Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the a) names and b) positions of the committee members who decide the awarding of honours.

Honours committees are made up of individuals with considerable experience of the areas covered by the committee. Each of the ten independent committees are made up of senior civil servants (‘official members’) and people who are independent of government (‘independent members’). All honours committees have a majority of members who are independent and each has an independent chairperson.

Each committee sends their recommendations to the Main Honours Committee which is made up of the chairs of all ten honours committees as well as an official chairperson who is appointed by the Cabinet Secretary. This Committee agrees on a final list of recommendations which goes to the Prime Minister and then to The King, who awards the honour.

The names and positions of all committee members are published on gov.uk and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/honours-committees