Don Foster MP, a long-term supporter of the Bill, confirmed the news this week, writing on Twitter: "Told that my Live Music Bill becomes an Act of Parlt on Thurs. Congrats and thanks to all who made it happen [at UK Music, the Musicians' Union and the Incorporated Society Of Musicians]."

However, speaking last week at a Rock The House event in Parliament attended by Music Week, Lord Tim Clement-Jones confirmed that the Act was not likely to become law ...