The Conservative MP has already attracted eight signatures in support of his EDM, which noted "that it is now more than 12 months since the Department for Culture, Media and Sport launched a consultation to exempt small live music events from the bureaucracy of the Licensing Act 2007."

Whittingdale also suggested that an exemption for small venues has not yet been granted despite a commitment from the Coalition to cut red tape to encourage the performance of more live music. ...