Clement-Jones will address the Government's Licensing Act of 2003, which was intended to promote live music. Clement-Jones will say that the act has failed, with at least 1 in 20 music venues are now no longer putting on live music.

Speaking during Monday's debate on live music, Clement-Jones will say, "The absurdities of the Act generally in respect of live music are manifest.

"A landlord could face a big fine and imprisonment for letting a customer play a piano without ...