LAP dancing clubs in Birmingham could soon be banned from using porn to promote themselves, if a Tory councillor has his way.

Coun Nigel Dawkins has called for the sex establishments not to be allowed to use pornographic images on their websites.

He made the comments at the council’s licensing committee where councillors were fine-tuning their policy on lap dancing clubs.

Since last January, lap dancing clubs have had to apply for a Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) licence.

The committee has the power to refuse the licences and set the conditions under which they have to operate.

Since the changes, eight clubs have been granted SEV licences.

But Coun Dawkins said he wanted another condition put on the licences.

“I think we should make it a condition that on their websites they do not use porn to advertise their clubs because they are using pornography to sell their business and that’s a scandal,” he said. “They wouldn’t be allowed to use these images on their windows, but they are free to use them on their websites.”