§ 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 each honours list since January 2002 were honoured for their contribution as (i) employees of Her Majesty's Government or a Government-sponsored organisation, (ii) employees of local government or a local government-sponsored organisation, (iii) private sector employees, (iv) voluntary sector employees, (v) health service employees, (vi) school staff and (vii) volunteers. [89564]
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§ The Prime MinisterI can give details of those honoured in the Birthday 2002 and New Year 2003 lists which I recommended to Her Majesty. The information available is as follows
(i) Four State Servants were honoured at Knight/Dame level in the Birthday Honours List and another four in the New Year Honours List—2003. 33 were honoured at CB, CMG or CBE, 33 at OBE and 61 at MBE in the Birthday Honours. 33 were honoured at CB, CMG or CBE, 31 at OBE and 57 at MBE in the New Year Honours List. 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 four honours at Knight/Dame level, eight CBEs, 10 OBEs and 34 MBEs in the Birthday List. At New Year, there were four honours at Knight/Dame level, nine CBEs, 12 OBEs and 46 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 Lists 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 in the Birthday Honours and more than half of those in the New Year Honours.(v) The list does not distinguish between NHS employees and others working in the health sector. In the health sector overall, there were five awards at Knight/Dame level, 12 at CBE, 28 at OBE and 66 at MBE in the Birthday List. There were four awards at Knight level, 12 at CBE, 21 at OBE and 68 at MBE in the New Year List.(vi) In education, the list does not distinguish between those involved in primary and secondary education and those involved in tertiary and vocational education. In the education sector overall, five awards were made at Knight/Dame level in the Birthday List and again in the New Year List. 18 awards were made at CBE level, 35 at OBE and 60 at MBE in the Birthday List. In the New Year List, 16 awards were made at CBE level, 35 at OBE and 63 at MBE.
§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Prime Minister how many persons in each county were(a) knighted or equivalent and (b) admitted to each rank of the orders of chivalry in each honours list since January 2002. [89565]
§ The Prime MinisterThe information available is outlined in tables showing the number of awards made on my recommendation in each county in each honours lists since January 2002. The tables will be placed in the Library.