LICENCE FEE STRUCTURE FOR SPORT AND VOLUNTARY GROUPS

Early day motion 595, tabled 26 January 2005 by Derek Wyatt (Labour). Signed by 44 members.

That this House notes that there is great concern amongst the thousands of amateur sporting and voluntary groups who fund their activities largely through bar takings; and calls on the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to make a statement clarifying the position as otherwise it appears that with one hand the Government has offered rate relief for amateur sports but with another had taken the money back through the increased licence fee.

Signatures by party: Labour 28, Liberal Democrat 13, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.