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Written Question
Honours: South Yorkshire
Thursday 22nd January 2026

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 - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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%

-


Written Question
Honours: Sheffield
Thursday 22nd January 2026

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 - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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%

-


Written Question
Honours: South Yorkshire
Thursday 22nd January 2026

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 - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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%

-


Written Question
Honours
Thursday 22nd January 2026

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the recipients of honours in the New Year Honours List 2026 have already received recognition in previous honours lists.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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%

-


Written Question
Honours
Thursday 22nd January 2026

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the geographical locations where living recipients of Companions of Honour reside, where known.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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%

-


Written Question
Honours
Thursday 22nd January 2026

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 (1) region, and (2) nation of the UK in the New Year Honours 2026; and what percentage of the population of each such (1) region, and (2) nation that number represents.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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%

-


Written Question
Palantir: Contracts
Tuesday 16th December 2025

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many contracts across government departments have been let to Palantir in the past two years.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Palantir is not a strategic supplier and therefore details of contracts are not collated centrally.

Details of central government contracts above £12,000 and public sector contracts above £30,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder and for procurements commenced after 24 February 2025 are published on Find a Tender Service


Written Question
Honours
Wednesday 25th June 2025

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the recipients of Birthday Honours List 2025 have been recognised in previous honours lists.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

There are currently 65 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 Birthday Honours 2025 round is not held. In the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 list, there were 2 Companions of Honour awarded; one to a recipient in the London region, and one in Bradford-on-Avon.

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 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 20 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 List, 3 of which were above OBE level. There were 13 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield, 2 of which were above OBE level.

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, 6 individuals received an award above MBE level.

44 recipients of honours in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 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 BD25 list living in each region

% of UK population

East

29

8.6%

29

5.9%

21

8.6%

12

8.6%

91

7.5%

9.5%

East Midlands

19

5.6%

28

5.7%

8

3.3%

2

1.4%

57

4.7%

7.3%

London

37

10.9%

84

17.0%

60

24.6%

55

39.3%

236

19.4%

13.0%

North East

9

2.7%

17

3.4%

11

4.5%

7

5.0%

44

3.6%

4.0%

North West

31

9.2%

47

9.5%

16

6.6%

9

6.4%

103

8.5%

11.0%

Northern Ireland

26

7.7%

31

6.3%

6

2.5%

2

1.4%

65

5.3%

2.8%

Scotland

41

12.1%

44

8.9%

23

9.4%

6

4.3%

114

9.4%

8.0%

South East

53

15.7%

70

14.2%

41

16.8%

21

15.0%

185

15.2%

14.0%

South West

24

7.1%

36

7.3%

21

8.6%

12

8.6%

93

7.7%

8.5%

Wales

25

7.4%

27

5.5%

10

4.1%

2

1.4%

64

5.3%

4.6%

West Midlands

26

7.7%

32

6.5%

13

5.3%

1

0.7%

72

5.9%

8.9%

Yorkshire & Humberside

18

5.3%

47

9.5%

13

5.3%

9

6.4%

87

7.2%

8.2%

Living abroad

0

0.0%

1

0.2%

1

0.4%

2

1.4%

4

0.3%

-

Total

338

100%

493

100%

244

100%

140

100%

1215

100%

-


Written Question
Honours: Sheffield
Wednesday 25th June 2025

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 Birthday Honours List 2025.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

There are currently 65 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 Birthday Honours 2025 round is not held. In the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 list, there were 2 Companions of Honour awarded; one to a recipient in the London region, and one in Bradford-on-Avon.

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 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 20 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 List, 3 of which were above OBE level. There were 13 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield, 2 of which were above OBE level.

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, 6 individuals received an award above MBE level.

44 recipients of honours in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 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 BD25 list living in each region

% of UK population

East

29

8.6%

29

5.9%

21

8.6%

12

8.6%

91

7.5%

9.5%

East Midlands

19

5.6%

28

5.7%

8

3.3%

2

1.4%

57

4.7%

7.3%

London

37

10.9%

84

17.0%

60

24.6%

55

39.3%

236

19.4%

13.0%

North East

9

2.7%

17

3.4%

11

4.5%

7

5.0%

44

3.6%

4.0%

North West

31

9.2%

47

9.5%

16

6.6%

9

6.4%

103

8.5%

11.0%

Northern Ireland

26

7.7%

31

6.3%

6

2.5%

2

1.4%

65

5.3%

2.8%

Scotland

41

12.1%

44

8.9%

23

9.4%

6

4.3%

114

9.4%

8.0%

South East

53

15.7%

70

14.2%

41

16.8%

21

15.0%

185

15.2%

14.0%

South West

24

7.1%

36

7.3%

21

8.6%

12

8.6%

93

7.7%

8.5%

Wales

25

7.4%

27

5.5%

10

4.1%

2

1.4%

64

5.3%

4.6%

West Midlands

26

7.7%

32

6.5%

13

5.3%

1

0.7%

72

5.9%

8.9%

Yorkshire & Humberside

18

5.3%

47

9.5%

13

5.3%

9

6.4%

87

7.2%

8.2%

Living abroad

0

0.0%

1

0.2%

1

0.4%

2

1.4%

4

0.3%

-

Total

338

100%

493

100%

244

100%

140

100%

1215

100%

-


Written Question
Honours
Wednesday 25th June 2025

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 awarded in each region or nation of the UK in the Birthday Honours List 2025; and what percentage of the population of each such region or nation that number represents.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

There are currently 65 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 Birthday Honours 2025 round is not held. In the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 list, there were 2 Companions of Honour awarded; one to a recipient in the London region, and one in Bradford-on-Avon.

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 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 20 individuals who noted their location as South Yorkshire in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 List, 3 of which were above OBE level. There were 13 individuals who noted their location as Sheffield, 2 of which were above OBE level.

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, 6 individuals received an award above MBE level.

44 recipients of honours in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 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 BD25 list living in each region

% of UK population

East

29

8.6%

29

5.9%

21

8.6%

12

8.6%

91

7.5%

9.5%

East Midlands

19

5.6%

28

5.7%

8

3.3%

2

1.4%

57

4.7%

7.3%

London

37

10.9%

84

17.0%

60

24.6%

55

39.3%

236

19.4%

13.0%

North East

9

2.7%

17

3.4%

11

4.5%

7

5.0%

44

3.6%

4.0%

North West

31

9.2%

47

9.5%

16

6.6%

9

6.4%

103

8.5%

11.0%

Northern Ireland

26

7.7%

31

6.3%

6

2.5%

2

1.4%

65

5.3%

2.8%

Scotland

41

12.1%

44

8.9%

23

9.4%

6

4.3%

114

9.4%

8.0%

South East

53

15.7%

70

14.2%

41

16.8%

21

15.0%

185

15.2%

14.0%

South West

24

7.1%

36

7.3%

21

8.6%

12

8.6%

93

7.7%

8.5%

Wales

25

7.4%

27

5.5%

10

4.1%

2

1.4%

64

5.3%

4.6%

West Midlands

26

7.7%

32

6.5%

13

5.3%

1

0.7%

72

5.9%

8.9%

Yorkshire & Humberside

18

5.3%

47

9.5%

13

5.3%

9

6.4%

87

7.2%

8.2%

Living abroad

0

0.0%

1

0.2%

1

0.4%

2

1.4%

4

0.3%

-

Total

338

100%

493

100%

244

100%

140

100%

1215

100%

-