2003 Birthday Honours

===Knight Bachelor=== • Kenneth Hugo Adam, O.B.E. For services to film production design and to UK-German relations. • Martyn Arbib, D.L. For services to Charities, especially Education. • Professor John Hamilton Baker, Q.C., Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge. For services to English Legal History. • Professor Patrick Bateson, F.R.S., Professor of Ethology, University of Cambridge. For services to Science. • Professor Sushantha Kumar Bhattacharyya, C.B.E., Director, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick. For services to Higher Education and Industry. • Ian Warwick Blair, Q.P.M., Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police. • Kenneth Darlingston Collins, Chairman, Scottish Environment Protection Agency. For services to Environmental Protection. • Andrew Duncan Crockett, lately Chairman, Financial Stability Forum and General Manager, Bank for International Settlements. For services to International Finance. • Michael John Austin Cummins, Serjeant-At-Arms, House of Commons. • Professor Richard Henry Friend, F.R.S., Cavendish Professor of Physics, University of Cambridge. For services to Physics. • John Christopher Gains, Group Chief Executive, John Mowlem & Co. plc. For services to the Construction Industry. • Arthur Benjamin Norman Gill, C.B.E., President, National Farmers’ Union. For services to Agriculture, Conservation and the Community. • Michael Stewart Hodgkinson, Group Chief Executive, BAA plc. For services to the Air Travel Industry. • John Anthony Holland, Chairman, Parades Commission for Northern Ireland. • Dr Alistair Allan Horne, C.B.E., Historian. For services to UK-French relations. • Peter Lampl, O.B.E., Chairman, Sutton Trust. For services to Higher Education. • Francis Henry MacKay, Chairman, Compass Group. For services to the Hospitality Industry and Charity. • Robin Robert William Miller, lately Chief Executive, EMAP. For services to Publishing and Broadcasting. • William Morris, General Secretary, Transport and General Workers Union. For services to Trade Unions. • Charles Kenneth Roylance Nunneley, lately Chairman, National Trust. For services to Heritage. • Christopher John O’Donnell, Chief Executive, Smith & Nephew plc. For services to the Medical Devices Industry Worldwide. • Dr John Oldham, O.B.E. For services to the NHS. • Christopher Ondaatje, C.B.E., Philanthropist and Benefactor. For charitable services to Museums, Galleries and Societies. • John Reginald Rowling, Headteacher, Nunthorpe School, Middlesbrough. For services to Education. • Dr Kenneth Robinson, Academic writer and speaker. For services to art. • Professor Edwin Mellor Southern, F.R.S., Whitley Professor of Biochemistry, University of Oxford. For services to the Development of DNA Microarray Technologies. • William George Taylor, Leader, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. For services to Local Government. • Professor John Graham Temple. For services to Medicine and Medical Education. • John Tusa, Managing Director, Barbican Centre. For services to the Arts. ===Order of the Bath=== Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Military Division • Admiral Ian Andrew Forbes, C.B.E. Civil Division • Brian Geoffrey Bender, C.B., Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. • Richard John Broadbent, Chairman, H.M. Customs and Excise. Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Division • Rear Admiral Alexander Kirkwood Backus, O.B.E. • Rear Admiral Jonathon Reeve. • Air Vice-Marshal Phillip Wycliffe Roser, M.B.E., Royal Air Force. • Air Vice-Marshal Andrew George Buchanan Vallance, O.B.E., Royal Air Force. Civil Division • Catherine Elisabeth Dorcas, Mrs Bell, Director General, Services Group, Department of Trade and Industry. • Terrance Dennis Byrne, Director General, Law Enforcement, H.M. Customs and Excise. • George Cubie, Clerk of Committees, House of Commons. • John Michael Dowdall. For public service. • John Gant, Director of Finance, Inland Revenue. • Roy Jason Griffins, Director, Aviation Directorate, Department for Transport. • Stephen Geoffrey Hewitt, Business Design Director, Department for Work and Pensions. • Gordon Hextall, Chief Operating Officer, Programme and Systems Delivery, Department for Work and Pensions. • Christopher Stephen Kerse, Second Counsel to the Chairman of Committees and Legal Adviser to the European Union Committee, House of Lords. • John MacDonald Lyon, lately Director General, Policing and Crime Reduction Group, Home Office. • Hugh Finlay MacDiarmid, Solicitor to the Advocate General for Scotland. • Clive Murray Norris, Director, Fire, Health and Safety Directorate, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. • Stephen Wentworth, Fisheries Director, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. ===Order of St Michael and St George=== Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) • Sir John Robertson Young, K.C.M.G., British High Commissioner, New Delhi. Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) • John Frederick Mogg, lately Director-General Internal Markets and Financial Services, European Commission. • Peter John Westmacott, C.M.G., L.V.O., H.M. Ambassador, Ankara. Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) • Richard Harding Alford, O.B.E., Director Italy, British Council. • Andrew Robert Fowell Buxton. For services to UK trade. • Judge Ian Burns Campbell, lately Deputy High Representative for Legal Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina. • Bruce Harry Dinwiddy, Governor, Cayman Islands. • Dr Carol Dow, Chief Medical Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. • Edward Charles Glover, M.V.O., lately British High Commissioner, Georgetown. • Air Vice-Marshal Hubert Desmond Hall, C.B., C.B.E., A.F.C. For services to UK-Australia relations. • Nigel Norman Inkster, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. • Michael Kirkwood, Chairman, American Financial Services Association. For services to the city and to the US Financial Community in the UK. • Brigadier Graeme Cameron Maxwell Lamb, O.B.E., late The Queen's Own Highlanders. • Professor Michael Lipton, Founding Director, Poverty Research Unit, University of Sussex. For services to International Development. • John MacCalman (Ian) Little, C.B.E., lately member of the UK delegation to the European Economic and Social Committee and President of its Employers Group. • Dr Rosalind Mary Marsden, Director Asia-Pacific, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. • John Michael Scott, lately Head, Rural Livelihoods Department, Department for International Development. • Percival Edward Tarling, Deputy Director-General, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union. ===Royal Victorian Order=== Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) • Timothy Gerald Martin Brooks, formerly Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. • Brigadier Miles Garth Hunt-Davis, C.V.O., C.B.E., Private Secretary to The Duke of Edinburgh. • Dr Richard Paul Hepworth Thompson, Head of The Queen's Medical Household and Physician to The Queen. Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) • The Honourable Ronald Joseph Arculli, O.B.E., Chairman, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, International Association. • Major Nicholas Michael Lancelot Barne, L.V.O., Comptroller, Equerry and Private Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. • Martin Charles Brian Bonsey, L.V.O., formerly Official Secretary, Government House, Canberra. • Dr Andrew Louis Hamilton Gailey, House Master, Eton College. • Sir Peter Harold Reginald Marshall, K.C.M.G., formerly Chairman, Joint Commonwealth Societies’ Council. • Mary, Lady Carew Pole, L.V.O., Lady in Waiting to The Princess Royal. • Kenneth Robert Williams, Q.P.M. For services to the Norfolk Constabulary. Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) • Helen Andrea Louise, Mrs Cross, M.V.O., Secretary to the Private Secretary to The Queen. • Richard Francis Dobb, Secretary, Corporation of Trinity House. • Roger Martin Eldridge, Managing Director, Camera Press Limited. • Colonel David Valentine Fanshawe, O.B.E., Lieutenant, Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. • Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Manley, O.B.E., Private Secretary and Treasurer to The Duke of York. • Jonathan Mark Marsden, Deputy Surveyor of The Queen's Works of Art. • Terence John Regan. For services to The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. • John Garrett Speirs, C.B.E., formerly Chairman, UK Faculty, The Prince of Wales's Business and the Environment Programme. • Colin David Tweedy, O.B.E., Chief Executive, Arts and Business. Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) • Kenneth John Appleby, Senior Property Officer, St James's Palace. • Nigel Marcus Baker, formerly Assistant Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales. • Stephen Harvey Caldwell, formerly Senior Property Officer, Windsor Castle. • Major (Matthew) Munro Davidson, M.B.E., B.E.M., Superintendent, Windsor Castle. • Gillian Mary, Mrs Frampton, Nursing Sister, Windsor Castle. • David Moffat, formerly Director of Private Clients, Aon Limited. • Jeremy George Pontin, formerly Land Steward, Isles of Scilly, Duchy of Cornwall. • Richard Anthony Skinner, formerly Director of Bentley and Skinner. • Malcolm Richard Slater, Sales Manager, Bentley Mulliner. • Warrant Officer Class 1 Brian Howard Michael Smith, M.B.E., M.S.M., Superintending Clerk, Household Division. • Frederick George Stickler, Chief Forestry Officer, Crown Estate. • Caroline Francesca, Mrs Todhunter, formerly Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Representative, Queen Mary's Clothing Guild. ===Royal Victorian Medal=== Royal Victorian Medal (Gold) • Anthony Vernon Parnell, R.V.M., Foreman, Sandringham House. • Ashley John Sadler, R.V.M., Mechanic, Sandringham Estate. Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) • Robert John Pine, R.V.M., Pastry Sous Chef, Royal Household. Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) • Michael Norman Back, Assistant Manager, Public Enterprises, Sandringham Estate. • Constable Charles Clement Collings, Royalty and Diplomatic Protection, Metropolitan Police. • Stephen Allan Grassick, Joiner, Balmoral Estate. • Constable Ronald James Hayward, Royalty and Diplomatic Protection, Metropolitan Police. • Christopher David Hillyard, Special Vehicles Manager, Alstom Transport. • Frederick Arthur Ind, Estate Worker, Highgrove Estate. • Raymond Frederick Keates, Painter and Decorator, Crown Estate, Windsor. • Mark Geoffrey Lisk, Gardener, Sunninghill Park. • Charles George Lockyer, Telephone Engineer, Royal Household. • John Henry Melton, Tractor Driver, Sandringham Country Park. • Colin Missenden, formerly Divisional Sergeant Major, The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. • Keith Thomas Parker, Warden, Windsor Castle. • Ivor Benjamin Reeves, Part-time Security Officer, Eton College. • Roy John Reeves, Gardener, Crown Estate, Windsor. • Arthur Malcolm Smith, Chef de Partie, Royal Household. • Wayne Laurence Sutton, Chauffeur to the Governor of Tasmania. • Constable Russell Wood, Royalty and Diplomatic Protection, Metropolitan Police. ===Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)=== • David Hugh Alexander, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, G.C.M.G., lately UK Special Representative for Cyprus. • Sir (Alan) Charles (MacLaurin) Mackerras, C.B.E., Composer and Conductor. For services to Music. • Professor Dan Peter McKenzie, F.R.S., Royal Society Research Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge. For services to Science. ===Order of the British Empire=== Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) • Miss Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, O.B.E., Painter. For services to the Visual Arts. • Ms Yvonne Helen Elaine Buckland, Chair, Health Development Agency. For services to Public Health. • Ms Pamela Sarah Coward, Headteacher, Middleton Technology College, Rochdale. For services to Education. • Dr (Valerie) Jane Goodall, C.B.E. For services to the environment and conservation. • Ms Helen Mirren, Actress. For services to Drama. • Professor Julia Margaret Polak, Head, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Centre, Imperial College, London. For services to Medicine. • Miss Ruth Laura Robins, Headteacher, JFS School, Brent, London. For services to Education. • Anita Lucia, Mrs Roddick, O.B.E., Founder of The Body Shop. For services to Retailing, the Environment and Charity. Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) • Lieutenant General Cedric Norman George Delves, C.B.E., D.S.O., late The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. • Roger George Moore, C.B.E. For charitable services, especially to UNICEF and Kiwanis International. • The Honourable Michael Aidan Pakenham, C.M.G., H.M. Ambassador, Warsaw. Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Military Division • Commodore Peter John Lannin. Royal Fleet Auxiliary. • Commodore Julian Llewelyn Williams. Royal Navy. • Air Commodore Kevin James Leeson. Royal Air Force. • Air Commodore Nigel Richard Wood. Royal Air Force. • Brigadier Tweedie McGarth Brown, OBE. Late Corps of Royal Engineers. • Brigadier Shaun Philip Cowlam, MBE. Late The Royal Logistic Corps. • Brigadier Andrew Peter Farquhar, MBE. Late The Green Howards. • Colonel Simon Leslie Porter. Late The Royal Anglian Regiment. • Colonel Ian Robert Sinclair. Late Royal Regiment of Artillery. • Major-General Graham Gerald Messervy-Whiting, MBE. Late Intelligence Corps. Civilian Division • Christopher Nigel Banks. Chair, Learning and Skills Council's Young People's Learning Committee and Chair, London Employers' Coalition. For services to Young People and the Unemployed. • John Bartle. For services to Advertising, Charity and Education. • Simon Russell Beale, Actor. For services to Drama. • Edward Geoffrey Beardsall, Director, Business Development and Deputy chief executive, HM Land Registry, Lord Chancellor's Department. • Robert Beckham, Director, Intellectual Property Rights, Defence Procurement Agency, Ministry of Defence. • Marcus de la Poer Beresford, Lately Chief Executive, GKN plc. For services to the Engineering Industry Worldwide. • Ms Christina Ann Bienkowska, Divisional Manager, Strategy and Performance Division, Department for Education and Skills. • Mrs Margaret Janet Bloom, Director, Competition Enforcement, Office of Fair Trading. • Dr Ian Gibb Bogle, Chair of Council, British Medical Association. For services to Medicine. • Derek Arnold Boothman, Non-Executive Director, Remploy. For services to Disabled People and to the Accounting Profession. • Christopher Paul Brearley, Director, Methodology and Information, Social Services Inspectorate, Department of Health. • Mrs Mary Teresa Breslin, Lately Managing Partner, Total Engineering. For services to Business and to the community in Londonderry. • Richard David Briers, OBE, Actor. For services to Drama. • Alan Britten. Lately Chair, English Tourism Council. • Andrew Gibson Brown, QPM, Chief Constable, Grampian Police. For services to the Police. • James Thomas Brown, Head, Public Health Division, Health Department, Scottish Executive. • George Brumwell, General Secretary, Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians and Member, Health and Safety Commission. For services to the Construction Industry. • Thomas William Cain, QC. Lately First Deemster, For services to the Administration of Justice in the Isle of Man. • Andrew Robertson Campbell, OBE, JP, DL, Convenor, Dumfries and Galloway Council. For services to Local Government and to Agriculture. • Miss Susan Catherine Campbell, MBE, Chief Executive, Youth Sports Trust. For services to Sport. • Mrs Anthea Fiendley Case,. Director, National Heritage Memorial Fund. For services to Heritage. • Alan Herbert Cherry, MBE, DL, Chairman, Countryside Properties plc and Greenwich Millennium Village Ltd. For services to Urban Regeneration and the Housebuilding Industry. • Commander David Julian Childs, Founder, National Memorial Arboretum. • Richard John Clayton, Assistant Legal Adviser, Home Office. • William Connolly, Actor and Comedian. For services to Entertainment. • Anthony Cooper, Headteacher, Aldercar Community College, Derbyshire. For services to Education. • Professor Joseph Mordaunt Crook. For services to Architectural History. • James Roderick Alexander Cumming, Chief Executive, Highlands and Islands Enterprise. For services to Economic Development. • Ms Monica Darnbrough, Director, Bioscience Unit, Department of Trade and Industry. • Ian Frederic Hay Davison. For charitable services, especially to the Arts. • Mike Deegan, Chief Executive, Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive, National Institute for Clinical Excellence. • Mrs Elizabeth Eccles, Head of Resource Allocation, Department of Health. • David Albert Edmonds, Director General of Telecommunications, OFTEL. • Professor Kay-Tee Khaw-Fawcett, Professor of Clinical Gerontology, University of Cambridge. For services to Medicine. • Iain George Thomas Ferguson, Chief Executive, Tate and Lyle plc. For services to the Food Industry. • Simon Joseph Fraser, Founder Chairman, Fibrowatt Ltd. For services to the Renewable Energy Industry. • Mrs Adrienne Sheila Fresko, Deputy Chair, Audit Commission. For services to Local Government and to the Health Service. • William Leslie Gardner, Lately Chief Veterinary Officer, Scotland, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. • Mrs Helen Mary Gilchrist, Principal, Bury College. For services to Further Education. • Alan Raymond Gillespie. For services to the Northern Ireland Economy and the Commonwealth Development Corporation. • David Jon Gilmour, Songwriter, Guitarist and Singer. For services to Music. • Charles Philip Graf, Lately Chief Executive, Trinity Mirror. For services to Regional Newspapers. • Alan Thomas Grieve, Chairman, Jerwood Foundation. For services to the Arts. • Eric Hagman, Chairman, Audit Committee, Scottish Enterprise. For services to Economic Development. • Peter Hampson, QPM, Chief Constable, West Mercia Police. For services to the Police. • William George Hastings, OBE, Chairman, Hastings Hotels Group. For services to the Northern Ireland Economy and the Hotel Sector. • David Peter Hemery, MBE, Lately President UK Athletics. For services to Athletics. • Pierre Francois Horsfall, OBE. For services to the community on Jersey. • Howell Meirion Harris Hughes, Secretary to the Church Commissioners. • Mrs Sandra Pauline Hunt, Assistant Chief Executive, London Borough of Newham. For services to Urban Regeneration in London. • George Iacobescu, Chief Executive, Canary Wharf Group. For services to Regeneration and Inward Investment. • Colin Ray Jackson, OBE, Athlete. For services to Sport. • Terence Jagger, Director, Defence Evaluation Research Agency Partnering Team, Ministry of Defence. • Gary Jones. For services to Emergency Nursing. • Anish Kapoor, Sculptor. For services to the Arts. • Thomas Joseph Kavanagh, Secretary, Gaming Board for Great Britain. • Simon John Keenlyside, Opera Singer. For services to Music. • Dr Mary Paula Jane King Kilbane, Chief Executive, Eastern Health and Social Services Board. For services to Health Care in Northern Ireland. • Professor Peter Thomas Kirstein. Professor of Computer Systems, University College London. For services to Internetworking Research. • Miss Christine Knott, Chief Officer, Greater Manchester Probation Area. For services to the Probation Service. • Professor Hermione Lee, Writer and Academic. For services to Literature. • Miss Jennifer Lee Leggott, Director of Service Improvement, Planning and Nursing, Nottingham City Hospital. For services to Nursing and Midwifery. • David Ian Lockwood, North West Area Manager, HM Prison Service, Home Office. • John Christopher Lowry, Chairman, Standing Dental Advisory Committee. For services to Hospital Dental Surgery. • Gerald Cyril Manning, OBE, Member, Environment Agency Board. For services to Flood Defence and to the Environment. • David Arthur Ambler Marshall, Director General, Society of British Aerospace Companies. For services to Defence and Aerospace Industries. • Professor Gordon Marshall, Lately Chief Executive, Economic and Social Research Council. For services to Economic and Social Research. • Robert Crawford Martin. For public service. • Ms Judith McClure (Mrs Collins), Headteacher, St. George's School for Girls, Edinburgh. For services to Education in Scotland. • Iain Macleod McMillan, Director, CBI Scotland. For services to Lifelong Learning. • Deryk Mead, Chief Executive, National Children's Homes. For services to Children. • Dr Dorothy Carnegie Moir, Director of Public Health, NHS Lanarkshire. For services to Public Health Medicine. • James William Charles Moir, LVO, Controller, BBC Radio 2. For services to Broadcasting. • Alfred Cosier Morris, DL, Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England. For services to Higher Education. • Elwyn Rhys Moseley, Commissioner, Commission for Local Administration in Wales. For services to Local Government. • Neil Christopher Munro, Director, Revenue Policy, Inland Revenue. • Mrs Bushra Khanum Nasir, Headteacher, Plashet School, Newham. For services to Education. • Professor Linda Partridge, FRS, FRSE, Weldon Professor of Biometry, University College London, and President of the Genetics Society. For services to Evolutionary Biology. • David Patterson, Founder and Emeritus President, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. For services to Jewish Studies. • Howard Wesley Petch, OBE, Regional Co-ordinator, Farm Crisis Network, Yorkshire and Humber. For services to Farming and to Rural Communities in the East Riding of Yorkshire. • Professor Colin Trevor Pillinger, FRS, Professor of Planetary Science, Open University. For services to Higher Education and to Science. • Professor Robert Pratt, Professor of Nursing and Director, Richard Wells Research Centre. For services to Nurse Education. • George Richard Profit, OBE, AFC. For services to Aviation Safety. • Professor Christopher Graham Rapley, Director, British Antarctic Survey. For services to the Environmental Sciences. • Ian William Reeves. For services to Business and the Tomorrow's People Trust. • Brian Rigby. Lately Deputy Chief Executive, Office of Government Commerce, HM Treasury. • Dickon Hugh Wheelwright Robinson, Director, Development and Planning, Peabody Trust. For services to Housing. • Professor Martin Oliver Roland, Professor of General Practice and director of the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester. For services to Medicine. • Michael David Sherrard, QC, Director of Advocacy, Middle Temple, London. For services to the Legal Profession. • Peter Anthony Smith, Lately General Secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers. For services to Education. • James Alexander Stephenson, Lately Chair, Advantage West Midlands. For services to Economic Regeneration, Partnership Working and Manufacturing in the West Midlands. • Ian Stopps, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin UK Ltd. For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries. • John Crispian Strachan, QPM, DL, Chief Constable, Northumbria Police. For services to the Police. • Gordon Matthew Sumner, (Sting), Singer and Songwriter. For services to the Music Industry. • Ms Marion Hooper Tait, (Mrs Morse) OBE, Ballet Mistress, Birmingham Royal Ballet. For services to Dance. • Miss Sarah Ann Thane, Director of Programmes and Advertising, Independent Television Commission. For services to Broadcasting. • Miss Yvonne Thompson, Managing Director, ASAP Communications Ltd. For services to Black and Ethnic Minority Business. • The Rt Rev Anthony Michael Arnold Turnbull, Lately Bishop of Durham and formerly Bishop of Rochester. For services to the Governance of the Church of England and to Regional Affairs. • Derek Turner, Lately Managing Director, Street Management, Transport for London. For services to Transport in London. • Professor Gordon Alexander Bryce Waddell. For services to Social Policy and Disability Assessment. • Ms Anne Margaret Watts, OBE. For services to Diversity. • Adrian Spencer Vaughan Williams, Headteacher, Bury St. Edmunds County Upper School, Suffolk. For services to Education. • Robert Barclay Woods, Group Managing Director, P&O Nedlloyd and President, Chamber of Shipping. For services to Shipping. • Mrs Charmaine Carolyn Young. Regeneration Director, St. George, Berkeley Group. For services to Urban Regeneration. Order of the British Empire (OBE) Civilian Division • Maqsood Ahmed, Muslim Adviser, Home Office. • Isadora Joye, Mrs. Aiken, D.L., Governor, Sheffield Hallam University. For services to Education and to the community. • Edgar William Allaway, Vice-President. For services to the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen's Families Association, Suffolk Branch. • Ms Sonita Alleyne, Director, Somethin’ Else Sound Directions Ltd. For services to Broadcasting. • Roger Townley Alston, Headteacher, William Howard School, Brampton, Cumbria. For services to Education. • Frederick Joseph Archer, lately Head, Efficiency and Consultancy Group, H.M. Prison Service, Home Office. • Catherine, Mrs. Baraniak. For services to Primary Care Nursing. • Dorcas Anne, Mrs. Batstone. For services to Gas and Electricity Customers. • Professor Robert Thompson Beaty, Chairman, Scottish Enterprise, Renfrewshire. For services to Enterprise. • David Robert Joseph Beckham. For services to Football. • Eric Gairdner Bell, Senior Partner, Grant Thornton, Belfast. For services to Commerce and Industry. • Gordon Bellard. For services to the Promotion of Nuclear Safety in the UK. • Mohamed Hanef Bhamjee, Founder, Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement. For services to Race Relations, the Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement and the charity and voluntary sector. • Major John David Blumsom, T.D., Chairman, Hertfordshire Committee. For services to the Army Benevolent Fund. • Professor Alan Raymond Boobis, lately Deputy Chairman, Advisory Committee on Pesticides. For services to the Risk Assessment of Pesticides. • Pek Lan, Mrs. Bower, Head, Library and Information Services, Department of Health. • Professor Dianna Joy Bowles, Weston Chair of Biochemistry, University of York. For services to Plant Sciences. • Peter Francis Boyle, County Director, BABC—Clubs for Young People. For services to Young People in Buckinghamshire. • Moira Jean, Mrs. Britton, Chief Executive, Tees and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Stephen Gallagher Britton. Managing Director, Euro/ DPC, Llanberis, North Wales. For services to the Diagnostics Industry. • David Brook, Head, Planning Policy Branch for Land Stability, Flooding, Pollution Control and the Coastal Zone, OYce of the Deputy Prime Minister. • Dr. Richard Gordon McBride Budgett, Chief Medical Officer, British Olympic Association. For services to Sport. • Gordon Byrne, Director, Upper Bann Institute of Further and Higher Education, Banbridge, Co Down. For services to Further Education. • Miss Linda May Campbell, Chief Executive, United Kingdom Accreditation Service. For services to Accreditation. • Ian Gillett Carmichael, Actor. For services to Drama. • Andrew Nicholas Carter, Headteacher, South Farnham Community Junior School, Surrey. For services to Education. • Nigel Rodney Cartwright, Head of Branch and Principal Emergencies and Security Officer, Water Services, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. • John Lucius Arthur Cary, Chairman, Seed Capital Ltd. For services to Business. • Nemu Chandaria. For services to the Jain Community. • Trevor Chandler, Head, Pen Green Early Excellence Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire. For services to Early Years Education. • Mohammed Akram Khan-Cheema, Consultant to the Association for Muslim Schools. For services to Education. • Bridget Katherine, Mrs. Cherry. For services to Architectural History. • David Clark, Senior Business Manager, Law Enforcement and Detection, H.M. Customs and Excise. • Edward James Clark, Prosecution Investigator, Inland Revenue. • John Neville Cohen, Head, Americas Section, Invest UK, Department of Trade and Industry. • Lieutenant Commander Ian Michael Patrick Coombes, R.N. (Retd.), Secretary and Treasurer. For services to the Association of Royal Navy Officers. • Ms Catherine Corcoran. For services to the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development. • Dr. Jacqueline Margery Mary Cornish, Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Physician, Bristol. For services to the National Health Service. • Dr. James Cox, General Medical Practitioner, Cumbria. For services to Medicine. • John Crossan, Principal, Mount Gilbert Community College, Belfast. For services to Education. • Dr. Robert Crouch, Consultant Nurse and Senior Lecturer, Emergency Department, Southampton General Hospital. For services to Nursing. • Ian Roy Cumming, Chief Executive, Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • David Innes Dalgetty, Team Leader, Finance and Central Services Department, Scottish Executive. • Peter William Daniels, Chief Executive, East Renfrewshire Council. For services to Local Government. • Ms Harriet Lydia Rose Llewellyn-Davies. For services to Housing and the Homeless in London. • The Reverend Dr. Noel Anthony Davies. For services Ecumenism in Wales. • Alan George Davis, Associate Partner, IBM (UK) Ltd. For services to the Ministry of Defence. • Raoul Frederick John de Vaux, J.P., Chairman, National Pubwatch. For services to the Licensed Trade. • William Anthony Doran, Managing Director, Construction Employers’ Federation. For services to Planning. • Tan Draig, Programme Manager, Q Arts. For services to Art. • Professor Douglas Eaglesham Dunn, Poet. For services to Literature. • Philip Dykins, Head of Branch, Transport Strategy Division, Department for Transport. • Ronald Eamonson. For services to the community, especially Regeneration and Business in Birmingham. • Ellen Margaret, Mrs. Eaton, Leader, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. For services to Local Government and to the community in Bradford. • Susan Kathleen, Mrs. Elworthy, Director of Nursing, North Glamorgan NHS Trust. For services to Nursing in Wales. • James Henry Robert Eyre, Architect and Director, Wilkinson Eyre Architects. For services to Architecture. • Peter Charles Fair, J.P., lately Lead OYcer for Northampton Schools Review. For services to Education. • David George Farrar. For services to Occupational Health. • Christine Mary, Mrs. Field, lately Chairman, Magistrates’ Association Family Proceedings Committee. For services to the Administration of Justice in London. • Anne, Mrs. Fine, Children's Laureate. For services to Literature. • Keith Antony Ford, Chief Executive, Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Ms Beryl Foster. For services to Tackling Violence against Women. • Professor Brian Foster, Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Bristol. For services to Research on Particle Physics. • Ms Ann Freckleton, Policy and Strategy Adviser (Asia), Department for International Development. • Miss Elizabeth Jean Fulton, Chief Executive, BIH Housing Association. For services to Housing in Northern Ireland. • Alan Galley, Chief Executive Officer, Freightliner Ltd. For services to the Railway Industry. • Paul Winnett Gates, General Secretary, Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades Union. For services to Industrial Relations in the UK Textiles Industry. • Colin Sidney George, Chair, Lifelong Learning Foundation. For services to Vocational Education and Human Resource Development. • Charlotte, Mrs. Gere. For services to Heritage, especially Decorative Arts and Jewellery. • Guy Edward Gibbons, Grade B1, Ministry of Defence. • Anthony Alan Gibson, Regional Director, National Farmers’ Union. For services to Agriculture and the Rural Economy in the South West. • Jonathan Francesc Gili. For services to Broadcasting. • Norman Neil Nicolson Gillies, Director, Sabhal Mor Ostaig. For services to Education and the Gaelic Language. • Keith Gledson. For public service. • Philip Ralph Golding. Headteacher, St Helen's Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk. For services to Education. • Ms Christine Gowdridge, Director, Maternity Alliance. For services to Families. • Charles McKenzie Graham, lately Inspector, Occupational Health, Health and Safety Executive. • David Currie Grahame, Founder Director, LINC Scotland. For services to Entrepreneurship in Scotland. • Professor Alan John Gray, Director, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Dorset Laboratory. For services to Government and Academic Science. • Alastair Keith Gray, Senior Research Officer, Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. • David Gray, lately Head of Site, HRI East Malling and Wye. For Scientific and Technological services to the UK Horticulture Industry. • David Green, M.B.E., Director, Combined Heat and Power Association. For services to Energy Efficiency. • Hilary, Mrs. Grieve, lately Chair, Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman. For services to Patient Care, especially Hospital Catering. • Colin Watt Hague, Chief Test Pilot, Westland Helicopters. For services to Aviation. • Howard Michael Haslam, Chief Planning OYcer, South Norfolk Council. For services to the Planning Industry. • William Haughey, Executive Chairman, City Refrigeration. For services to Entrepreneurship in the West of Scotland. • Professor Alastair Watt MacIntyre Hay, Professor of Environmental Toxicology, University of Leeds. For services to Occupational Health. • Major Norman Edwin Hearson, J.P., D.L. For services to the community, especially the Hampshire Playing Fields Association and The Hampshire Technology Centre Trust Limited. • Miss Maureen Henderson, Executive Director, Nursing, South Glasgow University Hospitals Trust. For services to the NHS in Scotland. • The Very Reverend Dr. Michael John Higgins, Dean of Ely. For services to the Heritage of Ely Cathedral. • Robin Philip Coventry Higgs. For services to the Environment and Heritage in Surrey and Hampshire. • Julian Miles Holland (Jools Holland), Musician and Television Presenter. For services to the British Music Industry. • Andrew Myers Holroyd. For services to Publicly Funded Legal Services in Liverpool. • Beryl Edith, Mrs. Holt, Headteacher, Woodchurch High Specialist Engineering College, Wirral. For services to Education. • Stuart Housden, Director, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Scotland. For services to Nature Conservation in Scotland. • Barrie Hudson, Chief Executive, Forestry Contracting Association. For services to Forestry. • Norman William Hudson, Technical Adviser, Historic Houses Association. For services to the Heritage Tourism Industry. • John William Hughes, Chairman, Welsh Regional Flood Defence Committee. For services to Flood Defence in Wales. • Christopher George Wilson Hunter, Principal, Glasgow College of Nautical Studies. For services to Further Education in Scotland. • Ms Carol Isherwood, For services to Women's Rugby. • Miss Geraldine James, Actress. For services to Drama. • Ananda Jayatissa Jayasekera, Head, Sharp Programme, Licensing and Exploration Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry. • Elwyn Tudno Jones. For services to the community in Wales. • Gareth Jones, Director, Agricultural and Rural Affairs, National Assembly for Wales. • Miss Julia Peyton-Jones, Director, Serpentine Gallery. For services to Art. • Julie, Mrs. Jones, Director, Social and Community Services, Westminster City Council, London. For services to Social Care. • Thomas Jones, M.B.E., Industrial Relations Organiser, Transport and General Workers Union. For services to the Disadvantaged in Wales. • Professor James Roy Kearney, Honorary Professor of Voluntary Action Studies, University of Ulster. For services to the Voluntary Sector in Northern Ireland. • Ms Philippa Kennedy, Consultant Editor, The Press Gazette. For services to Journalism. • Ronald Critchley Kenyon. For services to the community, especially in Health and Education, in Nottingham. • Dr. Alison Margaret Kerr. Paediatric Neurologist specialising in Rett Syndrome. For services to Medicine. • Alan Edwin King. For services to the Church of England. • Sir William Fettiplace Lawrence, Bt., Chairman, Heart of England Tourist Board. For services to the Tourist Industry. • Nigel Gilbert Lawrie, Headteacher, Port Glasgow High School. For services to Education. • Michael Jeffrey Leece, Chief Executive, National Marine Aquarium. For services to Tourism. • Charles Edward Lister. For services to the Safety of Blood and Blood Products, Department of Health. • Michael Raymond Lord, Executive Director, Sunjuice Ltd. For services to Industry in South Wales. • Philip Albert Lovegrove. For services to the Church of England. • Professor Philip David Lowe, Professor of Rural Economy and Founder of the Centre for Rural Economy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. For services to the Rural Economy. • Michael Joseph Lyons, Chair, West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority. For services to Public Transport. • Dennis Ivor Mabey, Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Rating and Local Taxation Policy Panel. For services to Public Valuation and Local Taxation. • Ms Elizabeth Anne MacLean, Chair, Albyn Housing Society Limited. For services to the community in the Scottish Highlands. • Iain MacLean MacSween. Chairman, Scottish Fishermen's Organisation. For services to the Fishing Industry. • Kathleen Maria, Mrs. Maguiness, lately Chair, Board of Management, Cardonald College, Glasgow. For services to Further Education. • The Venerable Ajahn Khemadhammo Mahathera, Spiritual Director of Angulimala. For services to Prisoners. • Don Manley, J.P. For services to the Administration of Justice in the West Midlands. • John Paul Marston, Sheriff's Officer. For services to High Court Enforcement. • The Reverend Canon Jeremy Fletcher Martineau, National Rural Officer, General Synod Board of Mission. For services to the Rural Communities. • Ingval Maxwell, Director, Technical Conservation, Research and Education Group, Historic Scotland. • Michael McCabe, Director, Educational Services, South Ayrshire Council. For services to Education in South Ayrshire. • Carol, Mrs. McCletchie. For services to Tyne and Wear Employer Coalition and the New Deal. • Frederick James England McCrindle, Principal, Reading College and School of Arts and Design. For services to Further Education. • Alastair McGowan. For services to Accident and Emergency Medicine. • Fiona, Mrs. McMillan, Principal, Bridgwater College, Somerset. For services to Further Education. • Paul Francis McNamara, Director and Head of Research, Prudential Property Investment Managers Ltd. For services to the Property Industry. • Tanya Mary, Mrs. McWilliams. For public service. • Professor Thomas Richard Miles. For services to People with Dyslexia. • Richard Mills, Secretary General, National Society for Clean Air. For services to the Improvement of Air Quality. • He ́le`ne Roberte, Mrs. Mitchell, Project Manager, Astronomy Project, National Maritime Museum. For services to Museum Education. • Jean Hamilton Susan, Mrs. Mitchell. For services to the HALO Trust. • Marlene Craigie, Mrs. Morley, Grade B1, Ministry of Defence. • Miss Anne Jessie Mackenzie Morris, lately Head, Fife Educational Service. For services to Children and Young People with Sensory Impairments. • Simon Morris, Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Wales. • Kitty, Mrs. Hart-Moxon. For services to Holocaust Training and Education. • Professor Elizabeth Murdoch, Emeritus Professor of Physical Education, Sports Science, Dance and Leisure, University of Brighton. For services to Physical Education and Sport. • Professor Norman Cummings Nevin, Chairman, Gene Therapy Advisory Committee. For services to Gene Therapy Research. • Janet Dianne, Mrs. Newton. For services to Education for Citizenship and the Teaching of Democracy in Schools. • Christopher James Nicol, District Manager, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • June, Mrs. Nisbet, Leader, School Government Team, School Admissions Organisation and Governance Division, Department for Education and Skills. • Miss Stella O’Brien, Head, Senior Staffing and Succession, Cabinet Office. • Miss Bernadette Ann O’Hare. For public service. • William Edgar Oddie, Writer, Actor and Broadcaster. For services to Wildlife Conservation. • Ms Elsie Margaret Akva Owusu, Founder Member, Society of Black Architects. For services to Architecture. • Steve Packer, Deputy Director, Education for All Global Monitoring Report Team, Department for International Development. • Professor Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer, Professor, Heriot-Watt University. For services to Grain Science. • Rosalie Parkinson, Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. • Fraser Robertson Patrick, lately Director, Neighbourhood Resources and Development, Dundee. For services to Adult Education. • Joan, Mrs. Patten, lately Chair, South East England Tourist Board. For services to the Tourist Industry. • Paul Pegler, Leader, Facilities Contracts Management Team, H.M. Treasury. • Simon Pellew, Managing Director, PECAN. For services to Unemployed People and to the community in South London. • Dorothy Jean, Mrs. Penny, Associate Director of Redesign, NHS Modernisation Agency. For services to the NHS. • Elizabeth Mary Kirby, Mrs. Phillips, Headteacher, St. Marylebone Church of England School, Westminster, London. For services to Education. • Valerie, Mrs. Pitman. For services to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme in Northern Ireland. • Jonathan Alexander Skoyles Pritchard, lately Divisional Science and Strategy Director, QinetiQ. For services to the Defence Industry. • David Thomas Pugh, Secretary, Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology. For services to Marine Sciences. • Brigadier Hugh Pye, Chairman, Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood. For services to the community in the South West. • Margaret Pauline, Mrs. Quinn, Director of Midwifery, Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Professor Patrick Donald Rayfield, Professor of Russian and Georgian, Queen Mary (and Westfield College), University of London. For services to Slav Culture and Language. • Ms Jancis Mary Robinson, Writer and Broadcaster on Wine. For services to Broadcasting and Journalism. • Peter Richard Rogers, Editor, The Grower Magazine. For services to Horticultural Journalism. • Peter Rotheram. For services to Environmental Health. • Ms Frances Ann Rumsey, Grade 7, Human Resources, The Pension Service, Department for Work and Pensions. • Thomas Walker Sale. For services to the community in Alnwick, Northumberland. • Frederick William Saunders, Chief Executive, East Staffordshire Borough Council. For services to Local Government in the West Midlands. • Mary Lynne, Mrs. Saunders, Headteacher, Bettridge School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. For services to Children with Special Educational Needs. • Ms Joanne Segars, Board Member, Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority. For services to the Pensions Industry. • Colin Trevor Shaw, lately Chief Executive, Devon and Cornwall Housing Group. For services to Housing in Devon and Cornwall. • Stewart Anderson Sim, Operations Director, British Waterways. For services to Canals. • Brian Simpson. For services to the Development of Eurocode Design Standards. • Jagtar Singh, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Equal Opportunities in the Fire Service. • Marie, Mrs. Skinner, Farmer and Conservationist. For services to Rural Economy and to Farming in East Anglia. • Jane, Mrs. Smart, Executive Director, Plantlife International. For services to the Conservation of Wild Plants. • Rodney Brian Hedley-Smith. For services to the Corporation of London. • Sarabjeet Singh Soar. For services to Small Business in the West Midlands. • Geoffrey Howard Sole, lately Senior Principal Surveyor, Lloyd's Register of Shipping. For services to Shipping. • David Hunter Sparks, Member, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and Local Government Association. For services to Local Government. • John Squires, D.L. For services to the community, especially the Tyne and Wear Foundation in the North East. • Richard John Sterling, Managing Director, Coolkeeragh Group Ltd. For services to the Basic Skills Committee and Business in Northern Ireland. • Alec James Stewart, M.B.E. For services to Cricket. • David Stewart, Headteacher, Shepherd Special School, Nottingham. For services to Education. • Stephen Stewart, Chief Executive, Coventry and Warwickshire Connexions Partnership. For services to Young People. • Philip Street, Chief Executive Officer, Community Education Development Centre. For services to Community Education in the West Midlands. • Paul Richard Streets, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK. For services to People with Diabetes. • Professor Hugh Brown Sutherland, lately Honorary Adviser on Graduate Relations. For services to the University of Glasgow. • David Ronald Swallow, Headteacher, Barry Comprehensive School, Vale of Glamorgan. For services to Education. • Gerald Sweeney, Contact Centre Manager, East Kilbride, Inland Revenue. • David Whitlock Tanner, Performance Director, Amateur Rowing Association. For services to Rowing. • Ms Kathleen Tattersall, Director General, Assessment and Qualifications Alliance. For services to Education. • Robin Harry Teague, Consultant Gastroenterologist, South Devon Healthcare Trust. For services to Medicine. • Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp, Artistic Director, National Youth Dance Trust. For services to Dance. • Edward John Thomas, lately Acting Chief Executive, Bro Taf Health Authority. For services to the NHS. • Lilian Doris, Mrs. Thompson, M.B.E., J.P., Chairman, Blackpool Pleasure Beach Ltd. For services to the community in Blackpool, Lancashire. • Caroline, Mrs. Thomson, Chairman, Highland NHS Board. For services to the NHS in Scotland. • Hugh Gilmour Thomson, Director, Research and Consultancy Services, University of Strathclyde. For services to the Commercialisation of University Research. • Glenys, Mrs. Timmons, Assistant Director, OYce of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry. • Dr. Gladys Mary Tinker, lately Consultant, Care of the Elderly, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Ms Jennifer Mary Topper, Artistic Director, Hampstead Theatre. For services to Drama. • Martin Turrell, Head of Branch, Judicial, Civil and Family Business Solutions, E-Delivery Group, Lord Chancellor's Department. • Jef Aartse Tuyn, Head, Countryside Communications, Royal Agricultural Society of England. For services to the Royal Agricultural Society of England. • Campbell Wilson Tweed, lately Chairman, Historic Monuments Council. For services to Historic Monuments Protection in Northern Ireland. • Jhalman Singh Uppal, Chairman, Punjabi Culture Society and District Councillor, Telford and Wrekin. For services to Community Relations in Telford and Wrekin. • Ms Dorma Jane Urwin, lately Principal, University College, Worcester. For services to Higher Education. • Jack Vettriano, Artist. For services to the Visual Arts. • Michael J. Viney. For services to UK Exports. • Arnold Wagner, Chair of Governors, JFS School, Brent, London. For services to Education. • Roy Belford Walker, Principal Child Care Manager. For services to Young People in the East Riding of Yorkshire. • Sandra Ann, Mrs. Walton, Headteacher, Allens Croft Primary School, Birmingham. For services to Education. • Alexander Bell Watson, Chief Executive, Angus Council. For services to Local Government. • John White, Director, Group Technology, Royal Bank of Scotland. For services to the Banking Industry in Scotland. • Bernard Whiting, Business Change Manager, Inland Revenue. • John Spencer Wilkinson, lately Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. • Bryan Peter Williams, Professor of Social Work, University of Dundee. For services to Social Work Education and Training. • Ashley John Graham Winter, Chairman, Learning and Skills Council for Tyne and Wear. For services to Business in the North East. • Roger Wood, Head, Data Quality Branch, Food Standards Agency. • Kui Man Yeung, Director, Yang Sing Group. For services to Business in Manchester. Diplomatic Service and Overseas • Dr. Bruce Arnold. For services to journalism and UK-Irish relations. • James Jose-Maria Arroyo. First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. • Richard Patrick Faithorn Barber. For services to international trade. • David Murray Blake. For services to the India OYce Records. • Rex Brown. For services to UK commercial interests in the Middle East. • Edmund George Capon. For services to the promotion of British art in Australia. • Piers William Alexander Cazalet, lately First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth OYce. • Ms Anna Louise Clunes. First Secretary, UK Mission to the United Nations, New York. • James Atchison Cogan, Founder and Director of Students Partnership Worldwide. • Nancy, Mrs. Dargel. For services to Oxford University and the British community in Switzerland. • Paul Dugan. For services to British business interests and the British community in Saudi Arabia. • Michael John Elliott. For services to British journalism in the USA. • David George Glasgow. For services to British commercial interests in Poland. • Alastair Hay • Manzoor Hasan, lately Executive Director, Transparency International Bangladesh. • Rosemary Eileen, Mrs. Hilhorst, Director, Connecting Futures project, British Council. • Susan Elizabeth, Mrs. Hogwood, M.B.E., H.M. Ambassador, Kigali. • Eric Jenkinson, lately First Secretary, British Embassy Tehran. • David Nigel Kay. For services to British business interests and the British community in the USA. • Lee Kirkham. For services to Save the Children in Africa. • Ms Alison Lane. For services to disadvantaged children in Mexico. • Kevin David Lewis, lately Director Bulgaria, British Council. • Peter Baron Maynard. For services to the British and local communities in Ecuador. • James Forbes McCulloch. For services to British exports. • Professor David Paul Mellor. For services to British scholarship schemes overseas. • Edris, Mrs. O’Neal. For services to the community, British Virgin Islands. • Eric Albert Pearse Hughes. For services to UK-Mexican cultural relations and to the British community in Mexico. • Richard Fowler Pelly. For services to the Budapest Festival Orchestra and to the British community in Hungary. • Ms Emma Playfair, lately Executive Director Interights. For services to the promotion of human rights. • Dr. Harry Lindsay Potter, DfID Natural Resources and Rural Livelihoods Adviser, Malawi. • David Elliott Ritch, J.P. For public service, Cayman Islands. • Michael Richard Rogers. For services to the British community and charities in Switzerland. • Krishna Savjani, Honorary British Consul, Blantyre and Honorary Legal Adviser to the British High Commission Lilongwe. • Ms Kristin Scott Thomas. For services to acting and to UK-French cultural relations. • Nickleby Robin Duncan Tait. For services to British business interests in Australia. • Linton Nathaniel Tibbetts. For services to the community, Cayman Islands. • Commander John Martin Williamson Topp, Royal Navy (Retired). For services to the environment and conservation in the British Indian Ocean Territory. • Graham Beverley Tullet. For services to ex-servicemen and to the British community in India. • David Douglas Willey, BBC Correspondent, Rome. • Alma, Mrs. Williams, lately member of the UK delegation to the European Economic and Social Committee. • Mark Adrian Wilson, Honorary British Consul, Bali. For services to the victims of the Bali bombing. • Philip John Wilson, Assistant to the Honorary British Consul, Bali. For services to victims of the Bali bombing. • Ms Belinda Anne Irene Wright. For services to the protection of wildlife and endangered species in India. Member of the British Empire (MBE) Civilian Division • Neil Adam, Janitor, Friockheim Primary School, Angus. For services to Education and to the community in Friockheim, Angus. • Rosemary Annette, Mrs. Adams. For services to Libraries in Northern Ireland. • Roy Adams. For services to the community in Londonderry. • Isa, Mrs. Allan, Tea Lady. For services to Scottish Enterprise. • Marie, Mrs. Allen, Head, The Fresh Start Faculty, Liverpool Community College. For services to Basic Skills Provision. • Rosalind Clare, Mrs. Allsopp, Grade E1, Ministry of Defence. • John Anderson. For services to Animal Health. Thomas Fraser Bews Anderson. For services to the community in Stromness, Orkney. • Harry Ashley Andrews, J.P., Councillor, Caerphilly County Borough Council. For services to the community in Bargoed, South Wales. • Francis Houlston Annett, Education Research Manager, Learning and Skills Council. For services to Training and Education in the North East. • Ivor Alan Appleton, Retained Firefighter. For services to the community in Waltham, Grimsby. • James Whiteford Arbuckle, J.P., Immediate Past Chairman, Royal Northern Countryside Initiative. For services to Agriculture and Rural Education. • Robert Armstrong, Secretary and Founder Member, Abbey Historical Society. For services to Cultural Heritage in Northern Ireland. • Keith Douglas Arnold, Design and Prepress Manager, Ordnance Survey, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. • Ms Stacey Atkinson. For services to Children with Learning Disabilities. • Ms Irene Audain, Chief Executive, Scottish Out of School Care Network. For services to Out of School Care Services in Scotland. • Jacqueline Dorothy, Mrs. Austin, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny. For services to Cardiac Rehabilitation. • Margaret Ann, Mrs. Backhouse. For services to the community, especially Health and Elderly People in Warwickshire. • Malcolm Alan James Baker. For services to the community in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. • George Gerald Edward Baldry. For services to the community in Merseyside. • David Delius Anton Bantock. For services to the community, especially Education in Withywood, Bristol. • Diana Elizabeth, Mrs. Barber. For services to the community, especially the League of Friends of Pembury Hospital, Kent, and the Osteopathic Centre for Children. • Stuart Barber. For services to the community, especially the Waterloo Legal Advice Service, South London. • Jennifer Christine, Mrs. Barnes. For services to Wells Cathedral Catering Ltd in Somerset. • Kathleen Anne, Mrs. Barnett. For services to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau and to the community, South Somerset. • Ann, Mrs. Bartleet. For services to the Council for the Protection of Rural England. • Adolphus Leslie Bateson. For services to Elderly People in Somerset. • Mark Grahame Batten. For services to the community, especially the Centre ’70 Community Association, Lambeth, South London. • John Edgar Beach. For services to Music. • Doreen, Mrs. Beardall. For services to Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum, Nottingham. • Joseph Beattie, ChauVeur. For services to the Confederation of British Industry. • Denise Sharon, Mrs. Bedford, Youth Worker, Kirklees Youth Services. For services to Young People in West Yorkshire. • Miss Riaz Begum, Youth Worker, Asian Heritage Young People, Blackburn. For services to Young People. • Ann, Mrs. Bell, Fishing Industry Co-ordinator, Aberdeenshire Council. For services to the Fishing Industry. • Brian Wallace Bell, Grade C1, Ministry of Defence. • Joyce, Mrs. Bellamy. For services to Garden History. • Ms Vivienne Jane Bennett, lately Project Director, Imperial War Museum North, Manchester. For services to Museums. • James Gordon Bennison. For services to Basketball. • Christine, Mrs. Bentley, Matron, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Kent. For services to the NHS. • Linda Jean, Mrs. Berwick. For services to People with Disabilities, especially the Lin Berwick Trust, Sudbury, Suffolk. • David Michael Bills. For services to the National Trust and to the community in Kinver, West Midlands. • Elizabeth Margaret, Mrs. Bishop. For services to the community in Tonyrefail, South Wales. • Sehdev Parshad Bismal. For services to Community Relations in Wolverhampton. • Ms Helen Black. For services to the Broadcasting and Creative Industries Disability Network (BCIDN). • Robert Gillon Watson Black, Chairman, Caravan Club. For services to Caravaning and Tourism. • Katharine Vera, Mrs. Bligh, lately Archivist, House of Lords. • Alec Bloom, Chairman, Hospital Heartbeat Appeal. For services to People with Heart Disease. • David Alexander Bolton, Director, Primary Care and Community Services Development, Lothian Primary Care Trust. For services to Health Care in Scotland. *David Bone. For services to the Boys’ Brigade Bandwork in Scotland. • Margaret, Mrs. Bone. For services to the Royal British Legion, Buckinghamshire. • Alice, Mrs. Booth, Member, Wales Parish Council. For services to the community in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. • Miss Gillian Booth, Administrator, Competition Commission. • Norman William Booth. For services to Sport in Redbridge and Essex. • Thomas Edward Bourne, Environment Director, Welsh Development Agency. For services to Sustainable Development in South Wales. • Ann, Mrs. Bowker. For services to Tourism in Cumbria. Victor Frederick Bowsher. For voluntary services to the community in East Devon. • James McCall Boyd, lately Provost, East Ayrshire Council. For services to Local Government and to the community. • Trevor Dempster Boyd. For services to Meteorology. • David Richard James Boyton, lately Human Resources Adviser, H.M. Prison Belmarsh, H.M. Prison Service, Home Office. • Rodney Winston Brache. For services to People with Disabilities in Guernsey. • Patricia Mary, Mrs. Bradbury, J.P. For services to the Board of Visitors, H.M.Prison Blakenhurst, Redditch, Worcestershire. • Geoffrey Braithwaite. For services to the community in Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley, Lancashire. • Edward Francis Leopold Brech, Honorary Research Fellow, Management History Research Group, Open University Business School. For services to the History of British Management. • Sydney Brewin. For services to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau, East Sussex. • Helen Jennetta Adam, Mrs. Brewster. For services to the community in Dundee. • John Stewart Briggs. For services to the Sea Cadet Corps, Keighley, West Yorkshire. • John Christopher Brindle, Managing Director, J. Fishwick & Sons Ltd. For services to the Bus Industry. • Henry Brisbane, Chairman, Shopmobility Scotland. For services to People with Disabilities in Scotland. • Jean, Mrs. Britton, Day Hospital Manager, Walton Hospital, Chesterfield. • Professor Alan John Brook. For services to the community, especially Music and Education in Buckinghamshire. • Gary Brooker, Musician. For charitable services. • Antony Charles Barrington-Brown. For services to Heritage and to the community in Codford, Wiltshire. • Errol Brown, Singer. For services to Popular Music. • George Herbert Brown, Chair of Governors, Oxhey First School and Kingsfield School, Stoke-on-Trent. For services to Education. • Hamish Brown, Detective Inspector, Metropolitan Police. For service to the Victims of Harassment. • Kenneth Brown, Business Manager, Medical Benefits Section, International Pension Centre, Department for Work and Pensions. • Miss Deirdre Brownsell, Executive Officer, Department for Work and Pensions. • Miss Gladys Bryan. For services to the National Children’s Homes and to the community of Upholland, Lancashire. • Neil Anthony Buckley, Senior Teacher, Mathematics, Guthlaxton College, Leicestershire and Public Examiner, Assessment and Qualifications Alliance. For services to Education. • Edward Alfred John Bull. For services to Maidstone Mediation. • John Bulleyment, lately Sergeant, British Transport Police. • John Spencer Burnett, Chairman, Board of Management, Oatridge Agricultural College. For services to Further Education in Scotland. • Brian Gordon Burns, Strategic Manager, Mail and Distribution, Inland Revenue. • Glenise Irene, Mrs. Burns, lately Scheme Manager, Methodist Homes Housing Association. For services to Sheltered Housing, Arbroath. • Mervyn Burtch, President, KidsOp. For services to Music and Education in Wales. • Samuel Butler. For services to the Industrial Development Board, Northern Ireland. • Joseph Calzaghe. For services to Boxing. • Isabel, Mrs. Campbell, Founder, Belles Organising and Secretarial Services. For services to Enterprise in Lochaber. • Jane Elizabeth, Mrs. Cannon. For services to Business and Engineering. • Dr. William Hugh Carling, President and Founder, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Support Group, Fareham, Hampshire. For services to Cardiac Patients. • Michael Carney. For services to Amateur Boxing. • Christopher Brian Carr. For services to the community in Dorking, Surrey. • The Reverend Philip John Carrington, Hospital Chaplain, South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust. • Annie Clelland, Mrs. Carson. For public service. Sandra Margaret, Mrs. Carter. For services to the Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund, Scotland. • Adrienne Dianne, Mrs. Catherwood, D.L. For services to Action Research in Northern Ireland. • Vera Eliza, Mrs. Catton, Chair, Cancer Research Campaign, Wandsworth and District Branch, London. • Jean Thompson, Mrs. Caulfield, Beaver Scout Leader. For services to the community, Castlerock, County Londonderry. • Betty, Mrs. Challis, School Crossing Warden, Witchford, Ely. • Gopal Chandra. For services to Community Relations in Birmingham. • Philip Alexander Chapman, Constable, Lincolnshire Police. For services to the Police and to the community in Alford, Lincolnshire. • Miss Gillian Patricia Cheeseman, President of the Secretaries’ and Assistants’ Council, House of Commons. • David Charles John Christie. For services to the Historic Environment and to the community of Hampstead, London. • David Robert Church. For services to the Royal Mail and to the Scouting Movement in Norwich. • Penelope, Mrs. Clarke, Senior Renal Care Assistant, Oxford RadcliVe Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Ruth, Mrs. Clarke, Honorary Secretary. For services to the RNLI, Colchester. • Miss Mary Terez Clifford, Nurse Manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist, Rheumatology Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast. For services to Nursing. • Martin John Coates. For services to Young People in Seaforth, Merseyside. • Miss Heather Ann Cole, Administrative Officer, New Deal Lone Parent Advisers, Department for Work and Pensions. • Peter McMurray-Cole, Chairman, Gainsborough Decorations Ltd. For services to Charity, especially Health in Wales. • Anita, Mrs. Collier, Project Manager, Sheffield Action Team, Department for Work and Pensions. • Richard Francis Constantine, lately Coxswain/ Mechanic. For services to the RNLI, Scarborough. • Harry Cook, President, Labrador Rescue Society. For services to Dog Welfare. • Malcolm Coombs, Grade D, Ministry of Defence. • Peter Thomas Cornwell, Administrative Officer, Department for Work and Pensions. • Andrew Shaun Cousins, Assurance Officer, H.M. Customs and Excise. • Gordon Cowan, J.P. For services to the community, especially to Young People in Sale, Cheshire. • Miss Janet Rosemary Cox. For services to the Macmillan Cancer Relief Fund. • William Ramage Cox, Member, Claythorn Community Council. For services to the community in Claythorn, Glasgow. • Mollie, Mrs. Craig. For services to Erskine Hospital for Ex-Service Men and Women in Scotland. • Patricia, Mrs. Creighton, Chair, Executive Committee, Croydon Voluntary Youth Sector. For services to Young People. • Miss Margaret Rose Cresci, Head, Mental Health Nursing, Pontypridd and Rhondda NHS Trust. For services to Mental Health Nursing. • William Edward Cromar, Secretary, National Fire Services Benevolent Fund. For services to Fire OYcers and their Families. • Miss Ruth Iris Cronin, Administrative Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • Robert Johnstone Crosbie. For services to the Corporation of London. • Ms Dianne Crowe, Specialist Gynaecology Nurse, Hexham General Hospital, Northumberland. For services to Women’s Health. • Julie, Mrs. Crowson. For services to the community in Skegness and Wainfleet. • John James Cubby, lately Chief Wildlife Ranger, Forestry Commission. • Mervyn Albert Dane, Journalist, The Impartial Reporter, Enniskillen. For services to Journalism. • Miss Elizabeth Margaret Davidson, Personal Secretary, Inland Revenue. • Karen, Mrs. Davies, Chief Executive, Heart of England Fine Foods Group Ltd. For services to the Promotion of Regional Food. • Richard Donald Davies, Archivist of the Russian Archive, Brotherton Library, University of Leeds. For services to Anglo-Russian Scholarship. • Alison Apphia, Mrs. Denham-Davis. For services to the community, especially the Citizens’ Advice Bureau in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. • Carol, Mrs. Davis, Caretaker and Support Assistant, Bulphan Primary School, Thurrock, Essex. For services to Education. • Margaret, Mrs. Deeney, Scheme Co-ordinator, Oaklee Housing Association Limited. For services to Elderly People in Northern Ireland. • Sydney Devine, Singer. For services to Entertainment in Scotland. • Anne Alexandra, Mrs. Dey, lately Receptionist, Environment and Rural AVairs Department, Scottish Executive. • Anne, Mrs. Diss, D.L. For services to the community, especially Community Action Furness, Barrow-in- Furness, Cumbria. • Nora, Mrs. Dixon. For services to the community in Poulshot, Wiltshire. • Christina Magdalena, Mrs. Dodd, Constable, West Mercia Constabulary. For services to the Police and to the community in Worcester. • Fiona Bisset, Mrs. Dodds. For services to Homeless People and to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Hamilton. • Ann, Mrs. Dowell, Enquiry Clerk, Avon and Somerset Constabulary. For services to the Police. • John Drew, lately Brigade Procurement Officer, Wiltshire Fire Brigade. For services to the Fire Service. • Edmund Ernest Ivor Drury. For services to the Royal Mail and to the community in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. • Paul Erskine Dunn, Sergeant, Metropolitan Police. For services to the Police. • Michael John Dunning, Head, Technical and Craft Training, AWE plc. For services to the Defence Industry. • Iris, Mrs. Dunstan. For services to the community, especially the Pony Club and the RNLI, Cornwall. • Charles Albert Dupont. For services to the Alderney Breakwater. • Gilbert Ainslie Dures. For services to Older People in Bury, Lancashire. • Simon Maxim Dyson. For services to Charity, especially to the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. • Elizabeth Jane, Mrs. Earle, Chair, School Friends Association and Governor, Roos Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire. For services to Education. • Jean Marie, Mrs. Eburne, President, Girlguiding, South West England. For services to Young People. • Anthony John Edwards, Lloyds/TSB Retired Staff Liaison Officer. For services to Occupational Pensioners. • Michael John Eke. For services to the community, especially to Young People in March, Cambridgeshire. • Rahimah, Mrs. Elaheebucus, Range 8, Public Understanding of Science Team, Office of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry. • Frederick Joseph Elliott. For services to the Sea Cadet Corps, Scotland. • Paul Marcellus Elliott. For services to Football and Community Relations in South East London. • Brian Ellison, Assessment, Research and Educational Programme Manager, Mobility Advice and Vehicle Information Service, Department for Transport. • Richard Elsey. For services to the community in Fotheringhay, Peterborough. • Rebecca Desiree, Mrs. Elsy, J.P. For services to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau and to the community, South Tyneside. • David Rowan Elwell, Communications Officer, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the Fire Service. • David Stuart English. For services to Charity. • Clare Jennifer, Mrs. Evans. For services to the Wiltshire and Swindon Users’ Network and Disabled People. • Miss Lynn Evans. For services to the Law Centres Federation, London. • Richard George Evans, Deputy Headteacher, Copland Community School, Wembley, London. For services to Education. • Joan, Mrs. Everard. For services to the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association, Barrow-in-Furness. • Dreda Annette, Mrs. Farmer, Grade C2, Ministry of Defence. • Jennifer, Mrs. Farr, D.L. For services to the NSPCC in Nottingham. • Linda, Mrs. Faulkner, Reception and Security Manager, Facilities Management London, Commercial Services Division, Department for Education and Skills. • James Fawcett, J.P. For services to the community and to the Licensed Taxi Trade in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. • Piers William Trahern Feilden, Member, WaterVoice Wessex Committee. For services to Water Industry Customers. • Peter Alexander Fell, Policy Adviser, Family Policy Division, Lord Chancellor’s Department. • Albert Fellowes. For services to the community, especially Young People, in Rainhill, Merseyside. • Kenneth Charles Fenton, Chairman, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. For services to Tourism and to the community in Mid Wales. • John Humphries Ferguson, Citybus Driver. For services to Transport in Northern Ireland. • Aubrey Dukes Fielding. Campanologist and Ringing Master, St. Columb’s Cathedral, Londonderry. For services to Bell Ringing. • Donald Joseph Filliston, Chairman, Sandgate Conservation Society. For services to Conservation, Storrington, West Sussex. • Trevor John Fisher, Process Compliance Manager, United Utilities. For services to the Water Industry and to the community in the North West. • Miss Mehru Fitter, Manager, Multicultural Library Services, Coventry. For services to the community. • Houston Fleming, Chairman, Dykebar Hospital Patients’ Council, Renfrewshire. For services to Mental Health. • Peter John Fletcher, Governor, Bideford College, Devon. For services to Education. • William Robert Forde, Leading Chargehand Examiner, Ministry of Defence. • Daphne Mary, Mrs. Foulsham, Vice President, National Gardens Scheme. For services to Charity. • Gordon James Fowlie. For services to the community, especially Agriculture in Lewes, East Sussex. • Douglas George Friend. Principal Officer, H.M. Young Offender Institution and Remand Centre Glen Parva, Home Office. • Robert Francis Friend. For services to Broadcasting. • Gwendolyn Dorothy Margaret, Mrs. Frost, Tailor to the Armed Forces. • Susan Christine, Mrs. Fuller. For services to Science. • Margaret Mary, Mrs. Gammon. For services to the community in Woking, Surrey. • Barbara Dunbar, Mrs. Gartside. For services to the WRVS and to the community in Surrey. • Alan Gear, Chief Executive, Henry Doubleday Research Association. For services to the Development of Organic Horticulture. • Jacqueline, Mrs. Gear, Executive Director, Henry Doubleday Research Association. For services to the Development of Organic Horticulture. • Peter Gibbons, Information Communication Technology Technician, Philips High School, Manchester. For services to Education. • Heather, Mrs. Gibbs. For services to the community in Hampton, Middlesex. • Dr. Angus Alexander Mackintosh Gibson, Chairman, Scottish Cot Death Trust. For services to Health. • Sheila Anne, Mrs. Giles, Caseworker, Inland Revenue. • Jean Mercedes, Mrs. Gooding, Governor, Haling Manor High School and Howard Primary School, Croydon, Surrey. For services to Education. • Walter John Martin Gosling, Senior Probation OYcer. For services to the Probation and Prison Services in Norfolk. • Bankim Chand Gossai. For services to Community Relations in South London. • Jacqueline Ann, Mrs. Gough, Business Development Manager, Jobcentre Plus, Dudley, Department for Work and Pensions. • Carolyne Isabelle, Mrs. Graham, Special Needs Educational Clerical Auxiliary, Lanark Grammar School. For services to Education. • Hugh Scoolar Grant. For services to the Maintenance of Denmore Park, Aberdeen. • Margaret Winifred, Mrs. Grant. For services to Nature Conservation, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire. • Belissa Mary Hunter, Mrs. Graves. For services to the community in East Bergholt, SuVolk. • Eveline Ann, Mrs. Gray, Senior Dental Hygienist Tutor. For services to Dental Hygiene in Scotland. • Miss Sally Jean Gray, Millennium Volunteers Ambassador. For services to Young People. • Ronald Desmond Gregg. For services to the community in Belfast. • Lyndsay Nairn Grewar. For services to Scouting in Kirriemuir, Angus. • Joseph Paul Gribbon, Buildings OYcer, St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry. For services to Higher Education. • John Arthur Grimwood. For services to the community, especially the Petworth Town Band in West Sussex. • Ernest Stillfried Guild, Director, British Wheelchair Athletics Association. For services to Disabled Sports. • Ian Arthur Gunning, Constable, North Wales Police. For services to the Police. • Miss Dorothy Mary Hadingham, Leader, Disabled Rangers Guides Trefoil Guild. For services to Disabled People in Croydon and District. • Alice Marjorie, Mrs. Hale. For services to the community in Carshalton, Surrey. • Rex David Hall, Education Consultant. For services to Study Support and Playing for Success. • Richard John Hallam, Head, Music Service, Oxfordshire County Council and Chair, National Association of Music Educators. For services to Music Education. • Sarah, Mrs. Hammonds. For services to the community, especially to St. Bartholomew’s Church, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent. • David Hanrahan, Complaints Manager, Inland Revenue. • Eileen Barbara, Mrs. Hargreaves, Chair of Governors, Beauherne Community School, Canterbury, Kent. For services to Education. • Dennis Harper. For services to the community, especially Young People in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. • Frank Harper. For services to RAF Historical Research. • Rex Arthur Harper, Voluntary Worker, RSPCA. For services to Wildlife in Cornwall. • David John Harrigan, First Line Manager, Devonport Management Ltd. For services to the Defence Industry. • Jacqueline, Mrs. Harris. For services to Housing and Regeneration in Bow, London. • Derek Harrison, Branch Secretary, National Association of Retired Police Officers, Durham. For services to the Police. • Barrie John Hartley, Senior Professional Technology OYcer, Policing and Crime Reduction Group, Home OYce. • David John Hastings. For services to the community, especially Heritage in Norfolk. • Ellen Margaret, Mrs. Hawkins, Grade E1, Ministry of Defence. • Peter Philip Hawkins, Business Support Auditor, NAAFI. For services to the Ministry of Defence. • Margaret, Mrs. Hayes. For services to the community, especially in the Belle Isle North Estate, Leeds. • Rosemary Rebecca, Mrs. Hayes, J.P., Councillor, Pembrokeshire County Council. For services to the community in Pembrokeshire. • Shirley, Mrs. Hayward, Head of School for Skills for Life and Learning, Yeovil College, Somerset. For services to Basic Skills. • Gordon Stirling Henderson, Secretary, Scottish Outward Bound Association. For services to Young People. • David Barclay Hilton. For services to the Earl Haig Fund. • Jean Lesley, Mrs. Hinchliffe. For services to the community in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. • Norman Hilton Holland, Chairman, Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire. For services to the Small Business Community. • David Holt, Production Supervisor, BAE Systems. For services to the Defence Industry. • Jane, Mrs. Hook, Chair, Scottish Society for Autism. For services to those affected by Autism. • Paul James Hooley, J.P. For services to the community in Bedford. • Susan Elizabeth, Mrs. Hooper. For services to the community in Saltash, Cornwall. • June Audrey, Mrs. Hope. For services to Oxfam in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. • Frederick Godfrey Howard, Head, Shellfish Hygiene Group, Fisheries Research Services, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen. • Ms Margaret Howell, Founder, Southend Women’s Refuge. For services to Tackling Violence against Women. • John Rhys Howells, Senior Explosives Ordnance Detection Adviser, Thames Valley Police. For services to the Police. • Michael John Hoy. For services to Education and to the Arts in the Isle of Man. • Anthony Bruce Edward Hudson. For services to the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel, Pangbourne, Berkshire. • John Spencer Hudson, Chair, Partney and Dalby Parish Council. For Services to the community in Spilsby, Lincolnshire. • Miss Glenys Hopwood Hughes. For services to the British Red Cross Society in Flintshire. • Miss Patricia Ann Hughes. For services to People with Disabilities in North Wales. • Ms Carrie Humble, Founder and Director, Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre. For services to Racehorse Welfare. • Kenneth Ernest Humphrey, Project Director, Mornington Community Project. For services to the community in Belfast. • Isabelle, Mrs. Hunter. For services to Young People in Ballynahinch, County Down. • Yvonne Suzanne, Mrs. Huntriss. For services to the community, especially Bloxham Village Museum, Banbury, Oxfordshire. • Hasanat Mohammad Husain. For services to Community Relations in East London and to the Education of Ethnic Minority Communities. • Shafaquat Hussain, Co-ordinator, Khushi Project. For services to the Asian Community in the West Midlands. • Shelim Hussain, Chairman and Managing Director, Eurofoods Ltd. For services to Business in Wales. • Brian Hutchinson, Business Development Manager, The Prince’s Trust, East Midlands. For services to Young People. • Peter William Hutley. For services to the community in Surrey. • Ms Gloria Hyatt, Principal, Elimu Academy, Toxteth, Merseyside. For services to Education. • Patricia, Mrs. Hyman. For services to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Aldershot, Hampshire. • Bruno Imerini, Security Supervisor, OFSTED Headquarters. For services to Education. • William John Jack. For public service. • Miss Barbara Amy Bridget Jackson. For services to Ladies’ Golf. • David John Jackson. For services to H.M. Coastguard, Cornwall. • Harry Raymond Jackson. For services to the community, especially Sport in Humbleton, East Riding of Yorkshire. • Rose, Mrs. Jackson, Founder Member, Gateway Club, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire. For services to Special Educational Needs. • Caroline, Mrs. James, Staff Nurse, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. For services to Nursing. • Gwynedd Talfryn James. For services to Agriculture and to the Environment in South West Wales. • John Peter Compton James, lately Chairman, Kennel Club. For services to the World of Dogs. • Dr. William Robert Jenkinson, Director, Occupational Health and Safety, Bombardier Aerospace—Shorts Group. For services to Health and Safety in Northern Ireland. • Mary, Mrs. Jenner, J.P. For services to Health and the community in Weybridge, Surrey. • Robert Samuel Jennings, Principal, Slemish College, Ballymena, Co. Antrim. For services to Education. • Miss Denise Ann John, Administrative Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • George Edward Johns. For services to Fostering, Devon. • Gillian, Mrs. Johns. For services to Fostering, Devon. • George Herbert William Johnson. For services to the community of Colwyn Bay and Conwy. • Stanley James Johnson. For services to Heritage and Tourism in North Yorkshire. • Michael Darius Bedford Leno Jonas. For services to Nature Conservation in Hertfordshire. • Anne Frances, Mrs. Jones, Member, Mid Sussex District Council. For services to the community in Burgess Hill. • David Jones. For services to Local Government and to the community in Denbigh, North Wales. • The Reverend Edward Gwynfai Jones, lately Minister, St. Rollox Parish Church, Sighthill, Glasgow. For services to Race and Community Relations and Asylum Seekers. • Elspeth Mary Margretta, Mrs. Jones. For services to Race and Community Relations and Asylum Seekers in Sighthill, Glasgow. • Jeffrey Jones. For services to the community in Bridgend, South Wales. • Joy, Mrs. Jones, Leader, Westbury Park Playgroup, Bristol. For services to Pre-School Education. • William Randle Jones, Honorary Adviser, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme. For services to Young People in the West Midlands. • Ian Paul Jordan, Emergency Planning and Community Safety Manager, Dumfries and Galloway Council. For services to Emergency Planning. • Janet May, Mrs. Keel, lately Grade D, Ministry of Defence. • Margaret Mary, Mrs. Kelly. For services to Crime Concern and the Youth Justice System. • Robert Derek Kelsey, Chairman, UYngton White Horse Show. For services to Tourism in UYngton, Oxfordshire. • Om Prakash Khanna, Chief Executive, Ethnic Minority Enterprise Centre, Glasgow. For services to Ethnic Minority Communities. • Margaret Spreull, Mrs. Kinninmonth. For services to Guiding and to the Kirkcaldy Canoe Club, Fife. • Miss Dorothy Kinrade, Business Impact and Measure Manager, H.M. Customs and Excise. • Malcolm Carl Kleiman, Proprietor, Fairway School of Motoring. For services to People with Disabilities in Yorkshire. • Charles Douglas Knott, lately Chief Commandant, Northumbria Police. For services to the Police. • Stewart Lambie, Chairman, Arran Mountain Rescue Team. For services to Mountain Rescue. • Frank Langford. For services to the community in Walsall, West Midlands. • Olive, Mrs. Langford. For services to the community in Walsall, West Midlands. • Joyce Ethel, Mrs. Langley. For services to the community in Lockleaze, Bristol. • Hamilton Irvine Lavery, Transport Development Manager, Translink. For services to Transport in Northern Ireland. • Arthur Abraham Lawson. For services to the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women. • Peter Foden Lee. For services to the community, especially Business in Brixworth, Northampton. • Francis du Heaume Le Gresley. For services to the community in Jersey. • Kenneth George Leggett. For services to Agriculture in Norfolk. • Karel Lek. For charitable services to the NHS in North Wales. • Elsie Mary, Mrs. Lewis, Union OYcial, National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers. For services to the Agricultural Community. • John Richard Lewis, Chair of Governors, Lamphey Primary School, Pembrokeshire. For services to Education. • Margaret, Mrs. Lewis, lately Support Services Manager, South Pembrokeshire Hospital. For services to the NHS. • Michael Stuart Limbrey, Chairman, Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust. For services to Inland Waterways. • Brian William Limbrick, Founder, Hitchin British Schools Project and Trust. For services to the History of Elementary Education. • Gwynedd, Mrs. Lingard. For services to Gymnastics especially for Children with Special Needs. • Sheila Jane, Mrs. Lloyd. For services to International Aid in Africa. • Joyce Lillan, Mrs. Long. For charitable services to Southend Hospital NHS Trust. • Catherine, Mrs. Love. For services to Guiding in Renfrewshire. • Reginald Frank Lovelock, District Councillor, South Kesteven. For services to Local Government and to the community in Lincolnshire. • Angus Stewart Lowden, Area Resource Manager, Meat Hygiene Service, Food Standards Agency. • Ada Doreen, Mrs. Lowe. For services to the WRVS in Liverpool. • David Holden Luscombe, Member, Birmingham City Council. For services to Local Government. • John Laird Thomas Luscombe, Electrical Fitter, Devonport Management Ltd. For services to the Shipbuilding Industry. • Eleanor May, Mrs. Lyall. For services to Scouting in Scotland and to the Linn Moor Residential School. • Miss Kathleen Rose Lynch. For services to Garden History. • Thomas Williamson Mabbott, Secretary, Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. For services to Horticulture in Scotland. • Dr. Sheena Lindsay MacDonald, Chair, Borders Local Health Co-operative, Berwickshire. For services to Medicine. • John MacInnes, Area Assessor, Crofters Commission, Ross of Mull and Iona, Argyll. For services to Crofting. • Desmond Gordon MacKey. For public service. • Group Captain Alison Margaret MacKintosh, RAF (Rtd). For services to the RAF Benevolent Fund in Fife. • Roderick John MacLeod, Piper. For services to Piping. • Jeffrey Maddock, Managing Director, Simbec Research Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil. For services to Clinical Research in South Wales. • Miss Debra Magill, Personal Secretary, H.M. Prison Liverpool, H.M. Prison Service, Home Office. For services to the Prison Service Charity Fund. *Rosemary, Mrs. Majer, lately Business Support Manager, Corporate Development Group, Cabinet Office. • Ms Emma Mandley, lately Director, Regional Affairs, London Weekend Television. For services to Broadcasting. • Marjorie, Mrs. Manton, B.E.M. For services to the WRVS and to the community in Horsham, West Sussex. • Victor Charles John Marchant, Archaeologist. For services to Archaeology. • Gerard Marsden, Entertainer. For services to Charity in Merseyside. • Valerie, Mrs. Marsden, Senior Personal Secretary, Health and Safety Executive. • Blanche Ellen Maggie Kirby, Mrs. Marsh. For services to the community in Somerset. • Balraj Krishan Marwaha. For services to the Asian community in Scotland. • Beryl, Mrs. Mason. For services to Sure Start, Early Years Education and Childcare, Telford, Shropshire. • Naheed, Mrs. Arshad-Mather, J.P., Deputy Chair, Unity Housing Association. For services to the community in West Yorkshire. • Richard Crichton Matthew, Chief OYcer, Merchant Navy Training Board. For services to the Shipping Industry. • Mary, Mrs. Matthews. For services to Archery. • Roger Bayley Maxwell. For public service. • Thomas Maybin. For services to the community in Larne, County Antrim. • Ronald Sidney McCall. For services to the Royal Air Force Association, Bedfordshire. • Jean, Mrs. McCambley. For services to Young People in Belfast. • Dorothy Muriel, Mrs. McCann. For services to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Birkenhead, Wirral. • William Andrew McConnell. For public service. • Anthony Peter McCoy, Jockey. For services to Horseracing. • Mavis, Mrs. McCune. For services to Young People in Belfast. • Gary McLaughlin. For services to Young People in Downpatrick, County Down. • Malcolm Murdo McLean. For services to the community in Berneray, Isle of Lewis. • Ann, Mrs. McMaster. For services to the Victims of Domestic Violence through the East Durham Women’s Refuge and East Durham Domestic Violence Forum. • Angela, Mrs. McMullen. For services to People with Disabilities in Cambridgeshire • Steven Mellers, Founder and Manager, Fairbridge Centre, Kent. For services to Young People. • William Campbell Melville. For public service. • Henrietta, Mrs. Menice. For services to Housing in Northern Ireland. • Ms Valerie Metcalf. For services to Equal Opportunities. • John Pollard Metcalfe, lately Chairman, Central Borders Branch, Multiple Sclerosis Society. • Iona, Mrs. Meyer. For public service. • Bambul Miah. For services to the community in the West Midlands. • Mohammad Arju Miah. For services to community relations in Swindon, Wiltshire. • Miss Lorraine Michaels. For services to Unemployed People in Merseyside. • David Miller, Chairman of Governors, Wimbledon School of Art. For services to Higher Education. • Lucy, Mrs. Miller. For services to the Girls’ Brigade in Cumbernauld. • Uttambhai Dahya Mistry, J.P. For services to the community in Bolton. • Mary, Mrs. Mitchell, Home Help. For services to the services to Archaeology. community in Banbridge, Co Down. • Miss Patricia Ann Moir, Nurse, Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. For services to Families in Grampian. • Miss Isobel Montgomery, Senior Clerical Assistant, James Hamilton Academy, Kilmarnock. For services to Education. • Ronnie Moodley, Chief Executive, ARHAG Housing Association. For services to Refugees. • Annie Allan Stevenson, Mrs. Mooney. For services to the community in Stirling. • Ronald David Moore, Court Manager, Canterbury Combined Court Centre, Court Service, Lord Chancellor’s Department. • Catherine Denise, Mrs. Morgan, Headteacher, Goetre Infants School, Merthyr Tydfil. For services to Education. • Daniel Edward Morgan, J.P. For services to the Administration of Justice in Herefordshire. • David Treharne Morgan, T.D. For services to Transport Preservation in the UK and Europe. • June, Mrs. Morrell, Administrative OYcer, West London County Court, Court Service, Lord Chancellor’s Department. • Elizabeth Pearl, Mrs. Morrison, Curriculum Director, Fermanagh College. For services to Further Education. • Thomas Hulme Moss. For services to Dance in Wigan, Lancashire. • Ellen, Mrs. Mulvey. For services to Ex-Service Personnel in Broughton House Home, Salford. • Mary Bernadette, Mrs. Munden (Mrs. Gilbert), Nursery Nurse, Claremont School, Bristol. For services to Special Needs Education. • Barbara Margaret, Mrs. Murray. For services to the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service in Fort Augustus. • Robert Jack Nelson. For services to Unemployed People in the East Midlands. • David Newbigging, Rehabilitation Instructor, State Hospital, Carstairs. For services to Patient Therapy. • Patricia, Mrs. Newman, Youth Worker, Youth and Community Education Service. For services to Young People in Walsall, West Midlands. • Reginald Nicholas. For services to People with Disabilities in Cornwall. • William James Nicholl. For public service. • Alan Nicolson. For services to the community in Banffshire. • Lawrence Michael Nippers. For services to Local Government in Wales. • Cyril Charles Norman, lately Parish Clerk. For services to Local Government in Eastham, Worcestershire. • John Michael Nugent. For services to Education, Skills and Business in Greater Manchester. • Margaret Mavis, Mrs. Nutter. For services to the community, especially the Springhall Hospice Charity Shop, Rochdale, Lancashire. • Helen, Mrs. Ogborn. For services to the Victim Support Scheme, Tameside. • Jamie Trevor Oliver, TV Chef and Restaurateur. For services to the Hospitality Industry. • Patrick John Ormonde. For services to Amateur Theatre. • Malcolm Douglas Osmundson, School Resource Manager, School of Biomedical Sciences, King’s College, London. For services to Higher Education. • Rhoda, Mrs. Ottoway. For services to Ridge Meadow Primary School, Chatham, Kent. For services to Education. • Hazel Ann, Mrs. Oughton, School Crossing Warden. For services to the community in Frodsham, Cheshire. • Victoria, Mrs. Ouzman, Senior Personal Secretary, Police Complaints Authority, Home Office. • Cecile, Mrs. Oxaal, English Teacher, Winifred Holtby School, Hull. For services to Education. • Linda Anne, Mrs. Paice, Complaints Co-ordinator, Broadcasting Standards Commission. • Iris Mona, Mrs. Pain, Typist, Employment Tribunals Service, Department of Trade and Industry. • Angela, Mrs. Palmer, Nursery Nurse, Northfield Road Primary School, Dudley, West Midlands. For services to Education. • Marilyn Peggy, Mrs. Palmer, Manager, International Trade Services, Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Initiative. For services to International Trade. • Phyllis Ann, Mrs. Palmer, Founder Member, South Cumbria Dyslexia Association. For services to Special Needs Education in Cumbria. • Keith Pape, Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to the Police. • Michael John Millard Parker, T.D., Emergency Planning Adviser, Severn Trent Water. For services to the Water Industry. • Gordon John Parris, J.P. For charitable services, Surrey. Betty Joan, Mrs. Patchett. For services to Skipton Hospitals’ League of Friends. • Wendy, Mrs. Paterson, Development Officer, South East Scotland Training Consortium. For services to Social Work in Scotland. • Dr. Binay Kumar Pathak, General Medical Practitioner, Nottingham. For services to Primary Health Care. • David Anthony Pearman. For services to the Conservation of British Flora and to the Botanical Society of the British Isles. • Marion, Mrs. Pearson, Head of Finance, Glasgow Film Theatre. For services to the Cinema. • Eleanor, Mrs. Perkins. For services to the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association, Bristol. • Graham Alan Perry, Founder Member, Great Western Society. For services to Railway Heritage. • Ms Sharon Peters, Team Leader, FCH Housing and Care. For services to Housing in the West Midlands. • Lawrence Erling Petterson. For services to Charity especially Health in South Wales. • John Philcox, Head of Personnel, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. • Alan Phillips. For services to charity in Jersey. • The Venerable Galayaye Piyadassi. For services to Community Relations in North London. • Stuart James Pizzey, Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to the Police and to the community. • William Alfred Place, Messenger, Government Office for Yorkshire and Humber. • Keith Andrew Player, Grade C1, Ministry of Defence. • Vera Kenton, Mrs. Plummer. For services to the WRVS and to the community in East London. • Annabelle Elizabeth, Mrs. Poots, Founder Member, Lisburn Special Care School Parents’ Association. For services to the community in Lisburn, Co Antrim. • Edward George William Powell, Station Honorary Secretary. For services to the RNLI, Barry, South Glamorgan. • Michael William Powley. For services to Supported Employment in the South West. • Christine Joyce, Mrs. Price. For services to International Development. • Maureen, Mrs. Pritchard, Cleaner. For services to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. • John Alan Prodger. For services to the community in Buckinghamshire. • Peter Joseph Prunty, Force Commandant, Cleveland Special Constabulary. For services to the Police. • Angelina, Mrs. Purcell. For services to Business Development and International Trade in South London. • Stella Rosamond, Mrs. Pye, Personal Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, University of East Anglia. For services to Higher Education. • Steve Pyke, Photographer. For services to the Arts. • Raymond Paul Quant. For services to the community in Borth, Ceredigion. • Robin Radley. For services to the NSPCC and to the Treloar Trust in Hampshire. • Eric James Rainey, lately National Trust Area Warden. For services to the Conservation of Wildlife in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. • Mehmet Ramadan, lately Lift Attendant, Palace of Westminster. • Catherine Quinn Katie, Mrs. Ramage, Director, Community Involvement Ltd, Larkhall. For services to People with Special Needs in Lanarkshire. • Peter Rana. For services to Business and International Trade. • Graeme Donald Randall. For services to Judo. • Robert Eric Michael Randall. For services to Karate. • Richard Nisbet Earle Raven. For services to the community in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. • Peter Raymond, Non-Executive Chairman, Tepnel Life Sciences. For services to the UK Bioscience Sector. • Violet Margarethe Alice, Mrs. Reader. For services to the community in Sutton, Norfolk. • Janet, Mrs. Reynolds, Managing Director, Octavius Hunt Ltd. For services to International Trade. • Joan, Mrs. Reynolds. For services to the community in South East Wales. • Maurice Edward Reynolds. For services to People with Learning Difficulties and Prader-Willi Syndrome. • Peter Robert Richardson, Teacher, Haycliffe Special School, Bradford. For services to Special Needs Education. • Eileen, Mrs. Riddick, Management Secretary, Scottish Prison Service. • Major Peter Harold Ridlington. For services to the Gurkha Welfare Trust. • Nicholas Riley. For services to UK Geosciences. • Mohummad Risaluddin. For services to Interfaith Relations. • Cecil Ritchie. For services to Road Safety. • Glynn Morton Roberts, Head, Birmingham Outdoor Education Centre, Birmingham City Council. • Marian, Mrs. Roberts, Councillor. For services to the community in Blaenau Gwent, South Wales. • Robert Sommerville Robertson, Driver, Fleet Support Ltd. For services to the Defence Industry. • Andrew John Robinson, Head, Community Development Banking, NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland. For services to Social and Community Enterprise. • Martin Joseph Roddy, Constable, Gloucestershire Constabulary. For services to the Police. • Alexander Philip Roe, Constable, West Midlands Police. For services to the Police and to Charity. • Jean Valentine, Mrs. Rogers. For services to the WRVS in Dorset. • Audrey Watkin, Mrs. Rose. For services to the community, especially Health and Education in Sheffield. • Elvina Sheila, Mrs. Russell, Chairman, Pembrokeshire Community Health Council. For services to Health. • Philip Ralph Hugh Russell, B.E.M., Grade C2, Ministry of Defence. • Philip Sackett, lately Clerk, Minster Parish Council. For services to the community in Minster, Thanet, Kent. • Miss Dora Mary Sales. For services to the community in Usk, Monmouthshire. • Dilip Sarkar. For services to Aviation History. • Yvonne Janet, Mrs. Saunders, Divisional Administration Officer, Hampshire Constabulary. For services to the Police. • Alan Samuel Schwartz, Member, Welsh Interfaith Council and Board of Deputies of British Jews. For services to Interfaith Relations and to the Jewish Community in Wales. • James Scott. For services to the community and to the Royal Mail, Bracknell, Berkshire. • Dr. Matta Venkataramanaiah Shathrughna Setty, General Medical Practitioner, Ashford, Kent. For services to Primary Health Care. • Kathryn, Mrs. Severn. For services to the community in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey. • Eric James Seymour. For services to the Royal British Legion in Essex. • Robina Shahnaz Shah, J.P. For services to Asian Children with Learning Disabilities. • Samir Sharma. For services to Community Relations in Scotland. • Doreen Elizabeth, Mrs. Sharpe. For public service. • Judith Craig, Mrs. Shedden, Co-Founder, Grown Up Congenital Heart Patients Association. For services to People with Congenital Heart Disease. • Imelda, Mrs. Shelley, Research Information Officer, Wales Tourist Board. For services to Tourism. • Peter Edwin Sillibourne. For services to Ruckinge and Hamstreet Scout and Guide Associations, Kent. • Tennakoon Mudilige Dayananda Silva, Civil Engineer. For services to Public Transport in London. • Marion, Mrs. Simon, J.P. For services to Trade Unions and Workplace Learning Services, Yorkshire and Humberside. • Pamela, Mrs. Simpson. For services to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Richmond, Surrey. • John Roger Sims, Secretary, League of Friends, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham. For services to Health. • Amolak Singh, Chief Executive, Dental Practitioners’ Association. For services to Dentistry. • Simon Singh. For services to the Promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths in Schools and to Science Communication. • Sylvia, Mrs. Sklayne. For services to the community in Redbridge, Essex. • Daphne Mary Walker, Mrs. Sleigh, lately Councillor, City of Edinburgh Council. For services to Local Government and to the community. • Thomas Kay Slimming, Lecturer, Stow College, Glasgow. For services to Special Needs Further Education. • Robert William Sly, New Deal Co-ordinator and Operations Manager, Dorset, Department for Work and Pensions. • Alan John Smith, Licensing Officer, Environment Agency. For services to Water Resource Management. • Barry Lewis Smith, Recovery Manager and Deputy Unit Head, Inland Revenue. • Christine Annette, Mrs. Smith. For services to the community, especially to Music in Nottingham. • Eileen Annie Elizabeth, Mrs. Smith. For services to the Sea Cadet Corps, Southampton. • Gillian Elizabeth, Mrs. Smith. For services to Community Safety. • Ian Monro Smith, Inspector, Invercannie Water Treatment Works. For services to the Scottish Water Industry. • Malcolm Smith. For services to the Board of Visitors, H.M. Prison Lancaster. • Martin Ansdell-Smith, Senior Network Analyst, Information Services Division, Department for Education and Skills. • Robert William Smith. For services to Community Safety. • Terence Henry Rosslyn Smith. For services to Disadvantaged People. • Alan John Spedding, Director of Music, Beverley Minster. For services to Music. • Judith, Mrs. Spicer, Pensions Team Leader, Department for Work and Pensions. • Penny, Mrs. Spink. For services to British Fencing. • Brian Francis Squires. For services to the community in Linton, Herefordshire. • Richard Charles Squires, D.L. For services to the community, especially conservation in Wantage, Oxfordshire. • John Malcolm Stansfield. For services to Agriculture and to the community in Reading. • Barry Steed. For services to the community in Bournemouth and Poole, Dorset. • Sheila, Mrs. Steele, J.P. For services to Girlguiding UK and to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. • Dr. David Brook Stevens. For services to Motor Sport Medicine in the Isle of Man. • Alfred Davison Stewart, Biomedical Scientist Manager, Belfast Link Laboratories. For services to the Laboratory Service. • Joyce, Mrs. Stewart, lately Director of Horticulture, Royal Horticultural Society. For services to Horticultural Science and Botanical Education. • Robert Watt Stewart, Manager, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • John David Stockport, Constable, North Yorkshire Police. For services to the Police. • Cyril David Stockwell, Member, Sparsholt Parish Council and Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For services to Local Government in Sparsholt, Hampshire. • Diane Maureen, Mrs. Stone, Co-ordinator, Community Action Centre, University of the West of England. For services to Higher Education. • Patricia, Mrs. Stringfellow, Chair, Judging Panel, National Training Awards. For services to Training. • Carole Hester, Mrs. Sturgess. For services to Mental Health Care in Swansea. • Mohammed Ali Syed. For services to Community Relations in South West London. • Abu Taher. For services to Community Relations in the Midlands. • Michael Tangye. For services to Heritage in Cornwall. • Roger John Radcliffe Tanner, D.L. For services to the Arts in Saddleworth, Oldham. • Brian Taylor, Secretary, Open Door Project, Redbridge, Essex. For services to Young People. • Charles Edward Taylor, Town Councillor, Presteigne and Norton Town Council. For services to the community in Presteigne, Powys. • Charles Harry Taylor, T.D. For services to the community, especially the Trinity Centre in Winchester, Hampshire. • Miss Jacqueline Taylor. For services to the community of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire. • Jean, Mrs. Tennant. For services to Marie Curie Cancer Care. • Alfred Keith Dyson Terry. For services to Tramways and Tramcar Heritage. • Giles Eric Tewkesbury. For services to Young People. • Jayprakash Thakkar, Facilities Officer, H.M. Customs and Excise. • Angela, Mrs. Thomas. For services to Elderly People with Disabilities in Desford, Leicestershire. • Carmen Teresa, Mrs. Thomas, Youth Leader, Kingsteignton Youth Centre, Devon. For services to Young People. • George James Thomas. For services to the Royal Mail and to the community in Shrewsbury. • Joyce Helen, Mrs. Thomas. For services to the community in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. • Andrew Edward Thompson. For services to the community in Bangor, Co Down. • Anne, Mrs. Thompson, Principal, Currie Primary School, Belfast. For services to Education. • Miss Diane Hilary Thompson, Personal Assistant to Chairman and Chief Executive, Alvis plc. For services to the Defence Industry. • Henry Andrew Thompson. For services to the community in Coleraine, Co Londonderry. • Janice Ann, Mrs. Thompson, Regional Co-ordinator, Investors in People, Inland Revenue. • Kenneth Clive Thomson. For services to the British Red Cross Society in Orkney. • Terry Timlett. For services to the community in Devon. • Elizabeth, Mrs. Toman. For services to Social Welfare in Northern Ireland. • Jane Emily, Mrs. Tomlinson. For charitable services in West Yorkshire. • James Alan Tompkins, lately Premises Manager, Langbourne Primary School, Southwark, London. For services to Education. • William Ian Tootell. For services to the Romanian Childline. • Cyril Trust. For services to the community in Farnham, Surrey. • Mary Ruth, Mrs. Tucker, Adult Education Tutor, Neath. For services to Lifelong Learning. • John Turley. For services to Life Saving in Lanarkshire. • Barbara, Mrs. Turnbull. For services to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Clackmannanshire. • Elsie Ellen, Mrs. Tytherleigh. For services to the WRVS in Essex. • Romesh Vaitilingam. For services to Economic and Social Science. • Kenneth Venables, Community Safety Manager, Basildon District Council. For services to the Police and to the community. • Miss Diane Wadsworth, Manager. For services to London Underground. • Paul Gerald Wagstaff, Principal Lecturer, Aeronautics, Kingston University. For services to Higher Education. • Suzanne Frances, Mrs. Walsh. For services to the Homeless in Blackpool. • Suzanne, Mrs. Warn, Public Examiner, Geography for Edexcel. For services to Education. • Timothy John Wass, RSPCA Superintendent, East Anglia. For services to Animal Health and Welfare. • Joseph Callander Watson. For services to the community, especially the Willow Burn Hospice in Lanchester, County Durham. • John Blakeney Waugh, Principal, Wheatfield Primary School, Belfast. For services to Education. • Jack Webber. For services to the National Trust. • Allan Andre Wells, Joiner, Ministry of Defence. • Miss Kathleen Rita Welsh. For services to People with Disabilities in Scotland. • David West, lately Education and Training Adviser, Scottish Engineering. For services to the Engineering Industry in Scotland. • Ron West, Technical Manager, Environment Agency. For services to the Environment. • Ms Sally Margaret West. For services to Age Concern. • Helen, Mrs. White, School Crossing Warden, Christchurch, Dorset. • Nicholas Charles Whitney, Head, Technical Support, Westland Helicopters. For services to the Aviation Industry. • Ian Whittingham. For services to Health and Safety in the Construction Industry. • Thomas John Whyatt, Managing Director, Continental Teves UK Ltd, Ebbw Vale. For services to Industry in Wales. • Clare, Mrs. Wichbold, Local Government Officer. For services to Rural Herefordshire. • Helen Irvine Adair, Mrs. Wickens, Constable, Norfolk Constabulary. For services to the Police. • Pauline Rosemary, Mrs. Wilkinson. For services to the community in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. • Mary Yvonne, Mrs. Williams, Grade D, Ministry of Defence. • Margaret Mary, Mrs. Williamson. For services to the community in Congleton, Cheshire. • Bernice Joan, Mrs. Willis, Leader, Oswestry Borough Council and Chairman, Memorial Hall Trust. For services to the community in Oswestry, Shropshire. • Joyce, Mrs. Willis, Teaching Assistant, Willoughby School, Bourne, Lincolnshire. For services to Special Education Needs. • Alwyn Peter Wilson. For public service. • Frank Robert George Wilson, Boys’ Brigade Leader. For services to Young People in Sunderland. • John Douglas Wilson. For services to Beekeeping. • Margaret, Mrs. Wilson. For services to Young People and to the community in Edinburgh. • Patricia June, Mrs. Wilson, Waste Technical Officer, Environment Agency. For service to Waste Management. • Ronald David Wilson. For services to the Far East Prisoners of War Association. • William John Connor Wilson, Director, Technical Services, Belfast Harbour Commissioners. For services to the Port Industry. • Eric Gordon Winterflood. For services to Conservation and to the community in Cambridge. • Zbigniew Wojcik, Racial Equality OYcer, Derby Racial Equality Council. For services to the New Deal. • Danny Wai-Ching Wong, Chair, Chinese Welfare Association and Chamber of Commerce. For services to the Chinese Community in Northern Ireland. • Raymond Wong. For services to Community Relations in Bristol. • Bryen Norman David Wood, Honorary Curator, Bushey Museum and Art Gallery. For services to Heritage. • Joanna, Mrs. Woodd. For services to Victims of Crime in Lambeth, London. • Stephanie Janice, Mrs. Woodruff. For services to British Exports. • Alan Wright, Mechanical Fitter, Thames Water. For services to the Water Industry. • Peter Andrew Thomson Wright. For services to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme in Edinburgh and Lothian. • Anne Monica Gordon, Mrs. Wyburd. For services to the Criminal Justice System in Hertfordshire. • Margaret Doreen, Mrs. Wylde. For services to Amateur Operatic Societies in Farnham, Surrey. • Jacqueline, Mrs. Yong, Typist, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • Maureen, Mrs. Young. For services to Save the Children in Berkshire. ==New Zealand==