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New Year’s Honours

The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) briefed journalists on the New Year’s Honours list. She said:

This Honours List reflects and pays tribute to outstanding achievement and service right across the community and the nation as a whole.

As in previous lists a key aim has been to reward those people who have really changed things, or who have given outstanding service to others in difficult situations. The last year has seen a number of momentous events – particularly in London where July brought both the best and worst of times.

So, on this occasion there are awards for the people who bravely responded to the terrorist atrocities in London; for those whose commitment was so vital to winning the 2012 Olympic bid and for the members of the England Cricket team who won the Ashes.

Additionally, on the Overseas and Diplomatic Lists, there are awards for people who worked to respond to the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami, just over one year ago.

There are a number of awards for those involved in the response to the 7th July terrorist attacks. These people showed immense strength of spirit and courage in the face of terrorism on the transport system.

There are CBEs for Peter Hendy, the Managing Director of Surface Transport at Transport for London who provided inspirational leadership to London’s bus workers after the attacks and Julie Dent, Chief Executive of South West London Strategic Health Authority who led the team that co-ordinated the NHS’s response and an honorary CBE for Tim O’Toole, the Managing Director of London Underground.

There are OBEs for Roy Bishop, Deputy Commissioner, London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority who was responsible for the response from the Brigade’s 112 fire stations; Martin Flaherty, Director of Operations who led the London Ambulance Service response; Major Muriel McClenaham of the Salvation Army who co-ordinated the provision of support from the faith and voluntary sectors and Alastair Wilson, Consultant at the Royal London Hospital who has made an important contribution to emergency care over many years and specifically on 7 July.

And there are MBEs for Commander Christopher Allison of the Metropolitan Police; Dallas Ariotti, Director of Performance at Guy’s and St Thomas’s who instigated the Mass Casualty Plan and set up the Command Centre; David Boyce, Station Supervisor at Russell Square who, despite the potential danger, ran into the tunnel, provided first aid and helped to take people off the train; John Boyle, a Train Operator for London Underground who was first on the scene at Aldgate Station helping people off; Alan Dell, who led London Buses response; Constable Deborah Russell-Fenwick of the British Transport Police who attended injured people at the scene of the Tavistock Place bus blast; William Kilminster, Paramedic for the London Ambulance Service who attended the bombed train between King’s Cross and Russell Square; Stephen Mingay and Glen McMunn of the British Transport Police who made their way onto the train near Russell Square and assisted passengers; Julia Peterkin, Senior Sister at the Royal London Hospital; Peter Sanders, Station Manager at King’s Cross who was involved in the rescue of passengers prior to the arrival of the emergency services; Angela Scarisbrick, Practise Nurse Educator at Great Ormond Street Hospital who was passing Russell Square Station and engaged in the care of injured and traumatised people; Peter Swan; Paramedic for the London Ambulance Service who attended the Edgware Road underground bomb; James Underdown, a London Ambulance Service Paramedic who treated victims at Tavistock Place; Timothy Wade, Duty Line Control Manager for London Underground who spent two hours in the tunnel near Russell Square helping to evacuate injured passengers and Roy Webb, Contract Operations Manager who co-ordinated support given by the London Ambulance Service Patient Transport Service to the frontline operation responding to the blasts.

Winning the 2012 Olympic bid for London brought great pride to the capital and across the whole of the country.

There is a KBE (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for Lord Coe in recognition of his inspiring leadership of the 2012 Olympic bid team.

And there are Knighthoods for Craig Reedie, Chair of the British Olympic Association who played a central role in getting support for the bid and as a British IOC member, his role in influencing others was critical and Keith Mills, Chief Executive of London 2012 who provided focus on the strategic essentials of the bid and who won the confidence of IOC members around the world.

There are CBEs for Simon Clegg, Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association and Richard Palmer, Technical Director of the London 2012 Olympic Bid team.

There are a number of OBEs and MBEs for members of the bid team, listed in the handout of selected recipients.

There are awards for all the members of the England Cricket team whose skill and determination led us to an electrifying victory during, what is commonly agreed, probably the best ever Ashes series.

There are OBEs for Captain Michael Vaughan; coach Duncan Fletcher; David Graveney, the Chairman of Selectors; Philip Neale, the Tour Manager and for Clare Connor, the Captain of the Women’s Team.

There are MBEs for the rest of the team.

There are awards to people who have made a significant contribution to the G8 summit or related developmental issues:

There is a KCB for Sumantra Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary at DfID; a CBE for Roland Clift, Professor of Environmental Technology at the University of Surrey and an OBE for Helen Thompson in recognition of her services to Health and Welfare in the UK and Africa.

The list also reflects the Government’s commitment to honouring those in its key priority areas:

In Education; Anna Hassan is awarded a DBE. This headteacher of Millfields Community School in Hackney has developed a highly successful inclusive community school which is a national leader in the delivery of extended services to children, families and the wider community.

There is a Knighthood for Professor Ivor Crewe, Vice Chancellor of the University of Essex and lately President of Universities UK, an outstanding scholar and innovative leader;

Among the CBEs are Judette Tapper, Headteacher of Stockwell Park School in Lambeth who has produced dramatic improvements in a school in a deprived area; Rekha Bhakoo, Headteacher of Newton Farm School in Harrow which has received national acclaim. Her work has been outstanding, receiving an award from the Asian community for leadership and as a role model for Asian women.

In Health and Social Services; there is a DBE for Suzy Leather, Chair of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority.

There is a Knighthoods for Professor Graham Teasdale, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and a neurosurgeon of immense academic and clinical stature.

Among the CBEs is Sylvia Denton, President of the Royal College of Nursing who has spent a lifetime giving inspirational leadership in the promotion of specialist nursing.

In other areas of public life there is a GCMG (on the Diplomatic and Overseas List) for Lord Ashdown in recognition of his work in Bosnia and there is a DBE for Julie Mellor, Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission. She has made major contributions to equality in organisations.

There is a Knighthoods for Roger Singleton, lately Chief Executive of Barnardo’s. He steered the institution through a period of unprecedented growth and led it to become one of the UK’s leading charities.

Among the CBEs are Christine Gilbert, Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets who has achieved national recognition for its achievements in accelerating service improvements; Marcus Binney, one of the UK’s leading conservationists and Arthur Lishman, who has developed Age Concern into the UK’s leading membership based organisation representing older people’s interests.

In Business, science and technology; there is a DBE for Vivienne Westwood one of Britain’s most inventive and influential designers.

Among the Knighthoods is John Ball, Professor of Natural Philosophy at Oxford and an eminent mathematician;

There is a CBE (on the Diplomatic and Overseas List) for Jonathan Ive, the inventor of the iPod.

Among the OBEs are Ozwald Boateng, who is widely credited with introducing Savile Row tailoring to a new generation, Gordon Ramsay, one of the best chefs of his generation and keen charity fundraiser and Heston Blumenthal, a leading light in modern cooking at his award winning restaurant, the Fat Duck.

In the Cultural economy; there is a DBE for Liz Forgan, the Chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund.

And there are Knighthoods for Tom Jones, whose name is synonymous with Wales and music and for whom ‘it’s not unusual’ to give much time to charities and Arnold Wesker, one of the leading figures in 20th Century British drama, having written over 40 stage plays.

Among the CBEs are Bruce Forsyth, popular and long standing star of entertainment and variety and Peter Snow, synonymous with election night and the swingometer.

Among the OBEs are Sanjeev Bhaskar, the star of Goodness Gracious me; Robbie Coltrane, who has risen from local comedian to a hugely successful theatre and television personality.

And among the MBEs are the Beverley Sisters, Babette, Joy and Teddie, who started singing over 60 years ago.

In Sport (in addition to the England Cricket team and the 2012 Bid team) there are;

Among the OBEs is Alan Hinkes, the first British mountaineer to climb all 14 of the World’s 8,000 metre mountains.

And there are MBEs for Giles Long the paralympic swimmer who has promoted the Olympic/Paralympic bid; Ethel Lowry, who has for 73 years served the sport of swimming in the North West (in 1933 she was the first woman to swim the English Channel; Lawrie McMenemy, one of the most successful managers in post-war English football and Fiona Thornewill, the pioneering polar explorer whose expeditions have benefited many charities.

Last but not least, there is an OBE for Anne Shevas, until recently No10 Chief Press Officer and an MBE for Monica Jelley, a long serving member of the Garden Rooms."

Asked why all the managing directors and chief executives during the London bombings had received CBEs when all the staff on ground only received MBEs, the PMS said that awards were given on merit and we did not go into detail on awards for individuals. These awards recognised the extraordinary courage and professionalism with which people responded to the terrorist atrocities in London.

Asked for some statistics of this year’s honours, the PMS told journalists that there were 915 recipients of awards in the Prime Minister’s list of recommendations. This compared with 894 on the Birthday Honours in 2005 and 935 at New Year’s 2005. Women accounted for 37% of the list with 27% at CBE and above. Education made up 10% of the total. Health and social services made up another 8%. Business Science and Technology made up 16% of the awards. The Cultural Economy made up 6% of the total. Sport made up 5.3% of the total.

Asked why the European Champions League winning Liverpool football team had not been given any honours, the PMS said that she was here to talk about people who were on the list rather than those who weren’t.

Put to her that some people had called for the Prime Minister not to be involved in compiling the honours list, the PMS said that the awards system existed to award those who had made innovations and given outstanding service. The awards system had been reviewed very recently and this year was the first time under the new system. The membership of the 8 honours committees was in the public domain and members of the public were able to apply for positions on the committees, which were advertised in the national media. We believed that the honours system was more transparent and representative than ever before.

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13 Comments »

  1. Where is Tommy Steele in this list, he deserves an honour for his contribution to entertainment. Also Richard Stilgo for his work with the physically and mentally handicapped people.

    Comment by Beverley Underwood — 17 Dec 2006 on 9:32 pm | Link
  2. Where is Tommy Steele in this list, he deserves an honour for his contribution to entertainment. Also Richard Stilgo for his work with the physically and mentally handicapped people.

    Comment by Beverley Underwood — 17 Dec 2006 on 9:32 pm | Link
  3. Where is Tommy Steele in this list, he deserves an honour for his contribution to entertainment. Also Richard Stilgo for his work with the physically and mentally handicapped people.

    Comment by Beverley Underwood — 17 Dec 2006 on 9:33 pm | Link
  4. IT IS NOT JUST TOMMY STEELE WHO IS OMITTED FROM THIS VERY OFFICIAL LIST.

    WHY HAS HILARY SPURLING NOT BEEN MENTIONED? HER BIOGRAPHY OF THE PAINTER MATISSE IS ONE OF THE MOST DETAILED AND ABSORBING WORKS OF THIS CENTURY.

    THE EXHIBITION WHICH SHE ARRANGED OF HIS WORK AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY IN LONDON SET A NEW STANDARD FOR RESEARCH ON THE ORIGINS OF THE WORK OF GREAT ARTISTS.

    ARE ONLY CIVIL SERVANTS AND SIMILAR OFFICIALS TO BE MENTIONED OFFICIALLY? SURELY NOT!!

    Comment by Elizabeth Vice — 3 Jan 2007 on 4:34 pm | Link
  5. IT IS NOT JUST TOMMY STEELE WHO IS OMITTED FROM THIS VERY OFFICIAL LIST.

    WHY HAS HILARY SPURLING NOT BEEN MENTIONED? HER BIOGRAPHY OF THE PAINTER MATISSE IS ONE OF THE MOST DETAILED AND ABSORBING WORKS OF THIS CENTURY.

    THE EXHIBITION WHICH SHE ARRANGED OF HIS WORK AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY IN LONDON SET A NEW STANDARD FOR RESEARCH ON THE ORIGINS OF THE WORK OF GREAT ARTISTS.

    ARE ONLY CIVIL SERVANTS AND SIMILAR OFFICIALS TO BE MENTIONED OFFICIALLY? SURELY NOT!!

    Comment by Elizabeth Vice — 3 Jan 2007 on 4:34 pm | Link
  6. Yes indeed – where was Tommy Steele on the list of Knighthoods?

    The first British Rock ‘n’ Roll star in 1956 and still at the top of his profession, having upheld the tradition of the theatre with the wonderful family entertainment he has given.

    He has also given often to charity but does it quietly and with no fuss.

    A British man, through and through – and has never been tempted to leave Britain, but remains close to his roots.

    It is beyond belief that he has not yet been awarded at Knighthood – perhaps that will be rectified soon.

    PAT RICHARDSON

    Comment by Pat Richardson — 1 May 2007 on 12:23 pm | Link
  7. Yes indeed – where was Tommy Steele on the list of Knighthoods?

    The first British Rock ‘n’ Roll star in 1956 and still at the top of his profession, having upheld the tradition of the theatre with the wonderful family entertainment he has given.

    He has also given often to charity but does it quietly and with no fuss.

    A British man, through and through – and has never been tempted to leave Britain, but remains close to his roots.

    It is beyond belief that he has not yet been awarded at Knighthood – perhaps that will be rectified soon.

    PAT RICHARDSON

    Comment by Pat Richardson — 1 May 2007 on 12:24 pm | Link
  8. I remember when the Beatles turned down an honour (CBE?) which was seen a somewhat churlish at the time, but with hindsight was a good decision. I now see most honours (but not the lesser ones given to people who genuinely deserve them for honest dedication in their particular fields) as a badge of dis-honour as these are given for services rendered, not to the Community or the Country, but as payback for toadying and cash, is not the highest civilian ‘honour’ in the land to be made a Peer?, i think not as these are now handed out for donations to charity, the charity being: the political party of the day.

    Comment by Don — 3 May 2007 on 6:03 pm | Link
  9. I remember when the Beatles turned down an honour (CBE?) which was seen a somewhat churlish at the time, but with hindsight was a good decision. I now see most honours (but not the lesser ones given to people who genuinely deserve them for honest dedication in their particular fields) as a badge of dis-honour as these are given for services rendered, not to the Community or the Country, but as payback for toadying and cash, is not the highest civilian ‘honour’ in the land to be made a Peer?, i think not as these are now handed out for donations to charity, the charity being: the political party of the day.

    Comment by Don — 3 May 2007 on 6:06 pm | Link
  10. wty not a knight hood for Tommy Steel ?

    thank you

    Comment by simon harris — 31 Dec 2016 on 2:32 pm | Link
  11. Tommy Steel why not a knighthood.?

    thanks

    Comment by simon harris — 31 Dec 2016 on 3:07 pm | Link
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