Results 1-20 of 50 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') 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...

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?

Equality Bill [HL] (19 Oct 2005)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I support the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Ouseley and I take account of the useful comments that the noble Baroness, Lady Lockwood, has just made. We are faced with a real opportunity to increase the confidence of the black and minority ethnic communities in their ability to access justice through this Equality Bill. It is worth reminding the House that these...

Equality Bill [HL] (19 Oct 2005)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I support the amendment moved by my noble friend Lord Ouseley. I note with interest the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Lester of Herne Hill, but the Bill ignores one simple fact: London is the window to this country's multi-racial society. There are 300 languages spoken in London; there is no other place in Britain where that is the case. There are London boroughs where the...

Drugs Bill (4 Apr 2005)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I declare an interest as chief executive of Turning Point, a social care organisation that works with approximately 120,000 people a year. We see 70,000 people with substance misuse challenges, 30,000 young people aged between 16 and 25 and significant numbers of people with mental health and substance misuse challenges. Your Lordships will forgive me if my comments range across...

Drugs Bill (4 Apr 2005)

Lord Adebowale: My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for that intervention, and I take her point. However, there is available a joint briefing on the Bill produced by both Turning Point and Drugscope. I shall refer to some of the points contained in it. A report produced by Turning Point looks at the routes into treatment and expresses the concern that there is an increasing emphasis on criminal justice...