Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what evaluation they have undertaken of the Test, Learn and Grow initiative; and whether they plan to publish any such evaluation and if so, when.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Test Learn and Grow programme has commissioned an independent evaluation by the Government Outcomes Lab. This is due to be published in 2028, the final year of the programme.
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what approval process is currently in place for the outsourcing of civil service training to take place prior to the re-establishment of the School of Government in 2028; what alternative delivery mechanisms have been explored; what competitive tendering has been undertaken; what outcomes are expected from such training, including in terms of project management, artificial intelligence capability, and working with devolved civil service hubs; and who has been employed to undertake a detailed evaluation of the delivery of this training.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Civil Service values its people, invests in their growth, and is serious about building the capability to meet the challenges of the future. This autumn, the National School of Government and Public Services will formally open its doors to civil servants. The learning the school provides will boost public sector productivity and accelerate the pace of progress towards delivering the excellent, digitally-enabled public services to be expected from a modern state.
The Cabinet Office’s Investment Committee decision to proceed with direct awards instead of competitive tendering was driven by the need to ensure short-term service continuity. The direct awards give short-term contracts to the incumbent suppliers (EY and KPMG) and allow the Civil Service to continue to access quality assured, value for money training services in the period up to April 2028.
The training provided through these contracts is designed to help modernise the Civil Service and to deliver the Government’s policy platform, ensuring equitable access for regional civil service hubs. The strategic priorities for learning currently include digital, data and innovation (including AI) and leadership and management. Better leadership and management skills are essential to improve performance and increase productivity, and to lead the changes that come with digital transformation.
We maintain rigorous oversight of service efficacy through quarterly reviews of performance data, including service level agreements, learner feedback, and operational metrics, collected by the Cabinet Office from our incumbent suppliers and shared across the Civil Service to ensure training consistently meets our requirements.
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the South Yorkshire area at the time of their nomination for an honour in the 2026 Birthday Honours list.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of all 1182 recipients for the 2026 Birthday Honours List can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.
Data is collected using city/town and county, then aggregated into regional figures at the time that the recipients were sounded for an award, not when they were originally nominated. There were 16 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the 2026 Birthday Honours List, 3 of which were above OBE level. There were 3 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield.
Information on the number of nominations by mayoral authority in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. However, of those who listed their location as South Yorkshire, 7 individuals received an award above MBE level.
53 recipients of honours in the 2026 Birthday Honours List have received honours in previous lists.
This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.
Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists, is publicly available on gov.uk.
Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.
Region | BEM | BEM% | MBE | MBE% | OBE | OBE% | CBE & Higher | CBE & higher% | Total | % of the total BD26 list living in each region | % of UK population |
East | 23 | 7.5% | 46 | 9.2% | 15 | 6.3% | 12 | 9.3% | 96 | 8.1% | 9.3% |
East Midlands | 10 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.0% | 14 | 5.8% | 6 | 4.7% | 45 | 3.8% | 7.2% |
London | 35 | 11.4% | 76 | 15.2% | 54 | 22.5% | 45 | 34.9% | 210 | 17.7% | 13.4% |
North East | 8 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 3.3% | 4 | 3.1% | 30 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
North West | 32 | 10.5% | 35 | 7.0% | 19 | 7.9% | 8 | 6.2% | 94 | 7.9% | 11.0% |
Northern Ireland | 29 | 9.5% | 40 | 8.0% | 9 | 3.8% | 3 | 2.3% | 81 | 6.9% | 2.8% |
Scotland | 29 | 9.5% | 44 | 8.8% | 21 | 8.8% | 8 | 6.2% | 102 | 8.6% | 8.2% |
South East | 39 | 12.7% | 93 | 18.6% | 44 | 18.3% | 27 | 20.9% | 203 | 16.9% | 13.7% |
South West | 29 | 9.5% | 32 | 6.4% | 19 | 7.9% | 6 | 4.7% | 86 | 7.3% | 8.4% |
Wales | 19 | 6.2% | 32 | 6.4% | 10 | 4.2% | 5 | 3.9% | 66 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
West Midlands | 25 | 8.2% | 43 | 8.6% | 11 | 4.6% | 5 | 3.9% | 84 | 7.1% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 28 | 9.2% | 35 | 7.0% | 15 | 6.3% | 5 | 3.9% | 83 | 7% | 8.2% |
Living abroad | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | - | - |
Total | 306 | 100% | 501 | 100% | 240 | 100% | 129 | 100% | 1182 | 100% | - |
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each region or nation of the UK in the 2026 Birthday Honours; and what percentage of the population of each such region or nation that number represents.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of all 1182 recipients for the 2026 Birthday Honours List can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.
Data is collected using city/town and county, then aggregated into regional figures at the time that the recipients were sounded for an award, not when they were originally nominated. There were 16 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the 2026 Birthday Honours List, 3 of which were above OBE level. There were 3 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield.
Information on the number of nominations by mayoral authority in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. However, of those who listed their location as South Yorkshire, 7 individuals received an award above MBE level.
53 recipients of honours in the 2026 Birthday Honours List have received honours in previous lists.
This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.
Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists, is publicly available on gov.uk.
Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.
Region | BEM | BEM% | MBE | MBE% | OBE | OBE% | CBE & Higher | CBE & higher% | Total | % of the total BD26 list living in each region | % of UK population |
East | 23 | 7.5% | 46 | 9.2% | 15 | 6.3% | 12 | 9.3% | 96 | 8.1% | 9.3% |
East Midlands | 10 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.0% | 14 | 5.8% | 6 | 4.7% | 45 | 3.8% | 7.2% |
London | 35 | 11.4% | 76 | 15.2% | 54 | 22.5% | 45 | 34.9% | 210 | 17.7% | 13.4% |
North East | 8 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 3.3% | 4 | 3.1% | 30 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
North West | 32 | 10.5% | 35 | 7.0% | 19 | 7.9% | 8 | 6.2% | 94 | 7.9% | 11.0% |
Northern Ireland | 29 | 9.5% | 40 | 8.0% | 9 | 3.8% | 3 | 2.3% | 81 | 6.9% | 2.8% |
Scotland | 29 | 9.5% | 44 | 8.8% | 21 | 8.8% | 8 | 6.2% | 102 | 8.6% | 8.2% |
South East | 39 | 12.7% | 93 | 18.6% | 44 | 18.3% | 27 | 20.9% | 203 | 16.9% | 13.7% |
South West | 29 | 9.5% | 32 | 6.4% | 19 | 7.9% | 6 | 4.7% | 86 | 7.3% | 8.4% |
Wales | 19 | 6.2% | 32 | 6.4% | 10 | 4.2% | 5 | 3.9% | 66 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
West Midlands | 25 | 8.2% | 43 | 8.6% | 11 | 4.6% | 5 | 3.9% | 84 | 7.1% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 28 | 9.2% | 35 | 7.0% | 15 | 6.3% | 5 | 3.9% | 83 | 7% | 8.2% |
Living abroad | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | - | - |
Total | 306 | 100% | 501 | 100% | 240 | 100% | 129 | 100% | 1182 | 100% | - |
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the Sheffield City Region at the time of their nomination for an honour in the 2026 Birthday Honours list.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of all 1182 recipients for the 2026 Birthday Honours List can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.
Data is collected using city/town and county, then aggregated into regional figures at the time that the recipients were sounded for an award, not when they were originally nominated. There were 16 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the 2026 Birthday Honours List, 3 of which were above OBE level. There were 3 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield.
Information on the number of nominations by mayoral authority in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. However, of those who listed their location as South Yorkshire, 7 individuals received an award above MBE level.
53 recipients of honours in the 2026 Birthday Honours List have received honours in previous lists.
This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.
Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists, is publicly available on gov.uk.
Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.
Region | BEM | BEM% | MBE | MBE% | OBE | OBE% | CBE & Higher | CBE & higher% | Total | % of the total BD26 list living in each region | % of UK population |
East | 23 | 7.5% | 46 | 9.2% | 15 | 6.3% | 12 | 9.3% | 96 | 8.1% | 9.3% |
East Midlands | 10 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.0% | 14 | 5.8% | 6 | 4.7% | 45 | 3.8% | 7.2% |
London | 35 | 11.4% | 76 | 15.2% | 54 | 22.5% | 45 | 34.9% | 210 | 17.7% | 13.4% |
North East | 8 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 3.3% | 4 | 3.1% | 30 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
North West | 32 | 10.5% | 35 | 7.0% | 19 | 7.9% | 8 | 6.2% | 94 | 7.9% | 11.0% |
Northern Ireland | 29 | 9.5% | 40 | 8.0% | 9 | 3.8% | 3 | 2.3% | 81 | 6.9% | 2.8% |
Scotland | 29 | 9.5% | 44 | 8.8% | 21 | 8.8% | 8 | 6.2% | 102 | 8.6% | 8.2% |
South East | 39 | 12.7% | 93 | 18.6% | 44 | 18.3% | 27 | 20.9% | 203 | 16.9% | 13.7% |
South West | 29 | 9.5% | 32 | 6.4% | 19 | 7.9% | 6 | 4.7% | 86 | 7.3% | 8.4% |
Wales | 19 | 6.2% | 32 | 6.4% | 10 | 4.2% | 5 | 3.9% | 66 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
West Midlands | 25 | 8.2% | 43 | 8.6% | 11 | 4.6% | 5 | 3.9% | 84 | 7.1% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 28 | 9.2% | 35 | 7.0% | 15 | 6.3% | 5 | 3.9% | 83 | 7% | 8.2% |
Living abroad | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | - | - |
Total | 306 | 100% | 501 | 100% | 240 | 100% | 129 | 100% | 1182 | 100% | - |
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many residents in the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority received an award above the level of MBE in the 2026 Birthday Honours.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of all 1182 recipients for the 2026 Birthday Honours List can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.
Data is collected using city/town and county, then aggregated into regional figures at the time that the recipients were sounded for an award, not when they were originally nominated. There were 16 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the 2026 Birthday Honours List, 3 of which were above OBE level. There were 3 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield.
Information on the number of nominations by mayoral authority in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. However, of those who listed their location as South Yorkshire, 7 individuals received an award above MBE level.
53 recipients of honours in the 2026 Birthday Honours List have received honours in previous lists.
This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.
Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists, is publicly available on gov.uk.
Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.
Region | BEM | BEM% | MBE | MBE% | OBE | OBE% | CBE & Higher | CBE & higher% | Total | % of the total BD26 list living in each region | % of UK population |
East | 23 | 7.5% | 46 | 9.2% | 15 | 6.3% | 12 | 9.3% | 96 | 8.1% | 9.3% |
East Midlands | 10 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.0% | 14 | 5.8% | 6 | 4.7% | 45 | 3.8% | 7.2% |
London | 35 | 11.4% | 76 | 15.2% | 54 | 22.5% | 45 | 34.9% | 210 | 17.7% | 13.4% |
North East | 8 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 3.3% | 4 | 3.1% | 30 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
North West | 32 | 10.5% | 35 | 7.0% | 19 | 7.9% | 8 | 6.2% | 94 | 7.9% | 11.0% |
Northern Ireland | 29 | 9.5% | 40 | 8.0% | 9 | 3.8% | 3 | 2.3% | 81 | 6.9% | 2.8% |
Scotland | 29 | 9.5% | 44 | 8.8% | 21 | 8.8% | 8 | 6.2% | 102 | 8.6% | 8.2% |
South East | 39 | 12.7% | 93 | 18.6% | 44 | 18.3% | 27 | 20.9% | 203 | 16.9% | 13.7% |
South West | 29 | 9.5% | 32 | 6.4% | 19 | 7.9% | 6 | 4.7% | 86 | 7.3% | 8.4% |
Wales | 19 | 6.2% | 32 | 6.4% | 10 | 4.2% | 5 | 3.9% | 66 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
West Midlands | 25 | 8.2% | 43 | 8.6% | 11 | 4.6% | 5 | 3.9% | 84 | 7.1% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 28 | 9.2% | 35 | 7.0% | 15 | 6.3% | 5 | 3.9% | 83 | 7% | 8.2% |
Living abroad | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | - | - |
Total | 306 | 100% | 501 | 100% | 240 | 100% | 129 | 100% | 1182 | 100% | - |
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many recipients of honours in the 2026 Birthday Honours have received recognition in previous honours lists.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of all 1182 recipients for the 2026 Birthday Honours List can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.
Data is collected using city/town and county, then aggregated into regional figures at the time that the recipients were sounded for an award, not when they were originally nominated. There were 16 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the 2026 Birthday Honours List, 3 of which were above OBE level. There were 3 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield.
Information on the number of nominations by mayoral authority in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. However, of those who listed their location as South Yorkshire, 7 individuals received an award above MBE level.
53 recipients of honours in the 2026 Birthday Honours List have received honours in previous lists.
This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.
Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists, is publicly available on gov.uk.
Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.
Region | BEM | BEM% | MBE | MBE% | OBE | OBE% | CBE & Higher | CBE & higher% | Total | % of the total BD26 list living in each region | % of UK population |
East | 23 | 7.5% | 46 | 9.2% | 15 | 6.3% | 12 | 9.3% | 96 | 8.1% | 9.3% |
East Midlands | 10 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.0% | 14 | 5.8% | 6 | 4.7% | 45 | 3.8% | 7.2% |
London | 35 | 11.4% | 76 | 15.2% | 54 | 22.5% | 45 | 34.9% | 210 | 17.7% | 13.4% |
North East | 8 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 3.3% | 4 | 3.1% | 30 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
North West | 32 | 10.5% | 35 | 7.0% | 19 | 7.9% | 8 | 6.2% | 94 | 7.9% | 11.0% |
Northern Ireland | 29 | 9.5% | 40 | 8.0% | 9 | 3.8% | 3 | 2.3% | 81 | 6.9% | 2.8% |
Scotland | 29 | 9.5% | 44 | 8.8% | 21 | 8.8% | 8 | 6.2% | 102 | 8.6% | 8.2% |
South East | 39 | 12.7% | 93 | 18.6% | 44 | 18.3% | 27 | 20.9% | 203 | 16.9% | 13.7% |
South West | 29 | 9.5% | 32 | 6.4% | 19 | 7.9% | 6 | 4.7% | 86 | 7.3% | 8.4% |
Wales | 19 | 6.2% | 32 | 6.4% | 10 | 4.2% | 5 | 3.9% | 66 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
West Midlands | 25 | 8.2% | 43 | 8.6% | 11 | 4.6% | 5 | 3.9% | 84 | 7.1% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 28 | 9.2% | 35 | 7.0% | 15 | 6.3% | 5 | 3.9% | 83 | 7% | 8.2% |
Living abroad | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | - | - |
Total | 306 | 100% | 501 | 100% | 240 | 100% | 129 | 100% | 1182 | 100% | - |
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working in or providing service to, the South Yorkshire area at the time of their nomination for an honour in the New Years Honours 2026 list.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of all 1157 recipients for the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.
Data is collected using city/town and county, then aggregated into regional figures at the time that the recipients were sounded for an award, not when they were originally nominated. There were 14 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 List, 2 of which were above OBE level. There were 0 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield.
Information on the number of nominations by mayoral authority in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. However, of those who listed their location as South Yorkshire, 3 individuals received an award above MBE level.
42 recipients of honours in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 have received honours in previous lists.
This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.
Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists, is publicly available on gov.uk.
Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.
There are currently 62 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. Data is collected using the region that the recipient gave as their correspondence address when the honour was originally awarded, therefore current address data for recipients prior to the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 round is not held. There were no recipients of the Companion of Honour on the King’s New Year Honours List 2026.
Region | BEM | BEM% | MBE | MBE% | OBE | OBE% | CBE & Higher | CBE & higher% | Total | % of the total NY26 list living in each region | % of UK population |
East | 28 | 8.8% | 36 | 7.4% | 21 | 9.4% | 11 | 8.7% | 96 | 8.3% | 9.5% |
East Midlands | 12 | 3.8% | 22 | 4.5% | 9 | 4.0% | 7 | 5.5% | 50 | 4.3% | 7.3% |
London | 28 | 8.8% | 89 | 18.2% | 58 | 25.9% | 42 | 33.1% | 217 | 18.8% | 13.0% |
North East | 9 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.9% | 6 | 2.7% | 1 | 0.8% | 30 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
North West | 31 | 9.8% | 44 | 9.0% | 17 | 7.6% | 5 | 3.9% | 97 | 8.4% | 11.0% |
Northern Ireland | 20 | 6.3% | 25 | 5.1% | 6 | 2.7% | 4 | 3.1% | 55 | 4.8% | 2.8% |
Scotland | 25 | 7.9% | 56 | 11.5% | 22 | 9.8% | 11 | 8.7% | 114 | 9.9% | 8.0% |
South East | 47 | 14.8% | 54 | 11.0% | 41 | 18.3% | 22 | 17.3% | 164 | 14.2% | 14.0% |
South West | 34 | 10.7% | 37 | 7.6% | 15 | 6.7% | 11 | 8.7% | 97 | 8.4% | 8.5% |
Wales | 18 | 5.7% | 38 | 7.8% | 8 | 3.6% | 3 | 2.4% | 67 | 5.8% | 4.6% |
West Midlands | 38 | 12.0% | 33 | 6.7% | 9 | 4.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 81 | 7.0% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 27 | 8.5% | 39 | 8.0% | 10 | 4.5% | 8 | 6.3% | 84 | 7.3% | 8.2% |
Living abroad | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.4% | - |
Total | 317 | 100% | 489 | 100% | 224 | 100% | 127 | 100% | 1157 | 100% | - |
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working in or providing service to, the Sheffield City Region at the time of their nomination for an honour in the New Year Honours 2026 list.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of all 1157 recipients for the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.
Data is collected using city/town and county, then aggregated into regional figures at the time that the recipients were sounded for an award, not when they were originally nominated. There were 14 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 List, 2 of which were above OBE level. There were 0 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield.
Information on the number of nominations by mayoral authority in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. However, of those who listed their location as South Yorkshire, 3 individuals received an award above MBE level.
42 recipients of honours in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 have received honours in previous lists.
This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.
Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists, is publicly available on gov.uk.
Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.
There are currently 62 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. Data is collected using the region that the recipient gave as their correspondence address when the honour was originally awarded, therefore current address data for recipients prior to the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 round is not held. There were no recipients of the Companion of Honour on the King’s New Year Honours List 2026.
Region | BEM | BEM% | MBE | MBE% | OBE | OBE% | CBE & Higher | CBE & higher% | Total | % of the total NY26 list living in each region | % of UK population |
East | 28 | 8.8% | 36 | 7.4% | 21 | 9.4% | 11 | 8.7% | 96 | 8.3% | 9.5% |
East Midlands | 12 | 3.8% | 22 | 4.5% | 9 | 4.0% | 7 | 5.5% | 50 | 4.3% | 7.3% |
London | 28 | 8.8% | 89 | 18.2% | 58 | 25.9% | 42 | 33.1% | 217 | 18.8% | 13.0% |
North East | 9 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.9% | 6 | 2.7% | 1 | 0.8% | 30 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
North West | 31 | 9.8% | 44 | 9.0% | 17 | 7.6% | 5 | 3.9% | 97 | 8.4% | 11.0% |
Northern Ireland | 20 | 6.3% | 25 | 5.1% | 6 | 2.7% | 4 | 3.1% | 55 | 4.8% | 2.8% |
Scotland | 25 | 7.9% | 56 | 11.5% | 22 | 9.8% | 11 | 8.7% | 114 | 9.9% | 8.0% |
South East | 47 | 14.8% | 54 | 11.0% | 41 | 18.3% | 22 | 17.3% | 164 | 14.2% | 14.0% |
South West | 34 | 10.7% | 37 | 7.6% | 15 | 6.7% | 11 | 8.7% | 97 | 8.4% | 8.5% |
Wales | 18 | 5.7% | 38 | 7.8% | 8 | 3.6% | 3 | 2.4% | 67 | 5.8% | 4.6% |
West Midlands | 38 | 12.0% | 33 | 6.7% | 9 | 4.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 81 | 7.0% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 27 | 8.5% | 39 | 8.0% | 10 | 4.5% | 8 | 6.3% | 84 | 7.3% | 8.2% |
Living abroad | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.4% | - |
Total | 317 | 100% | 489 | 100% | 224 | 100% | 127 | 100% | 1157 | 100% | - |
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many residents of the combined Mayoral authority of South Yorkshire received an award above the level of MBE in the New Year Honours 2026 list.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of all 1157 recipients for the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.
Data is collected using city/town and county, then aggregated into regional figures at the time that the recipients were sounded for an award, not when they were originally nominated. There were 14 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 List, 2 of which were above OBE level. There were 0 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield.
Information on the number of nominations by mayoral authority in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. However, of those who listed their location as South Yorkshire, 3 individuals received an award above MBE level.
42 recipients of honours in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 have received honours in previous lists.
This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.
Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists, is publicly available on gov.uk.
Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.
There are currently 62 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. Data is collected using the region that the recipient gave as their correspondence address when the honour was originally awarded, therefore current address data for recipients prior to the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 round is not held. There were no recipients of the Companion of Honour on the King’s New Year Honours List 2026.
Region | BEM | BEM% | MBE | MBE% | OBE | OBE% | CBE & Higher | CBE & higher% | Total | % of the total NY26 list living in each region | % of UK population |
East | 28 | 8.8% | 36 | 7.4% | 21 | 9.4% | 11 | 8.7% | 96 | 8.3% | 9.5% |
East Midlands | 12 | 3.8% | 22 | 4.5% | 9 | 4.0% | 7 | 5.5% | 50 | 4.3% | 7.3% |
London | 28 | 8.8% | 89 | 18.2% | 58 | 25.9% | 42 | 33.1% | 217 | 18.8% | 13.0% |
North East | 9 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.9% | 6 | 2.7% | 1 | 0.8% | 30 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
North West | 31 | 9.8% | 44 | 9.0% | 17 | 7.6% | 5 | 3.9% | 97 | 8.4% | 11.0% |
Northern Ireland | 20 | 6.3% | 25 | 5.1% | 6 | 2.7% | 4 | 3.1% | 55 | 4.8% | 2.8% |
Scotland | 25 | 7.9% | 56 | 11.5% | 22 | 9.8% | 11 | 8.7% | 114 | 9.9% | 8.0% |
South East | 47 | 14.8% | 54 | 11.0% | 41 | 18.3% | 22 | 17.3% | 164 | 14.2% | 14.0% |
South West | 34 | 10.7% | 37 | 7.6% | 15 | 6.7% | 11 | 8.7% | 97 | 8.4% | 8.5% |
Wales | 18 | 5.7% | 38 | 7.8% | 8 | 3.6% | 3 | 2.4% | 67 | 5.8% | 4.6% |
West Midlands | 38 | 12.0% | 33 | 6.7% | 9 | 4.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 81 | 7.0% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 27 | 8.5% | 39 | 8.0% | 10 | 4.5% | 8 | 6.3% | 84 | 7.3% | 8.2% |
Living abroad | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.4% | - |
Total | 317 | 100% | 489 | 100% | 224 | 100% | 127 | 100% | 1157 | 100% | - |