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Licensing Act

I got old. We have not just received evidence from pubs and clubs. I should like to draw attention to a submission I received just a few hours ago from the Independent Schools Association:""The administrative and financial burden on schools as a result of the…Licensing Act only serves to put so many off. Few have the capacity or resources to jump through all of the hoops that the Act suggests, and this"" is""a crying shame on so many levels. Schools want to provide a fantastic wealth of opportunities…and so many young people are inspired by the exposure to cultural activities…The 2003 Act was never intended to create such a burdensome, bureaucratic nightmare for schools"." And that does not just apply to schools. The Minister may be aware that I, and one or two other hon. Members, attended a demonstration a few hours ago in Parliament square, which was organised by Equity and the Musicians Union.