Full Idea
I am hesitant to use the word 'quale/qualia', because it gives the impression that there are two separate phenomena, consciousness and qualia.
Gist of Idea
The use of 'qualia' seems to imply that consciousness and qualia are separate
Source
John Searle (The Mystery of Consciousness [1997], Ch.1)
Book Reference
Searle,John R.: 'The Mystery of Consciousness' [Granta 1997], p.8
A Reaction
He is trying to resist going back to 'sense-data', sitting uneasily between reality and our experience of it. Personally I am quite happy with qualia as an aspect of consciousness - just as I am happy with consciousness as an 'aspect' of brain.