§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Prime Minister how many persons(a) knighted (or equivalent) and (b) admitted to each rank of the orders of chivalry in the recent New Year's honours list were honoured for their contribution as (i) employees of Her Majesty's Government or of a Government-sponsored organisation, (ii) employees of local government or of a local government-sponsored organisation, (iii) private sector employees, (iv) voluntary sector employees, (v) health service employees, (vi) staff of schools and (vii) volunteers. [30023]
§ The Prime MinisterThe information available is as follows:
- (i) Five State Servants were honoured at Knight/Dame level in the new year honours list—2002, 30 at CB, CMG or CBE, 38 at OBE and 64 at MBE. It is not possible to readily identify employees of Government sponsored organisations.
- (ii) Among local government employees, including police officers and fire fighters, there were one Knighthood, four CBEs, six OBEs and 28 MBEs. Figures for people employed by local government sponsored organisations cannot be readily identified.
- (iii) It is not possible to identify from the names on the list those people who are employed in the private sector, many of whom will have been honoured because of what they have done outside their place of employment.
- (iv) The list does not distinguish between paid and unpaid workers in the voluntary sector. Overall, people from the voluntary sector accounted for almost half of those on the list.
- (v) For NHS employees there were two awards at Knight/Dame, four at CBE, 16 at OBE and 24 at MBE. The list also recognised the contribution made by many other people in the health sector, such as members of the Red Cross and the St. John's Ambulance Brigade.
- (vi) Two members of school staff were honoured at Knight/Dame, three at CBE, 11 at OBE and 25 at MBE. There were also a significant number of awards elsewhere in the educational field, for example to people involved in further and higher education and vocational training.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Prime Minister how many persons in each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland were(a) knighted or equivalent and (b) admitted to each rank of the orders of chivalry in each Honours List since May 1997. [34124]
§ The Prime MinisterThis information is not held in the format requested and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the following table shows the number of awards made on my recommendation in each county in Northern Ireland since June 1999.
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Numbers of Honours recipients in each county County KCB DBE Kt CB CBE OBE MBE Antrim (including Belfast) Birthday 1999 — — — — 1 5 16 New year 2000 — — 1 — 2 13 43 Birthday 2000 — 1 — — 5 7 24 New year 2001 — — 1 — 2 15 18 Birthday 2001 — 1 1 — — 6 22 New year 2002 — — 1 1 1 8 20 Armagh Birthday 1999 — — — — — — 4 New year 2000 — — — — — 1 2 Birthday 2000 — — — — — — 2 New year 2001 — — — — — 1 4 Birthday 2001 — — — — — 1 2 New year 2002 — — — — — 1 3 Down Birthday 1999 — — — 1 3 5 13 New year 2000 — — — 2 1 6 12 Birthday 2000 1 — — — — 5 8 New year 2001 — — — — 2 6 13 Birthday 2001 — — — 2 2 3 11 New year 2002 — — — — 3 6 10 Fermanagh Birthday 1999 — — — — — 1 1 New year 2000 — — — — — 1 2 Birthday 2000 — — — — — — 1 New year 2001 — — — — — — 1 Birthday 2001 — — — — — 1 1 New year 2002 — — — — — — 1 Londonderry Birthday 1999 — — — — — 2 3 New year 2000 — — — — — 1 4 Birthday 2000 — 1 — — 1 — 4 New year 2001 — — — — — — 6 Birthday 2001 — — — — — 1 3 New year 2002 — — — — 1 3 6 Tyrone Birthday 1999 — — — — — 3 3 New year 2000 — — — — — — 5 Birthday 2000 — — — — 1 — 2 New year 2001 — — — — — — 2 Birthday 2001 — — — — — 1 6 New year 2002 — — — — — — 3