Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Mar 2017
Health Committee
"I congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this critical issue to the House and I fully support the report. I declare an interest as the patron of Chris’s House, a centre for help, response and, critically, intervention on suicide, and the first 24-hour interventionist suicide support service in Scotland. We …..."Philip Boswell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 20 Oct 2016
National Arthritis Week
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank everyone who has contributed to this important debate. Arthritis is a disease that affects many; most people know personally someone who suffers from it. I particularly thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing this …..."Philip Boswell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 20 Oct 2016
National Arthritis Week
"I am delighted to hear about the open door to Arthritis Research UK, which has been excellent in championing the rights of arthritis sufferers, preventing the onset of arthritis, developing a cure for arthritis and transforming lives. Arthritis Research UK’s work is considerable, and it is worthy of our support. …..."Philip Boswell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jul 2016
NHS Spending
"It takes four years to train a nurse and five years to train a doctor, but the divorce proceedings triggered by article 50 will be done in two years. It clearly presents a critical problem for NHS funding if staff leave when the UK leaves the EU...."Philip Boswell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 29 Oct 2015
Green Investment Bank
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 29 Oct 2015
Green Investment Bank
"Thank you, Mr Crausby. I also thank the previous speakers for their contributions to the important debate, which highlights the importance of providing capital in renewables. I share many of the concerns expressed by the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr Wright), but I will focus on more local issues pertaining …..."Philip Boswell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 29 Oct 2015
Green Investment Bank
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I agree that it is vital not to view the bank in the abstract. Exactly as he said, its set-up was a vote of confidence in Edinburgh as a financial centre of note. In addition, it employs people from Edinburgh.
In respect …..."Philip Boswell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 29 Oct 2015
Green Investment Bank
"The hon. Lady is absolutely right. If it’s not broke, why are we fixing it?
Moreover, privatising the Green Investment Bank will put future investment in the vital emerging renewables market in jeopardy. The privatisation is one in a long and growing line of actions taken by the Government which …..."Philip Boswell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 29 Oct 2015
Green Investment Bank
"The Minister talked about the Government promoting green energy; but there are wind and solar energy subsidy cuts. I was Shell’s contracts lead on the carbon capture project, moving it from Longannet to Peterhead, and with the way things are going I am waiting for a backtracking announcement on that. …..."Philip Boswell - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 14th September 2015
Asked by:
Philip Boswell (Scottish National Party - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote alcohol counselling to prevent alcohol-related crime.
Answered by Jane Ellison
A key step in helping to prevent alcohol-related crime is the Liaison and Diversion (L&D) programme. This programme is a cross government initiative, led by NHS England and has developed the first national model for delivering liaison and diversion services to people in contact with the criminal justice system. 25 trial sites have been commissioned by NHS England.
The programme aims to identify, assess and refer people into appropriate treatment and support services at their first point of contact with the criminal justice system. The exact approach may vary in different areas, for instance some L&D services may directly provide brief counselling-type interventions to individuals, but others may refer into existing alcohol treatment and advice services.
Another key piece of work is a recent Public Health England pilot of alcohol brief interventions in North West England where prisoners whose offending is linked to alcohol misuse were offered brief interventions pre-release and then by their offender manager after release. The pilot is due to report later this year.
Government is keen to promote recovery from alcohol problems, and this year the Department added a new condition to the ring-fenced public health grant to local authorities, stating that they should have regard to the need to improve the take up of, and outcomes from, their alcohol and drug misuse treatment services.