and explore a range of fundraising techniques. More information can be found at:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/finding-funding.htm