Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

Absolutely. That is only going to add to the burdens on business. Although I accept that the Minister has gone as far as her brief will allow her, I seriously ask her to give further consideration to this. I was delighted to hear what the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, had to say about his enthusiasm for live music, but the reason why he was talking about it was the potential impact on small venues and live music in areas where local councils have decided that they do not like what is happening in other places—not necessarily in the small clubs but in the large boozers, so to speak. That is sweeping up everybody into one single pot with one remedy. Although I have heard quite a lot today from the Minister that was reassuring about the ability to deliver flexibility, I do not think we have heard quite enough yet. The least convincing response was on TENs. If you have a TEN, and an EMRO is opposed, you can have a bit of a consultation on it, but actually the remedy is to move your event in time or space. That seems pretty onerous and jolly unfair if you are a local community group and you have to shift yourself in that way after an EMRO has been imposed. I look forward to further dialogue with the Minister and very much hope that we will continue that, even before Report, on certain areas of these reforms of the Licensing Act. In the mean time, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 240PA withdrawn. Amendments 240PB to 240RC not moved. Amendment 240S had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Amendments 240SA to 240X not moved. Clause 120 agreed. Clause 121 : Suspension of licence or certificate for failing to pay annual fee Clause 121 : Suspension of licence or certificate for failing to pay annual fee Amendment 240Y had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Amendment 240Z Moved by