Tom
Watson MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and
Sport,
commenting on changes to planning regulations around music venues, said:
“This
is great news for music venues, artists and music lovers, and a victory for
everyone who has campaigned to protect live music. John Spellar deserves huge
credit for bringing his private members’ bill forward and building such a broad
coalition of support. The campaign mobilised the whole of the UK’s music
industry to call for change – and it won.
“I’m delighted that this policy from Labour’s
2017 manifesto is being accepted by the Government. We must now all make sure
that the commitments made today are carried forward as promised by Ministers,
so that new building developments take the needs of existing music venues into
account.”
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