Honours
(asked on 2nd November 2020) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 27 October (HL9112), what is the breakdown of honours received by region or nation in the UK as a percentage of the population of each such region or nation.
Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020 can be found below. Please note that data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients rather than region of origin. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Honours are bestowed on merit. A key aim of the honours system is to make it more equitable and better representative of the whole of the UK.
Region | Total number of recipients from region | % of BD20 List living in region | % of UK population living in region |
East | 116 | 7.9% | 9.3% |
East Midlands | 40 | 2.7% | 7.2% |
London | 264 | 17.6% | 13.4% |
North East | 39 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
North West | 136 | 7.9% | 11.0% |
South East | 211 | 9.1% | 13.7% |
South West | 109 | 10.1% | 8.4% |
West Midlands | 102 | 14.1% | 8.9% |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 100 | 7.2% | 8.2% |
Northern Ireland | 115 | 6.7% | 2.8% |
Scotland | 151 | 6.7% | 8.2% |
Wales | 103 | 6.6% | 4.7% |
Living Abroad | 11 | 0.2% | - |