Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each region and nation of the UK in The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2022; and what percentage of the population of each such region and nation that number represents.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
There are currently 63 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. We do not collect the information requested on political affiliation, nor do we monitor areas of residence after an award is bestowed.
In supporting the levelling up agenda, Her Majesty’s Government would like to see representation in the honours system from across the whole of the United Kingdom, reflecting the extraordinary contributions made across the country.
Data is collected using the county that the recipient gives as their correspondence address; this is usually their current home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin.
The percentage of BD22 recipients living in each region by level is attached.
The Government publishes honours transparency data broken down by both town/city and county. Data is collected using the county the recipient gives as their correspondence address (usually their home address rather than their places of origin). 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. The transparency data for the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2022 can be accessed at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-queens-birthday-honours-2022
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the political affiliation, and (2) area of residence, for all living recipients of Companions of Honour, where known.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
There are currently 63 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. We do not collect the information requested on political affiliation, nor do we monitor areas of residence after an award is bestowed.
In supporting the levelling up agenda, Her Majesty’s Government would like to see representation in the honours system from across the whole of the United Kingdom, reflecting the extraordinary contributions made across the country.
Data is collected using the county that the recipient gives as their correspondence address; this is usually their current home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin.
The percentage of BD22 recipients living in each region by level is attached.
The Government publishes honours transparency data broken down by both town/city and county. Data is collected using the county the recipient gives as their correspondence address (usually their home address rather than their places of origin). 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. The transparency data for the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2022 can be accessed at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-queens-birthday-honours-2022
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord President of the Council on 26 June 2018 (156454), why the whole of the Privy Council will no longer be invited to attend the next meeting of the Accession Council; and when was the last time that the attendance of Privy Councillors at the Accession Council was limited.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
Revised arrangements for an Accession Council on the Demise of the Crown have been put in place following a routine review of operational delivery arrangements.
The updated arrangements are an equitable and proportionate response to three key challenges identified during the review:
First, the number of Privy Counsellors potentially eligible to attend an Accession Council has increased exponentially since 1952.
Secondly, whilst it has long been agreed that St. James’s Palace is the most appropriate setting for the Accession Council, the historic nature of St. James’s Palace presents a number of significant challenges in terms of capacity, accessibility and crowd flow.
Thirdly, the pace at which an Accession Council must take place means that very limited additional infrastructure and provision can be put in place to support dignified delivery of such an important occasion.
Attendance arrangements for previous Accession Councils has varied and - like current planning - took into account contemporary operational challenges. There is no constitutional understanding that all Privy Counsellors must be summonsed to an Accession Council.
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the risk posed to national security by using products supplied by the Russian cyber security business Kaspersky.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), as the UK’s cyber security authority, frequently publishes advice to help individuals and organisations make informed, risk based decisions on the provider they use.
In 2017, the NCSC published specific guidance on managing the risk of cloud-enabled products - https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/managing-supply-chain-risk-cloud-enabled-products - and in particular recommended that audio visual equipment sourced from Russian companies should not be used on government systems dealing with national security matters.
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her 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 New Year Honours 2022 list.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
In supporting the levelling up agenda, Her Majesty’s Government would like to see representation in the honours system from the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, reflecting the extraordinary contributions made across every part of this country, with a real focus in recognising parts of the country often overlooked.
The information requested is enclosed in the below table and includes data from the Prime Ministers List only. Data is collected using the county that the recipient gives as their correspondence address; this is usually their home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin.
Percentage of NY22 recipients living in each region by level.
Region | Number of BEM recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 BEM recipients living in each region | Number of MBE recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 MBE recipients living in each region | Number of OBE recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 OBE recipients living in each region | Number of CBE recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 CBE recipients living in each region | Number of higher recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 Higher recipients living in each region | Total recipients on NY22 List in each region | % of the total NY22 list living in each region | % of UK population living in DA / region |
East | 39 | 10.8% | 39 | 7.7% | 20 | 7.9% | 7 | 6.1% | 5 | 11.9% | 110 | 8.6% | 9.3% |
East Midlands | 16 | 4.4% | 21 | 4.1% | 10 | 4.0% | 3 | 2.6% | 1 | 2.4% | 51 | 4.0% | 7.2% |
London | 61 | 16.9% | 87 | 17.1% | 64 | 25.3% | 37 | 32.5% | 17 | 40.5% | 266 | 20.8% | 13.4% |
North East | 6 | 1.7% | 17 | 3.3% | 8 | 3.2% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 2.5% | 4% |
Northern Ireland | 39 | 10.8% | 40 | 7.9% | 14 | 5.5% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 7.4% | 2.8% |
North West | 32 | 8.9% | 38 | 7.5% | 14 | 5.5% | 7 | 6.1% | 2 | 4.8% | 93 | 7.3% | 11% |
Scotland | 19 | 5.3% | 32 | 6.3% | 18 | 7.1% | 11 | 9.6% | 2 | 4.8% | 82 | 6.4% | 8.2% |
South East | 52 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.2% | 45 | 17.8% | 22 | 19.3% | 5 | 11.9% | 201 | 15.7% | 13.7% |
South West | 36 | 10.0% | 46 | 9.1% | 20 | 7.9% | 3 | 2.6% | 1 | 2.4% | 106 | 8.3% | 8.4% |
Wales | 12 | 3.3% | 20 | 3.9% | 10 | 4.0% | 4 | 3.5% | 2 | 4.8% | 48 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
West Midlands | 30 | 8.3% | 34 | 6.7% | 13 | 5.1% | 6 | 5.3% | 2 | 4.8% | 85 | 6.7% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 18 | 5.0% | 53 | 10.4% | 15 | 5.9% | 10 | 8.8% | 4 | 9.5% | 100 | 7.8% | 8.2% |
Living Abroad | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 2.4% | 9 | 0.7% | n/a |
Total | 361 | 100% | 508 | 100% | 253 | 100% | 114 | 100% | 42 | 100% | 1278 | 100% |
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The Government publishes honours transparency data broken down by both town/city and county. Data is collected using the county the recipient gives as their correspondence address (usually their home address rather than their places of origin). 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. The transparency data for the New Year Honours List 2022 can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-year-honours-list-2022-cabinet-office.
The Government does not collate data against political administrative areas and we cannot provide information regarding honours awarded in the Sheffield City Region.
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her 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 New Year Honours 2022 list.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
In supporting the levelling up agenda, Her Majesty’s Government would like to see representation in the honours system from the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, reflecting the extraordinary contributions made across every part of this country, with a real focus in recognising parts of the country often overlooked.
The information requested is enclosed in the below table and includes data from the Prime Ministers List only. Data is collected using the county that the recipient gives as their correspondence address; this is usually their home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin.
Percentage of NY22 recipients living in each region by level.
Region | Number of BEM recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 BEM recipients living in each region | Number of MBE recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 MBE recipients living in each region | Number of OBE recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 OBE recipients living in each region | Number of CBE recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 CBE recipients living in each region | Number of higher recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 Higher recipients living in each region | Total recipients on NY22 List in each region | % of the total NY22 list living in each region | % of UK population living in DA / region |
East | 39 | 10.8% | 39 | 7.7% | 20 | 7.9% | 7 | 6.1% | 5 | 11.9% | 110 | 8.6% | 9.3% |
East Midlands | 16 | 4.4% | 21 | 4.1% | 10 | 4.0% | 3 | 2.6% | 1 | 2.4% | 51 | 4.0% | 7.2% |
London | 61 | 16.9% | 87 | 17.1% | 64 | 25.3% | 37 | 32.5% | 17 | 40.5% | 266 | 20.8% | 13.4% |
North East | 6 | 1.7% | 17 | 3.3% | 8 | 3.2% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 2.5% | 4% |
Northern Ireland | 39 | 10.8% | 40 | 7.9% | 14 | 5.5% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 7.4% | 2.8% |
North West | 32 | 8.9% | 38 | 7.5% | 14 | 5.5% | 7 | 6.1% | 2 | 4.8% | 93 | 7.3% | 11% |
Scotland | 19 | 5.3% | 32 | 6.3% | 18 | 7.1% | 11 | 9.6% | 2 | 4.8% | 82 | 6.4% | 8.2% |
South East | 52 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.2% | 45 | 17.8% | 22 | 19.3% | 5 | 11.9% | 201 | 15.7% | 13.7% |
South West | 36 | 10.0% | 46 | 9.1% | 20 | 7.9% | 3 | 2.6% | 1 | 2.4% | 106 | 8.3% | 8.4% |
Wales | 12 | 3.3% | 20 | 3.9% | 10 | 4.0% | 4 | 3.5% | 2 | 4.8% | 48 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
West Midlands | 30 | 8.3% | 34 | 6.7% | 13 | 5.1% | 6 | 5.3% | 2 | 4.8% | 85 | 6.7% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 18 | 5.0% | 53 | 10.4% | 15 | 5.9% | 10 | 8.8% | 4 | 9.5% | 100 | 7.8% | 8.2% |
Living Abroad | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 2.4% | 9 | 0.7% | n/a |
Total | 361 | 100% | 508 | 100% | 253 | 100% | 114 | 100% | 42 | 100% | 1278 | 100% |
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The Government publishes honours transparency data broken down by both town/city and county. Data is collected using the county the recipient gives as their correspondence address (usually their home address rather than their places of origin). 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. The transparency data for the New Year Honours List 2022 can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-year-honours-list-2022-cabinet-office.
The Government does not collate data against political administrative areas and we cannot provide information regarding honours awarded in the Sheffield City Region.
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each region or nation of the UK in the New Year Honours 2022; and what percentage of the population of each such region or nation that number represents.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
In supporting the levelling up agenda, Her Majesty’s Government would like to see representation in the honours system from the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, reflecting the extraordinary contributions made across every part of this country, with a real focus in recognising parts of the country often overlooked.
The information requested is enclosed in the below table and includes data from the Prime Ministers List only. Data is collected using the county that the recipient gives as their correspondence address; this is usually their home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin.
Percentage of NY22 recipients living in each region by level.
Region | Number of BEM recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 BEM recipients living in each region | Number of MBE recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 MBE recipients living in each region | Number of OBE recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 OBE recipients living in each region | Number of CBE recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 CBE recipients living in each region | Number of higher recipients in NY22 List | % of NY22 Higher recipients living in each region | Total recipients on NY22 List in each region | % of the total NY22 list living in each region | % of UK population living in DA / region |
East | 39 | 10.8% | 39 | 7.7% | 20 | 7.9% | 7 | 6.1% | 5 | 11.9% | 110 | 8.6% | 9.3% |
East Midlands | 16 | 4.4% | 21 | 4.1% | 10 | 4.0% | 3 | 2.6% | 1 | 2.4% | 51 | 4.0% | 7.2% |
London | 61 | 16.9% | 87 | 17.1% | 64 | 25.3% | 37 | 32.5% | 17 | 40.5% | 266 | 20.8% | 13.4% |
North East | 6 | 1.7% | 17 | 3.3% | 8 | 3.2% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 2.5% | 4% |
Northern Ireland | 39 | 10.8% | 40 | 7.9% | 14 | 5.5% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 7.4% | 2.8% |
North West | 32 | 8.9% | 38 | 7.5% | 14 | 5.5% | 7 | 6.1% | 2 | 4.8% | 93 | 7.3% | 11% |
Scotland | 19 | 5.3% | 32 | 6.3% | 18 | 7.1% | 11 | 9.6% | 2 | 4.8% | 82 | 6.4% | 8.2% |
South East | 52 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.2% | 45 | 17.8% | 22 | 19.3% | 5 | 11.9% | 201 | 15.7% | 13.7% |
South West | 36 | 10.0% | 46 | 9.1% | 20 | 7.9% | 3 | 2.6% | 1 | 2.4% | 106 | 8.3% | 8.4% |
Wales | 12 | 3.3% | 20 | 3.9% | 10 | 4.0% | 4 | 3.5% | 2 | 4.8% | 48 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
West Midlands | 30 | 8.3% | 34 | 6.7% | 13 | 5.1% | 6 | 5.3% | 2 | 4.8% | 85 | 6.7% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 18 | 5.0% | 53 | 10.4% | 15 | 5.9% | 10 | 8.8% | 4 | 9.5% | 100 | 7.8% | 8.2% |
Living Abroad | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 2.4% | 9 | 0.7% | n/a |
Total | 361 | 100% | 508 | 100% | 253 | 100% | 114 | 100% | 42 | 100% | 1278 | 100% |
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The Government publishes honours transparency data broken down by both town/city and county. Data is collected using the county the recipient gives as their correspondence address (usually their home address rather than their places of origin). 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. The transparency data for the New Year Honours List 2022 can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-year-honours-list-2022-cabinet-office.
The Government does not collate data against political administrative areas and we cannot provide information regarding honours awarded in the Sheffield City Region.
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many awards above OBE level were made to people who were (1) living in, and (2) working or providing service to, the Sheffield City Region at the time of their nomination for The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The Government publishes honours transparency data broken down by both town/city and county. Data is collected using the county the recipient gives as their correspondence address (usually their home address rather than their places of origin). 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. The transparency data for the Birthday Honours List 2021 can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-queens-birthday-honours-2021.
As noted in PQ HL11724, answered on 19 January 2021, the Government does not collate data against political administrative areas and we cannot provide information regarding honours awarded in the Sheffield City Region.
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many awards above OBE level were made to people who were (1) living in, and (2) working or providing service to, the South Yorkshire area at the time of their nomination for The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The Government publishes honours transparency data broken down by both town/city and county. Data is collected using the county the recipient gives as their correspondence address (usually their home address rather than their places of origin). 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. The transparency data for the Birthday Honours List 2021 can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-queens-birthday-honours-2021.
As noted in PQ HL11724, answered on 19 January 2021, the Government does not collate data against political administrative areas and we cannot provide information regarding honours awarded in the Sheffield City Region.
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many honours, broken down by each award level, were received in each region or nation in the UK; and what percentage of the population of each such region or nation that number represents.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
In supporting the levelling up agenda, Her Majesty’s Government would like to see representation in the honours system from the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, reflecting the extraordinary contributions made across every part of this country, with a real focus in recognising parts of the country often overlooked.
The information requested is enclosed in the attached table; it excludes data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List.
Data is collected using the county that the recipient gives as their correspondence address; this is usually their home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin. Figures on representation in London and South East England should be viewed in that light.
There are also wide variations within localities. Whilst the ceremonial counties of the Lord Lieutenancy areas make precise comparisons challenging, I would note for example, that Greater Manchester received 3.2% of the awards (relative to 4.2% local authority share of the population) and West Yorkshire has 2.8% of the awards (relative to a 3.5% share of the population) – far greater representation than many other parts of the country.
Clearly, there is more to do, particularly to encourage more nominations for outstanding contributions from across all parts of the United Kingdom.