Results 1-20 of 84 for speaker:Lord Adebowale

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008 (25 Nov 2008)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I apologise to the House for not being present at the beginning of the discussion—my day job got in the way. I should declare an interest, first, as the chief executive of Turning Point, which is probably the second-largest provider of substance misuse services in the country after the NHS. It also provides mental health, learning disability and employment services. I feel...

Health and Social Care Bill (25 Mar 2008)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I apologise to the Minister for missing the start of his speech. Perhaps my next sentence might explain why I was late. I declare an interest as the paid chief executive of Turning Point, which promotes health and social care and social enterprise and is regulated by the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Healthcare Commission, the Housing Corporation, the Charity...

Police: Flanagan Review (7 Feb 2008)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord West, for his Statement; I agree with many of the comments that he made about the improvements in the police force and, in particular, confidence. I want to comment on the minority ethnic population, mainly as chair of the advisory panel on the community's response to stop and search. There is widespread concern about the disproportionality of stop and...

Drugs: Government Consultation Paper (29 Oct 2007)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I apologise for missing the Minister's opening of the debate and the contributions of the noble Lords, Lord Mancroft and Lord Cobbold. I was told the debate was starting at 6.30 pm and I had to go and earn a living. I apologise to the House for my late arrival but, even having arrived late, I have listened to some excellent contributions. I hope that I can add some value to the...

Offender Management Bill (27 Jun 2007)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I declare an interestas chief executive of Turning Point, an organisation that provides services to many ex-offenders. I cannot support the amendments. They have a slight whiff of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" about them, but we have agreed that the system is broken and needs fixing in some fundamental ways. The point was made at Second Reading—and I think I made...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: HIV (14 May 2007)

Lord Adebowale: asked Her Majesty's Government: How much money they have spent on public health awareness campaigns to reduce the spread of HIV in each year since 1986.

Offender Management Bill (17 Apr 2007)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I declare an interest as the chief executive of Turning Point, a health and social care organisation. Of our 130,000 clients, 11,000 are associated with the criminal justice system. I put on record my respect for the excellent work done by probation officers up and down the country. In doing so, I support the remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Coles. Turning Point...

Offender Management Bill (17 Apr 2007)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that clarification; we are in violent agreement. The third sector plays a crucial role in the provision of offender management services, and that should not be ignored. The example that the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, gave of the housing advice service provided by Shelter in Leeds prison illustrates the point, and makes the point for the need for...

House of Lords: Reform (13 Mar 2007)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I am a people's Peer. I filled in an application form, went for an interview and got the job. Apparently, 5,000 people applied for it. I must disappoint my friends and some other people who might be listening by questioning the idea of a 100 per cent-elected House and the idea that voting is more legitimate or more democratic. But let me deal with the fact that people will say,...

Mental Health Bill [HL] (19 Feb 2007)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I want to reiterate my support for the amendment and follow up on some comments I made in Committee. I wish to speak briefly about some of the specifics, first in relation to substance misuse. Here I should declare again an interest as chief executive of Turning Point, which provides services to more than 70,000 people with substance misuse challenges. Unlike the Bill, this...

Mental Health Bill [HL] (19 Feb 2007)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I declare an interest as chief executive of Turning Point social care, which provides a large number of mental health services in England and Wales. I will speak briefly but, I hope, strongly in support of the amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Carlile, has already mentioned the Scottish position, and I want to bring home, in case we hear again that principles will confuse...

Mental Health Bill [HL] (8 Jan 2007)

Lord Adebowale: I speak to Amendment No. 5 in my name. The Bill rightly clarifies that dependence on alcohol or drugs is not a mental disorder that justifies compulsory treatment. By making this clear, however, it could inadvertently mean that a person with a dual diagnosis of a mental disorder and dependence on alcohol or drugs might not get the help they need under the Act. Before I go on, I must once...

Mental Health Bill [HL] (8 Jan 2007)

Lord Adebowale: I shall support the amendment proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Rix, by making two points and telling a story, which illustrates the point forcefully, if nowhere near as strongly as the story that the noble Lord told. I and the organisation for which I work—and, again, I declare an interest with regard to Turning Point, which provides a service to about 8,000 people with learning...

Mental Health Bill [HL] (8 Jan 2007)

Lord Adebowale: I support the amendment. What strikes me is that, although the current Mental Health Act was never intended to sow fear into the hearts of the black community, to which I speak daily, or into the hearts of many people who have a mental health challenge or know someone who has a mental health challenge, it does sow fear into the hearts of those communities. I should declare my interest as an...

Mental Health Bill [HL] (28 Nov 2006)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I want to declare a number of interests before I make my brief comments about the Bill. I was part of the team that devised the DeliveringRaceEquality programme already mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Patel of Bradford. It is worth mentioning the others who have worked hard to deliver that programme and are still working hard on the issues of mental health and black minority...

Children: Parental Alcohol Use (26 Jun 2006)

Lord Adebowale: asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to ensure that the needs of children whose parents misuse alcohol are addressed.

Children: Parental Alcohol Use (26 Jun 2006)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I thank the Minister for that encouraging reply. Given that nearly five times as many children are affected by parental alcohol misuse as suffer as a result of parental misuse of illegal drugs, will the Minister consider setting up an inquiry to look into the issue?

Written Answers — House of Lords: Drugs: Treatment Budget (19 May 2006)

Lord Adebowale: asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to increase the pooled drug treatment budget for 2007–08.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Drugs: Treatment Budget (18 May 2006)

Lord Adebowale: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are reviewing the announced allocations for the pooled drug treatment budget in (a) 2006–07, and (b) 2007–08.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Drugs: Treatment Budget (18 May 2006)

Lord Adebowale: asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the percentage increase in the pooled drug treatment budget for (a) 2006–07, and (b) 2007–08.