PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT LICENCE (22 April 2002)

Motion Details

That this House recognises the social, cultural and economic value of a thriving grass roots entertainment industry; notes that entertainment and music provision in venues ranging from pubs to village halls not only attracts vital custom but also encourages cultural diversity and growth; further notes that under the current two in a bar system it is illegal to allow, for instance, three folk singers to perform in a pub; agrees with the Minister for Sport that the current Public Entertainment Licensing system is archaic and just plain daft; and calls upon the Government to reform licensing laws to reduce the cost and bureacracy of entertainment licensing and promote the use of live music and singing in pubs and clubs; and urges the Government to introduce a Licensing Law Reform Bill in the next Queen's Speech.

Sponsored by:
Mr David Heath (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
129
55%
 
 
Conservative
43
18%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
38
16%
 
 
Independent
12
5%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
1%
 
 
Speaker
2
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
2
1%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
0%
 
 
Crossbench
1
0%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
0%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
0%
 
Sponsor List (233 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Lord Allan of Hallam
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Con
Mr Richard Bacon
LD
Norman Baker
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Lord Beamish
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Andrew Bennett
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Liz Blackman
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Lord Bradley
LD
Tom Brake
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Kevin Brennan
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
Lab
Ms Karen Buck
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Lord Burnett
Lab
Andy Burnham
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Lab
Roger Casale
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Colin Challen
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Jon Cruddas
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Mr Paul Daisley
Lab
Tam Dalyell
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Wayne David
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Frank Dobson
LD
Sue Doughty
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Julia Drown
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Sir Michael Fallon
Lab
Paul Farrelly
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Mark Fisher
Con
Lord Flight
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Barbara Follett
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
IGC
Mike Gapes
Con
Lord Garnier
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Bruce George
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
LD
Matthew Green
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
Mr David Heath (Sponsor)
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
David Heyes
Baroness Hoey
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Lord Horam
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Simon Hughes
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
Lab
Mr Alan Hurst
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Mr Robert Jackson
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Con
Boris Johnson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Alan Keen
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Robert Key
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Con
Julie Kirkbride
LD
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Con
Mrs Jacqui Lait
LD
Mr David Laws
Lab
David Lepper
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Lab
Tony Lloyd
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lab
Lord Mann
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Chris Mole
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Meg Munn
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Con
Mr Archie Norman
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Diana Organ
Con
Sir Richard Ottaway
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Stephen Pound
PC
Adam Price
Con
Mr Mark Prisk
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
Lab
James Purnell
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
John Robertson
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Lab
Christine Russell
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Phil Sawford
LD
Mr Brian Sedgemore
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Jonathan Shaw
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Lab
Mr Siôn Simon
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Lab
Geraldine Smith
Lab
John Smith
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Lab
Dr Gavin Strang
Lab
Lord Stratford
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Sir Robert Syms
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
LD
Viscount Thurso
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Mr Bill Tynan
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
LD
Steve Webb
Lab
Brian White
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Tony Worthington
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray
Lab
David Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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