Honours: Sheffield City Region
(asked on 5th January 2022) - View Source
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.
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.