§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Prime Minister what is(a) the number of each honour granted in the new year's honours list and (b) the number of each such honour was awarded to (i) public servants, (ii) civil servants, (iii) officers of the armed forces, (iv) other members of the armed forces and (v) for political services.
§ The Prime MinisterMy honours recommendations for the new year list contained 970 names. The breakdown of awards is as follows:
Number Life Peer 2 Privy Counsellor 2 CH 3 Knight 30 GCB I KCB 2 CB 14 GCMG 1 CMG 2 DBE 3 CBE 98 OBE 241 MBE 571 Around 180 awards were granted to public servants—people working, for example, in health, education, the police, the fire service, public transport and local government—and 170 awards to state servants, including civil servants. These awards were given for their work as public and civil servants. Some of the awards given for voluntary work may also have gone to public or state servants, but it is not possible to identify these. Forty-nine awards went to individuals either for their political or for their political and public service. Awards to members of the armed forces are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence.