2007 New Year Honours

Knight Bachelor • Keith Onyema Ajegbo, OBE, lately Headteacher, Deptford Green School, Lewisham, London. For services to Education. • Ian Charles Franklin Andrews, CBE, TD, Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence. • Geoffrey Lionel Bindman. For services to Human Rights. • Dr John Richard Grenfell Bradfield, CBE. For services to Science, Business and to the community in Cambridge. • Alderman David William Brewer, CMG, JP, lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to the City of London. • Robert William Kenneth Crawford, Director-General, Imperial War Museum. For services to Museums. • Howard Dalton, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick. • Professor Gordon William Duff, Professor of Molecular Medicine, Director of Molecular and Genetic Medicine and Medical Research Dean, Sheffield University. For services to Public Health. • James Dyson, CBE, Founder and Chair, Dyson. For services to Business. • Professor Malcolm Green, lately Vice-Principal, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College and Head, National Heart and Lung Institute. For services to Medicine. • Philip Roy Hampton, Chair, J Sainsbury plc. For public service. • Michael De Courcy Fraser Holroyd, CBE, Writer. For services to Literature. • Kenneth Donald John Macdonald, QC, Director of Public Prosecutions and Head of Crown Prosecution Service. • Herbert William Massie, CBE, Chair, Disability Rights Commission. For services to disabled people. • David Edward Murray, Chair, Murray International Holdings Ltd. For services to Business in Scotland. • Professor John James O'Reilly, lately Chief Executive, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. For services to Science. • His Honour Stephen John Lindsay Oliver, QC, Presiding Special Commissioner and President, VAT and Duties Tribunals; President, Financial Services and Markets Tribunal. For public service. • Michael Derek Vaughan Rake, Chair, KPMG. For services to the Accountancy Profession. • Professor George Peter Scott, Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University. For services to Higher Education. • George Albert Shearing, O.B.E., Jazz Pianist and Composer. For services to Music. • Kevin Smith, C.B.E., Chief Executive, GKN. For services to Industry. • Professor John Edward Tooke, Dean, Peninsula Medical School, Honorary Consultant Physician, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medicine. ;Diplomatic service and overseas list • George Desmond Lorenz De Silva, Q.C., lately The Prosecutor to the Special Court for Sierra Leone. • Geoffrey Nice, QC. For services to international criminal justice in and for the former Yugoslavia. • Professor James Fraser Stoddart. For services to chemistry and molecular nanotechnology. Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) ;Military Division • Lieutenant General Frederick Richard Viggers, CMG, MBE (492992) Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) ;Military Division • Vice Admiral Robin Paul Boissier • Rear Admiral Philip Lawrence Wilcocks, DSC • Lieutenant General Robin Vaughan Brims, CBE, DSO (490334) • Major General Keith Harington Cima (498895), late Corps of Royal Engineers. • Major General Andrew Richard Evelyn De Cardonnel Stewart, C.B.E. (493787), late Light Dragoons. ;Civil Division • John Codling, Finance Director General, Department for Work and Pensions. • Dr. Terence Robin Fellgett, Director and Deputy Head, Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat, Cabinet Office. • Richard Mitchell Henderson, solicitor, Office of the Solicitor to the Scottish Executive. • Bernard Herdan, Executive Director, Identity and Passport Service, Home Office. • Dr. Colin Peter Hicks, lately Director-General, British National Space Centre and Member, Natural Environment Research Council. For services to Science. • Ronald John Marchant, Chief Executive, Patent Office, Department of Trade and Industry. • Anthony Joseph Henry Orhnial, director, Personal Tax and Welfare Reform, HM Treasury. • Andrew Charles Bruce Ramsay, Director-General, Culture, Creativity and Economy Group, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. • Maurice John Smith, lately H.M. Chief Inspector of Schools, Office for Standards in Education, Department for Education and Skills. • Patrick Thomas Toal, Permanent Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Northern Ireland Executive. • Peter Thomas Wanless, director, School Performance and Reform, Department for Education and Skills. • Dr. David Wynford Williams, lately National Hydrographer and Chief Executive, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, Ministry of Defence. • Trevor Adrian Woolley, Finance Director, Ministry of Defence. ;Diplomatic service and overseas list • Dr. Geoffrey Keith Taylor, counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) • Mark Malloch Brown formerly deputy secretary general, United Nations • William Geoffrey Ehrman ambassador, Beijing • John McLeod Scarlett Director, Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) • Keith George Bloomfield, formerly Ambassador to Kathmandu • Simon James Buckle, formerly Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Kabul • Professor Victor Bulmer-Thomas, director, Royal Institute of International Affairs • Andrew George Tyndale Cooper, Counsellor, FCO • Martin Stuart Davidson, Deputy Director-General, British Council • Michael George Richardson, Counsellor, FCO • David Alexander Warren, Counsellor, FCO • Timothy Andrew Willasey-Wilsey, Counsellor, FCO Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) • Philip Alan Reid, Keeper of the Privy Purse • Alan William Waterworth, formerly Lord-Lieutenant for Merseyside Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) • Lieutenant General Sir John Norman Stewart Arthur, K.C.B., formerly Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. • Major Edward Stuart Orr-Ewing, formerly Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire. • John Terence Moulton Guest, formerly Executive Director of Round Square. • Captain Ronald Charles Cunningham-Jardine, formerly Lord-Lieutenant of Dumfries. • Bernard Trevor Matthews, C.B.E. For services to The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. • Sir Basil Henry David Montgomery, Bt., formerly Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross. • Peter Charles Orton. For services to Children's Literacy. • Michael Alan Pomery, former Partner, Hewitt. Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) • David Kim Hempleman-Adams, O.B.E., D.L. For services to The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. • Nigel Argentine Alington, formerly Executive Director, Aon Limited. • Roy Thomas Brown, M.V.O., Property Manager, London Palaces, Royal Household. • Christopher James Carnegie. For services to The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Charter for Business (Canada). • Claire Elizabeth, Mrs. Cox, M.V.O., formerly Senior Secretary, Household of The Duke of Edinburgh. • Jonathan Paul Grimwade, Manager, Royal Studs. • Lynda Margaret, Mrs. Hopkins, M.V.O., Clerk to the West Midlands Lieutenancy. • Mary, Mrs. de Bellefeuille-Percy (to be dated 6 November 2006). Formerly Director of Honours Chancellery, Government House, Ottawa, Canada. • Colonel Christopher John Pickup, O.B.E., Secretary, Royal Warrant Holders' Association. • Julian Richer, formerly non-executive Director, Duchy Originals. • Captain David John Bingham Younger, formerly Secretary, Royal Company of Archers. Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) • Brian William Andrews, B.E.M., Superintendent, State Apartments, St. James's Palace. • Eric Clifford Birbeck. For services to The Queen. • Inspector Peter Anthony Brown, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. • St. John Alexander Burch. For services to the Royal Collection. • David George Clark, Locksmith/Fitter, Royal Household. • Patricia, Mrs. Curtis, Investiture Clerk, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. • David George William Fisher, Lieutenancy Officer, Lord Lieutenancy of South Yorkshire. • Sergeant Piers Godwin Brandling-Harris, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. • Miss Penelope Jane Henderson, Secretary, Royal Windsor Horse Show. • James Hippisley Kidner, formerly Deputy Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. • Stephen Henry Ronald Marshall, R.V.M., Yeoman of the Glass and China Pantry, Royal Household. • Ian John Pepper, formerly Senior Assurance Officer, HM Revenue and Customs. • John Potts, Maintenance Manager, Ascot Racecourse. • David John Read, Deputy Superintendent, Holyrood Palace. • Michael John Taylor, Assistant to the Master of the Household, Finance, Royal Household. • Ms Josephine Elizabeth Thwaites, Project Manager, Kew Palace. • Raymond Wheaton, R.V.M., Page of the Chambers, Royal Household. Royal Victorian Medal Order of the British Empire Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) :;Military Division • General Sir Timothy John Granville-Chapman, K.C.B., C.B.E., A.D.C.Gen (484406), late Royal Regiment of Artillery. Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) :;Military Division • Air Marshal Graham Anthony Miller, C.B.E. (1962030D), Royal Air Force. :;Civil Division :;Diplomatic and Overseas • Professor Richard George Andrew Feachem, Executive Director, Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) • Yasmin Bevan, Headtecher, Denbigh High School, Luton, Bedfordshire. For services to Education. • Professor Margaret Mary Douglas, CBE, Fellow of University College London and Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology. For services to Anthropology. • Professor Ann Patricia Dowling, CBE, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cambridge. For services to Science. • Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, OBE, Percussionist. For services to Music. • Professor Joan Margaret Higgins, Chair, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester. For services to Healthcare. • Ann Elizabeth Mary Leslie. For services to Journalism. • Mary Elizabeth Marsh, Director and Chief Executive, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. For services to Families and Children. • Josephine Williams, CBE, Chief Executive, Mencap. For services to People with Learning Disabilities. Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) :;Military Division ;;Royal Navy • Commodore Nicolas Edwin Baldock, Royal Navy. • Commodore Michael Andrew Bowker, Royal Navy. • Commodore Anthony Stanley Miklinski, Royal Navy. ;;Army • Brigadier Ian Conway Dale (505231), late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. • Colonel Edward Peter Davies, M.B.E. (512404), late The Light Infantry. • Brigadier John Duncan Deverell, O.B.E. (500262), late Royal Irish Regiment. • Colonel David Charles Eccles, O.B.E. (506581), late Royal Tank Regiment. • Colonel David Stephen Short (516720), late Army Air Corps. ;;Royal Air Force • Group Captain Simon Owen Falla, D.S.O. (8027341P), Royal Air Force. • Group Captain Russell John Torbet (8141177G), Royal Air Force. • Air Commodore Peter Whalley, A.D.C. (8022833B), Royal Air Force. • Air Commodore Graham Alan Wright, O.B.E. (5203227X), Royal Air Force. :;Civil Division • Norman Ackroyd. For services to Engraving and to Printing. • Ms Nina Lizette Barough, Founder and Chief Executive, Walk the Walk Worldwide (Breast Cancer Charity). For services to Healthcare. • Ms Susan Barratt, Headteacher, Bournville Junior School, Birmingham. For services to Education. • Mary Helen, Mrs. Bayne, C.V.O., Grade 5, Home Office. • Clive Ronald Reath Bennett, Chief Executive, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Department for Transport. • Dr. George Berwick, Headteacher, Ravens Wood School, Bromley, London. For services to Education. • John Boyington, Deputy Director General, Health and Care Partnerships and Programme Director, Health and Offender Partnerships, Department of Health. • Andrew Michael Bridges, HM Chief Inspector of Probation. For services to the Criminal Justice System. • Professor Norma Brook, lately President, Health Professions Council. For services to Healthcare. • Professor Allan Burns, lately Director, Diageo Scotland. For services to Business in Scotland. • Kevin James Patrick Cahill, Chief Executive, Comic Relief. For charitable services. • Bryan Carr, Chair and Chief Executive, Lincolnshire Electronics Company. For services to Business in the East Midlands. • Stephen Carter, Chief Executive, Ofcom. For services to the Communications Industry. • Roger Ralph Chapman, Vice-Chair, James Fisher Defence. For services to the Shipping Industry. • The Right Reverend Alan Chesters, lately Chair, North West Rural Affairs Forum. For services to the community in the North West. • Ms Imogen Cooper, Pianist. For services to Music. • Margaret Rosemary, Mrs. Cooper, Chair, Independent Living Funds. For services to disabled people. • Miss Charlotte Copeland, Chief Executive, The Rent Service, Department for Work and Pensions. • Colin Ralph Cramphorn, Q.P.M., D.L., lately Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to the Police. (To be dated 28 November 2006.) • Ms Mabel Davis, Headteacher, Heathlands Special School, Hertfordshire. For services to Special Needs Education. • Professor Richard Demarco, O.B.E. For services to the Arts. • Dr. Robert Royds Dickson, Oceanographic and Climate Scientist, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. • Wilma, Mrs. Dickson, Head of Division, Justice Department, Scottish Executive. • Barry Dixon, Q.F.S.M., chief fire officer, Greater Manchester County Fire Service. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service. • Professor Jonathan Drori, lately Director, Culture Online, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. • Sheila, Mrs. Drury, O.B.E., lately Chair, Education and Learning Wales. For services to Industry, Education and Training in Wales. • George Gordon Edington, Chair, NCH. For services to Children. • Gareth Owen Edwards, M.B.E. For services to Sport, in particular to Rugby. • Professor William James Feast, Emeritus Professor, University of Durham. For services to Polymer Chemistry. • David Fish, director, Africa, Department for International Development. • Dr. Neil Goodwin, Chief Executive, former Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority. For services to the NHS. • Michael David William Gooley, Chair, Trailfinders Travel Agency. For services to the Travel Industry and to Charity. • Ms Susan Ann Gray, Director, Propriety and Ethics, and Head of Management Unit for Private Offices, Cabinet Office. • Peter Greenaway, director, Painter and Writer. For services to the Film Industry. • Professor Kenneth John Gregory, Vice-Chair, University of Southampton Solent Governing Body. For services to Geography and to Higher Education. • Professor Haig Gulvanessian, lately Director, Construction Division, Building Research Establishment. For services to the Construction Industry. • Ms Roswyn Hakesley-Brown, President, Royal College of Nursing. For services to Healthcare. • Terence David Hands, Director. For services to Drama. • Dr. James Maurice Hart, Q.P.M., lately Commissioner, City of London Police. For services to the Police. • Professor Sheila Glennis Haworth, Professor of Developmental Cardiology; Head, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Institute of Child Health, University College London. For services to the NHS. • Councillor Michael Francis Henry, leader, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to Local Government. • Professor Gordon Hewitt, Professor of International Business and Corporate Strategy, University of Michigan. For services to Business. • Larry Hirst, Country General Manager, IBM UK. For services to the IT Industry. • Professor Andrew Hopper, Professor of Computer Technology, University of Cambridge. For services to the Computer Industry. • Ms Margaret Howell, Fashion Designer. For services to the Retail Industry. • Ms Patricia Geraldine Howse, Assistant Director, Serious Fraud Office. • Ms Carole Hudson, Chief Executive, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. For services to Local Government. • Professor Donald James Jeffries, Professor of Virology and Head, Department of Medical Microbiology, St. Bartholomew's and Royal London Hospitals. For services to Medicine. • Ms Penelope Anne Constance Keith, O.B.E. D.L., Actress. For charitable services. • Professor Christine Elizabeth King, D.L., Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Staffordshire University. For services to Higher Education. • Ms Angela Ann Knight, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers. For services to the Financial Services Industry. • Professor Harry Andre Lee, Consultant Physician and Head of the Gulf Veterans' Medical Assessment Programme. • Professor David Peter Lock, Founder, David Lock Associates and Chair, Town and Country Planning Association. For services to Urban Design. • Christopher Logue, Writer and Poet. For services to Literature. • John David Mackie, lately Chief Executive, British Venture Capital Association. For services to Business. • Roger Madelin, Joint Chief Executive, Argent Group plc. For services to Sustainable Development. • Donald Makepeace, director, Workforce Change Team, HM Revenue and Customs. • Simon Jeffrey Maxwell, director, Overseas Development Institute. For services to International Development. • Professor Doreen McBarnet, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford. For services to Social Science. • Mary, Mrs. McLaughlin, Headteacher, Notre Dame High School and Principal, Notre Dame New Learning Community, Glasgow. For services to Education. • Professor Anne Mills, Head, Department of Public Health and Policy, Health Economics and Financing Programme, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For services to Medicine. • Ioan Morgan, Principal, Warwickshire College. For services to Further Education. • Peter William Mount, Chair, NHS Confederation and Chair, Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Gavin Ellis Neath, National Manager, Unilever UK. For services to the Food Industry. • Professor Stephen John Nickell, lately Member, Monetary Policy Committee and Warden, Nuffield College, University of Oxford. For services to Economics. • Dr. Farhan Ahmad Nizami, Founder Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. For services to Islamic Studies. • Richard Paniguian, co-Chair, Egyptian-British Business Council. For services to Business. • Professor Barbara Ann Parfitt, Dean, School of Nursing, Glasgow Caledonian University. For services to International Healthcare. • Professor Michael Henry Parkinson, director, European Institute for Urban Affairs, Liverpool John Moores University. For services to Urban Regeneration. • David Humphrey Gavin Penney, Vice-President, BT Global Business Markets. For services to the Communications Industry. • Professor John Douglas Perkins, Vice-President and Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Manchester. For services to Science and Engineering. • Professor David Garel Rhys, O.B.E., Chair, Welsh Government's Economic Research Advisory Panel. For services to Economic Research in Wales. • Professor Genevra Richardson, Professor of Law, King's College London, University of London. For services to Public Law. • Stephen Blakeney Ridgway, Chief Executive, Virgin Atlantic. For services to Civil Aviation. • Peter William Rogers, director, Stanhope. For services to the Construction Industry. • Paul Rogerson, Chief Executive, Leeds City Council. For services to Local Government. • Ian Simon MacGregor Russell. For services to Young People and to Volunteering. • Dr. John Milford Rutter, Composer and Conductor. For services to Music. • David Simons. For services to the Retail Industry. • Professor Alexander McCall Smith, Writer. For services to Literature. • Michael John Snell, lately Principal and Chief Executive, Brockenhurst College, Hampshire. For services to Further Education. • Ramniklal Chhaganlal Solanki, O.B.E. For services to Publishing and to Community Relations. • Ms Sarah Ann Spencer, Chair, Equality and Diversity Forum and Associate Director, COMPAS, University of Oxford. For services to Equal Opportunities and Human Rights. • Ms Hilary Susan Spurling, Writer. For services to Literature. • Roderick David Stewart, Singer and Songwriter. For services to Music. • Jonathan Symonds, chief finance officer, AstraZeneca. For services to the Pharmaceutical Industry. • Professor Malcolm Stuart Tanner, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, Sheffield Children's Hospital. For services to Medicine. • Dr. Martyn Charles Thomas. For services to Software Engineering. • Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron, Travel Writer and Novelist. For services to Literature. • Professor Stephen Tomlinson, lately Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University. For services to Medicine. • Graham Edward Tuppen, Chief Executive, Enterprise Inns. For services to the Hospitality Industry. • Dr. Patrick Charles Upson, managing director, Enrichment Technology Company Limited. For services to Industry. • District Judge Michael John Walker, Honorary Secretary, The Association of District Judges. For services to the Administration of Justice. • Patrick Watters, J.P., President, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. For services to Local Government. • Ms Karen Wheeler, Change Programme Director, Her Majesty's Courts Service. • John Christensen Willis, D.L., lately Chief Executive, Salford City Council. For services to Local Government. • Ian Wilson, Corporate Director of Social Services, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Social Care. • Primrose Eileen, Mrs. Wilson, O.B.E., lately Trustee, National Heritage Memorial Fund and Northern Ireland Chair, Heritage Lottery Fund. For services to Conservation and to Heritage. • John Wood, Actor. For services to Drama. • Professor John Wood, Chief Executive, Central Laboratories of the Research Council. For services to Science. ;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List • Brigadier Christopher John Anthony Hammerbeck, C.B. For services to British business interests in Hong Kong. • Michael Anthony Lambert, formerly Executive Vice-President, Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association. • Roger Loewyn Munnings. For services to British business interests in Russia. • Peter Nightingale, lately Chief Executive, China Britain Business Council. For services to trade. • Major General David Nial Creagh O'Morchoe, C.B., M.B.E. For services to British ex-servicemen and women in Ireland. • Dr. Dickson Poon. For services to UK-Asia business interests. • Christopher John Rodrigues. For services to British business interests and charitable works in the UK and US. Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) • Kyle McClean Alexander, Chief Executive, Laganside Corporation. For services to Regeneration in Northern Ireland. • Brian Allan, lately Director, Foundation Degree Development, University of Salford. For services to Higher Education. • John Courtney Allcock, Associate Director, National Workforce Programme, Department of Health. • Neville Robert Allport, Chief Executive, Picture Financial Group. For services to the Financial Services Industry and to charitable services in Wales. • Trevor Lloyd Baker, services to the National Health Service in the West Midlands • Douglas Crombie Anderson, Founder, Optos plc. For services to Life Sciences. • Miss Jayne Anderson, Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. • Professor Muhammad Anwar, Professor of Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick. For services to Higher Education. • Garth Armstrong, Senior Economic Adviser, Western Balkans, Department for International Development. • Celeste, Mrs. Dandeker-Arnold, M.B.E., Artistic Director, CandoCo Dance Company. For services to Dance. • David John Astley, Chief Executive, St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Ms Celia Atherton, Director, Research in Practice. For services to Children and Families. • Richard Henry Aust, Headteacher, Chadsgrove Special School, Worcestershire. For services to Special Needs Education. • Professor Richard Nigel Bailey, lately Chair, Heritage Lottery Fund's Committee for the North East. For services to Heritage. • Robert Lawrence Banner, Chair, Rethink Charity. For services to Mental Health. • Dr. John Charles Barrett, Head, Zimbabwe Office, Department for International Development. • Trevor John Bayley, lately Acting Chief Executive and Director of Savings, National Savings and Investments, H.M. Treasury. • Christopher Ronald Beale, Chair, Institute of Directors. For services to Business. • Ms Linda Bellos, Co-Chair, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Advisory Group. For services to Diversity. • Ian Charles Bennett, Principal and Chief Executive, Strode Tertiary College, Somerset. For services to Further Education. • Ms Linda Kristin Bennett, Founder and Designer, LK Bennett. For services to the Fashion Industry. • Professor Peter Beresford, Professor of Social Policy and Director, Centre for Citizen Participation, Brunel University and Chair, Shaping Our Lives. For services to Social Care. • John Berry, Senior Manager, Her Majesty's Prison Service. • Sister Rosaire Boden, Principal, Dominican College, Belfast. For services to Education in Northern Ireland. • Stephanie Ann, Mrs. Boyer (Miss Boobier), Head, Face-to-Face Transformation, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Douglas Frederick Boynton, Principal, Telford College. For services to Further Education in Shropshire. • Mary Rosamund, Mrs. Briggs, Chief Executive, Seven Stories, The Centre for Children's Books. For services to Literature. • Jacqueline, Mrs. Brookes, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Federation of Communication Services. For services to the Communications Industry. • Nicolas Milne Brown, Principal, Oldham Sixth Form College. For services to Further Education. • Paul Hacker Brown, Band A, Prime Minister's Office. • Professor Susanne Moira Brown, Director and Chief Scientist, Crusade Laboratories Ltd. For services to Healthcare. • Ms Sylvia Brown, Chief Executive, Action with Communities in Rural England. For services to Rural Communities. • Sandra, Mrs. Brusby, Chief Executive, Business Link Cheshire and Warrington. For services to Business. • Paul Anthony Bush, Chef De Mission, Scottish Commonwealth Games Team. For services to Sport. • Jennifer Susan, Mrs. Byers, lately Executive Director, Donor Services, Charities Aid Foundation. For services to Charity. • Anthony James Cairns, Deputy Chair, Leeds Bradford International Airport. For services to Civil Aviation and to the community in West Yorkshire. • Anthony Campbell, Principal, St. Richards Catholic College, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. For services to Education. • Ian Archer Hamilton Carstairs, M.B.E., Conservationist. For services to Heritage in Yorkshire and the Humber. • Kenneth Carstairs, Senior Manager, Lothians, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Ms Jane Cavanagh, Founder and Chief Executive, SCI Entertainment Group plc. For services to the Computer Games Industry. • Peter Michael Chapman, Founder, Shekinah Mission, Plymouth. For services to Homeless People. • Ms Michelle Chinery, Co-Chair, Learning Disability Task Force. For services to disabled people. • Daniel Clark. For services to the National Probation Service. • Professor Margaret MacDonald Clark, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Birmingham and Visiting Professor, Newman College of Higher Education, Birmingham. For services to Early Years Education. • Air Commodore Charles Henry Clarke, RAF (Retd). For services to the Royal Air Forces Ex-Prisoners of War Association. • John Coales. Founder and lately Chairman, Francis Coales Charitable Foundation. For services to Conservation. • Quentin Coey, Chief Executive, Belfast City Hospital Trust. For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland. Peter Coomber, Project Manager, , Department for Constitutional Affairs. • Debbie Coulter, Deputy General-Secretary, GMB Trade Union. For services to Employment Relations. • Stan Crawford, Managing Director, Sherwood Energy Village. For services to Business. • Brigid, Lady Crofton, lately Trustee and Vice-Chair, UNICEF UK. For services to Children and Families Overseas. • John Verdi d'Abbro, Headteacher, New Rush Hall Special School, Redbridge, London. For services to Special Needs Education. • Ann Edith, Mrs. Darling, J.P., D.L. For services to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Tyneside. • David Johnston Davies, lately Executive Director, The Football Association. For services to Sport. • Geoffrey Neil Davies, Financial Director, Tower Colliery, Rhondda Cynon TaV. For services to the Mining Industry. • John Elwyn Davies, lately Member, Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales. For public service. • Neil Davies, lately Chair, National Governors' Council and Co-Chair, National Governors' Association. For services to Education. • Peter John Davies, Head of Business Design, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • Donald Malcolm Dempsey, Director of ESFVON. For services to Voluntary and Community Organisations in the North East. • Susan Elizabeth, Mrs. Dewey. For services to the Sea Cadet Corps in Nottinghamshire. • Charles Dhanowa, Registrar, Competition Appeal Tribunal. For services to Competition Law. • Rodney William Dickinson, Business Development Director, FirstGroup plc. For services to Public Transport. • Susan Elizabeth Digby (Lady Eatwell), Founder and Principal, The Voices Foundation. For services to Music Education. • Councillor James Doig, Leader, Perth and Kinross Council. For services to Local Government. • Miss Zoe Dominic. For services to Arts Photography. • Christopher Peter Dorries, Chair, Yorkshire and Humber Mass Fatalities Working Group. For services to Emergency Planning. • Miss Lisa Dougherty, Nurse Consultant, The Royal Marsden Hospital. For services to the NHS. • Thomas Herbert Drake, Interim Chief Executive, Scottish Qualifications Authority. For services to Education. • Dr. Richard Dyer, lately Director, Babraham Institute, Cambridge. For services to Biology. • Miss Susan Margaret Eades, Head, Tuberculosis Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. • Toni Christine, Mrs. Eastwood, Training and Business Development Manager, Everywoman. For services to Equal Opportunities. • Professor Kimmy Ai Ngor Eldridge, Professor and Deputy Head, Department of Health and Human Sciences, University of Essex. For services to Healthcare. • Michael Henry Ellis, lately Fund Commissioner, Fund Distribution Ltd. For services to the Financial Services Industry. • Huw Evans, lately Headteacher, Watchfield Primary School, Oxfordshire. For services to Education. • Dr. Azhar Farooqi, General Medical Practitioner, East Leicester Medical Practice. For services to Healthcare. • David Leonard Finnis, lately National Trust Manager, Marsden Moor Estate and Hardcastle Crags. For services to the communities of Marsden and Colne Valley. • Donal Flanagan, Chief Executive, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools. For services to Education in Northern Ireland. • Graham Fortune, Grade B1, Ministry of Defence. • Ms Sue Foster, Assistant Director, Regeneration and Planning, London Borough of Hackney. For services to Planning. • Joseph Sands Furphy, Member, Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside. For services to Conservation in Northern Ireland. • Rosemary Isabella, Mrs. Peters-Gallagher, Board Member, Invest Northern Ireland. For services to Business and to the community in Northern Ireland. • Dr. Ashour Omar Gebreel, Special Co-ordinator, Complex Emergencies, World Health Organisation. For services to Healthcare Overseas. • Dr. Michael Gibson, Head of Support for Learning Division, Education Department, Scottish Executive. • James Harry Gill, Chief Executive, Liverpool Vision. For services to Regeneration. • Professor William John Gillespie, T.D., lately Foundation Dean, Hull York Medical School. For services to Medicine. • Dr. Garth Glentworth, Senior Governance Adviser. For public service overseas. • Michael Redvers Golding, Yachtsman. For services to Sport. • William Samuel Graham, Head of Education, Farming and Countryside Education. For services to Education and to Farming. • Ms Sally Greene (Mrs. Bourne), Owner and Director, Old Vic Productions plc. For services to Drama. • Alun Griffiths. For services to the Construction Industry and to the community in Wales. • Professor Richard Grimes. For services to Pro Bono Legal Services. • Garth Michael Guthrie. For services to Charity. • The Reverend Thomas Norman Hamilton, Minister, Ballysillan Presbyterian Church, North Belfast. For services to Community Relations in Northern Ireland. • Dr. Margaret Ann Harper, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast and lately Senior Lecturer, Queen's University, Belfast. For services to Medicine. • David John Heaton, Principal, Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, Darlington. For services to Further Education. • Dr. Raymond John Heitzman. For services to Food Safety. • Kevin Joseph Helferty. For public service. • Margaret, Mrs. Hesketh. For services to the victims of domestic violence in Northern Ireland. • Dr. David Gerald Hessayon. For services to Gardening and to Charity. • Patricia Ann, Mrs. Heywood, lately Worldwide President, Mothers' Union. For charitable services. • Richard Quintin Hoare, D.L. For charitable services through the Bulldog Trust. • John Holland, Director of Operations, RAPID UK. For services to International Rescue. • Allan St. John Holt, J.P. For services to Health Safety. • Norman Jeffery, Area Director, Wiltshire, Her Majesty's Courts Service. • Hugh Eric Allan Johnson, Author and Journalist. For services to Wine Making and to Horticulture. • Patricia Ann, Mrs. Johnson, lately Headteacher, Hopwood Primary School, Rochdale. For services to Education. • Hywel Pritchard Jones, Chief Executive, Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin. For services to Education and to the Welsh Language. • Teresa Grace, Mrs. Jones, J.P., Grade B1, Ministry of Defence. • Ms Kathryn Kane, Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to the Police. • Paul Stephen Keleghan. For public service. • John Michael Kelly, Executive Chair, Gala Group. For services to the Gambling Industry. • Councillor Mohammed Khan, Member, Blackburn with Darwen Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to Local Government. • Ms Vanessa Jane Knapp, UK Representative, Company Law Committee, Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the EU. For services to Corporate Law. • Fiona Denise, Mrs. Knight (Ms Street), lately Chair, United Kingdom Homecare Association. For services to disabled people. • Roger David Verdon Knight, lately Secretary and Chief Executive, Marylebone Cricket Club. For services to Sport. • Harmesh Lakhanpaul, Director, Peterborough Race Equality Council. For services to Community Relations. • James Hugh Callum Laurie, Actor, Writer and Director. For services to Drama. • Pamela Joan, Mrs. Lee, Pathfinder Manager, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • Dr. Elizabeth Jane Leese, Senior Medical Officer, Department of Health. • Dr. Richard John Light, Director of Research, Disability Awareness in Action. For services to disabled people. • Ms Nusrat Mehboob Lilani, Creator, Asian Women of Achievement Awards. For charitable services. • Michael Joseph Liston, Chief Executive, Jersey Electricity Company. For services to the Electrical Industry and to Charity. • Simon Piers Dominic Loftus, lately Chairman, Adnams. For services to Business. • David Cecil Lovell, lately Head of Public Affairs, Ordnance Survey, Department for Communities and Local Government. • Brian Lymbery, Chair, Lewisham Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare and to the community in Lewisham, London. • Professor Stuart Gowans Macpherson, Chair, Scottish Modernising Medical Careers Implementation Group. For services to Medicine in Scotland. • Peter John Malim, Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. • Ian Mason, Chair, Scottish Swimming. For services to Sport. • The Reverend John Clyne Matthews, Deputy-Chair, Scottish Enterprise Glasgow. For services to Economic Development. • Dr. Anne Christine McCartney, Director, Regional Microbiology Network, Health Protection Agency, London. For services to Public Health. • Clare Imogen, Mrs. McCarty, Chief Executive, Clanmil Housing Association Limited. For services to Social Housing in Northern Ireland. • Bertha, Mrs. McDougall, Interim Commissioner for Victims and Survivors. For services to the community in Northern Ireland. • John Fraser McIvor, Chief Executive, Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust. For services to the NHS. • Dr. Joseph McKee, Principal, City of Belfast School of Music. For services to Music. • Ms Mary McKee, Director, Groundwork Northern Ireland. For services to the Environment and to Community Relations. • Robert Francis McMinnis, Head of Tourism, Agency Liaison and Equality Division, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland Executive. • Andrew McMorran, Principal, Ashfield Boys' High School, Belfast. For services to Education in Northern Ireland. • Professor Geoffrey Peter Meen, Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Economics, University of Reading. For services to Social Housing. • Professor Stephen Henry Miller, lately Deputy Vice-Chancellor, City University. For services to Higher Education and to the Olive Tree Project. • Dr. Stuart Kinnaird Monro, Scientific Director, Our Dynamic Earth. For services to Science. • Christopher Moody, Principal, Moulton College, Northampton. For services to Further Education and to Training. • Isobel Margaret, Mrs. Morris, Director, Southwark and Child and Adolescent Services, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. For services to Mental Health Care. • Ms Elizabeth Joyce Moseley. For services to Youth Justice. • Richard John Murphy. For services to Architecture. • Rupert Gerald Nunes Nabarro, Founder, Investment Property Databank. For services to the Property Industry. • Ms Kate Louise Nash, lately Chief Executive, Royal Association of Disability and Rehabilitation. For services to disabled people. • Ernest Milwyn Nock. For services to Victim Support and to the community in Worcestershire and Herefordshire. • Martin Lawrence Norfield, ESOL Adviser, Skills for Life Strategy Unit, Department for Education and Skills. • Provost Patrick O'Brien, J.P., Provost, East Lothian Council. For services to Local Government. • Kevin O'Sullivan, Chair, O'Sullivan and Graham. For services to Civil Engineering Overseas. • Brian David Orrell, Trade Union Leader, British Maritime Professionals. For services to Seafarers. • Patricia, Mrs. Osborne, Grade 7, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland Executive. • Graham Frederick Payne, Director, RAPID UK. For services to International Rescue. • Dr. Henry James Pearson, Managing Consultant, Detica Ltd. For services to the Ministry of Defence. • Angela Mary, Mrs. Pedder, Chief Executive, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. For services to the NHS. • Dennis Gordon Pepler, Technical Inspector, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Frank Joseph Perkins, J.P., H.M. Principal Inspector of Health and Safety, Health and Safety Executive, Department for Work and Pensions. • Thomas Stuart Peryer, Director of Education, London Diocesan Board for Schools. For services to Education. • Lynette Elaine, Mrs. Phillips, lately Chair, London Black and Ethnic Minority Network for NHS Staff and Allied Health Professionals. For services to Healthcare. • Dr. Mike Phillips, Writer and Broadcaster. For services to Broadcasting. • Steven Charles Pimlott, Theatre and Opera Director. For services to Drama. • Professor Colin Douglas Alexander Porteous, Senior Researcher, The Mackintosh School of Architecture and the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow. For services to Architecture. • Edward Posey. For services to The Gaia Foundation. • Mayo, Mrs. Perceval-Price, Vice-President, Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal. For services to Employment Relations in Northern Ireland. • Susan Mary, Mrs. Price, Executive Director, Groundwork, Wales. For services to Regeneration in Wales. • Dr. Heather Margaret Murray Reid, Meteorologist and Presenter, BBC Scotland. For services to Physics. • Novlette Elizabeth, Mrs. Rennie, Director, Sporting Equals. For services to Diversity in Sport. • The Reverend Canon James John Richardson. For services to the Church of England. • Janet Irene, Mrs. Roberts, Headteacher, All Saints Church of England Junior School, Fleet, Hampshire. For services to Education. • Professor Keith Roberts. For services to Plant Biology. • David Bruce Robertson, Director of Education, Culture and Sport, Highland Council. For services to Education. • Ms Pamela Susan Robson, Human Resources Business Partner, Government Office for the South West, Department for Education and Skills. • William Ross, Highland Councillor. For services to Forestry in the Highlands. • Professor David Michael Rowe, Professor of Thermoelectrics, Cardiff University. For services to Technology. • John Michael Salisbury, lately Executive Producer, BBC Natural History Unit. For services to Broadcasting. • Peter John Scales, lately Chief Executive, London Pensions Fund Authority. For services to Local Government. • Annabella, Mrs. Scott. For services to Youth Justice. • Linda, Mrs. Scott, National Manager, Arkwright Scholarships Trust. For services to Engineering and Technology Education. • Paul Sergeant, Chief Executive, Wales Millennium Stadium. For services to Business. • Dipesh Jayantilal Shah, lately Chief Executive OYcer, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. For services to the Energy Industry. • Rita, Mrs. Sharma, Founder and Managing Director, Best at Travel plc. For services to the Travel Industry. • Ms Diana Winifred Shindler, Legal Adviser, Department for Transport. • Kenneth Alan Shooter, lately Specialist Technology, Ofsted H.M. Inspectorate and Lead Adviser, Specialist Schools Programme, Department for Education and Skills. • Professor Jonathan Richard Sibert, lately Paediatrician, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust and lately Professor of Child Health, Cardiff University. For services to Paediatrics and to Child Health. • Andrew Brian Simmons, Chief Executive, Hertfordshire Connexions Partnership. For services to Young People. • Jasminder Singh, Founder and Chair, Radisson Edwardian Hotel Group. For services to the Hotel Industry. • Tom Tar Singh, Founder and Non-Executive Director, New Look. For services to the Fashion Industry. • Rodney Gerald Yorke Slatford, Founder and Chair, The Yorke Trust. For services to Music. • Alan John Smith, Founder and Managing Partner, Red Box Design Group. For services to Architecture in the North East. • Brian Anthony Frank Smith, D.L. For charitable services. • Susan Ellen, Mrs. Smith, Deputy Chief Officer, Devon Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Fire Safety. • Ms Irene Ruth Spellman, Chief Executive, Institution of Mechanical Engineers. For services to Workplace Learning. • David Michael Cochrane Elsworth Steen, Commissioner, Gambling Commission. For services to the Gambling Industry. • Stef Stefanou, Chair, John Doyle Group plc. For services to the Construction Industry. • Ian Stephenson, Member, Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment. For services to the Environment. • Neil Stewart, lately Head of Energy Policy, Scottish Executive. • Robert Andrew Stiby, J.P., lately Chair, Tindle Radio Ltd. For services to Broadcasting. • Gary Steven Stockbridge, Team Leader, Traffic Information and Customer Services, Highways Agency, Department for Transport. • Harry Thomas Stratford, Chair, ProStrakan. For services to Life Sciences in Scotland. • Dr. Geraldine Mary Strathdee, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director, Oxleas NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Peter Charles Styche, lately Director, Spatial Planning and Housing, Government Office for the North West, Department for Communities and Local Government. • Steven Norman Sumner, National Health and Safety Policy Adviser, Local Government Employers. For services to Local Government. • Ms Moira Swinbank, Chief Executive, TimeBank. For services to Volunteering. • Professor Ian Swingland, Founder, The Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology. For services to Conservation. • Graham Francis Taylor, lately Headteacher, The Downs School, Newbury, Berkshire. For services to Education. • Ms Edna Margaret Telfer, Director, Bristol Drugs Project. For services to People who Misuse Drugs. • Joyce Anne, Mrs. Thacker, Senior Head of Service for Children and Young People, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to Young People. • Robert Russell Thompson, Director of Fundraising, Royal British Legion. For services to Ex-Servicemen and Women. • Duncan Gillies Thomson, lately Convenor, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority. For services to the Environment. • Sarah Winifred, Mrs. Todd, Grade A, Northern Ireland Office. • Martin John Devereux Traynor, Chief Executive, Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce. For services to Business and to the community in the East Midlands. • Stephanie Linda, Mrs. Trotter, President, CO-Gas Safety and Vice-President, Consumer Safety International. For services to Health and Safety in the Gas Industry. • Mohammed Tufail, Director, North Staffordshire Racial Equality Council. For services to Community Relations. • Dr. Rowena Jane Tye, Team Leader, Ofwat). • Adrian Underwood, lately National Director, Boarding Schools' Association. For services to Education. • Rosemary Margaret, Mrs. Varley, lately Regional Commissioner, NHS Appointments Commission and Chair, General Optical Council. For services to the NHS and to Healthcare. • Professor Richard Frank Verdi, Professor of Fine Art and Director, Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham. For services to Art and Art History. • Adrian Vinken, Chair, Culture South West and Chief Executive, Theatre Royal, Plymouth. For services to the Arts. • Professor Jeffrey King Waage, Professor of Applied Ecology, Imperial College London. For services to Science. • Judith Ann, Mrs. Walker, Chief Crown Prosecutor, South Yorkshire Crown Prosecution Service. • Councillor Alexander Watson, Leader, Derwentside District Council. For services to Local Government. • Andrew White, B2, Ministry of Defence. • John White, Head, Devolved Customer Relations, OGCbuying.solutions, H.M. Treasury. • Robert Ernest Wilkins, Director of Transport and Environment, East Sussex County Council. For services to Local Government. • Dr. Charlotte Francesca Williams. For services to Ethnic Minority Groups and to Equal Opportunities in Wales. • David Huw Jones Williams, Assembly Lawyer, Legal Services Department. • Roy Wilsher, Chief Fire Officer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Fire Safety. • Margaret, Mrs. Winchcombe, Health and Social Care Consultant. For services to disabled people. • Ms Carol Wolstenholme, lately Leadership Development Manager, The Pension Service, Department for Work and Pensions. • Miss Susan Elizabeth Wolstenholme, Director, British Tennis Foundation. For services to Disabled Sport. • Ms Sarah Ann Wood, lately Director of Policy, Local Government Association. For services to Local Government. • Guy Anthony Woolfenden, Composer and Conductor. For services to Music. • Ian Harold Woosnam, M.B.E., Golfer. For services to Sport. • Christopher Worthy, Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. ;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List • Colin Charles Adams. For services to the community, business and Caymanian heritage, Cayman Islands. • Jeffrey Ames, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. • George Edward Asseily. For services to British business interests in Lebanon and philanthropic activities in the UK. • James Lloyd Baxendale, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. • Derek Stuart Blackwood. For services to commerce and British interestS in the United States of America. • Edmund Arthur Blennerhassett, M.B.E. For services to British interests in Panama. • Ms Bridget Diana Brind, lately First Secretary, British Embassy Baghdad. • Jonathan Hershl Cohen. For services to conflict prevention and resolution in the Caucasus. • Eunice Campbell, Mrs. Crook, British Council Director, South India. • Ms Pauline Ann Crowe, Chief Executive, Prisoners Abroad. • Yousef Daneshvar. For services to British business interests in Iran. • Ms Carol Doughty, Regional Director Visa Services, South Asia and the Middle East, British High Commission India. • Christopher James Edge, lately First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. • Leslie William Edmonds, Q.F.S.M. For services to the community, Gibraltar. • Dr. Helen Francesca Elloway. For medical services (Church Mission Society) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. • Ms Deborah Joan Fisher, Deputy Head of Mission and Deputy Permanent Representative to the African Union, British Embassy, Addis Ababa. • Professor Ian Thomas McVey Gow. For services to British education in East China. • Dr. Lillian Craig Harris. For services to displaced people in Sudan and charitable activities in Cairo. • Vincent Richard Harris. For services to British business interests in Pakistan. • Andrew Magnus Kent, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. • Chief William Denton Knight. For services to the development of sustainable community-led rural development programmes in Nigeria. • Professor Christopher Brian Dyce Lavy. For services to orthopaedic care in Africa. • Ms Christine Loh, Chief Executive, Civic Exchange, Hong Kong. • Mark Seumas McCombe. For services to British business interests in Turkey and relief/recovery eVorts following the bombings in Istanbul in 2003. • Professor Elizabeth Margaret Molyneux. For services to paediatric healthcare in Malawi. • Professor Malcolm Edward Molyneux. For medical services in Malawi, particularly in the field of tropical diseases. • Dr. Colin Harold Robertson Niven. For services to British education in China. • John Payne, British Council Director, Ghana. • Dr. Molly Elizabeth Pont. For services to medical healthcare in Quetta, Pakistan. • Peter Alexander Rhodes. For services to British business interests in France. • Dennis Sammut. For services to conflict prevention and resolution in the South Caucasus. • Don Robert Scott. For services to British business interests and charitable works in Russia. • Jonathan David Smith, C.P.M., lately Commissioner of Police, Bermuda Police Service. • John Phillip Stops, lately Country Director, Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO), Thailand. • Montague William Style. For services to British business interests in Switzerland. • Ian Main Thomson. For services to environmentally-friendly fishing practices in the South Atlantic. • Sanjay Mark Wadvani, lately Deputy Consul-General and Head of Trade and Investment, British Consulate-General, Guangzhou. • Douglas Ian Wilson, lately First Secretary, British Embassy, Baghdad. • Miss Sylvia Mary Wright, M.B.E. For services to disabled children in South India. Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) • Colin Festus Adams, Senior Executive Officer, Human Resources Equality and Diversity Team, Department for Education and Skills. • Peter Henry Dredge Ainsworth. For services to the Scouts in Pinner, Middlesex. • Colin Walter Aitken, Inspector, Ministry of Defence Police. • James Noel Carrol Alder, Member, Morpeth Harriers Athletics Club. For services to Sport in the North East. • Ms Dounne Alexander, Founder, Gramma's Herbal Foods. For services to the Food Industry. • Euan Nicholas Allen. For services to the Suffolk Cathedral Millennium Project. • Janet, Mrs. Allen. For services to the community in Scalford, Leicestershire. • Thelma, Mrs. Allen, J.P., Employer Compliance Officer, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Raja Mohammed Amin, J.P., Chair, Balsall Heath Streetwatch. For services to the community in Birmingham. • Miss Cheryl Anderson, Head of Administration, School of Engineering, Cranfield University. For services to Higher Education. • Ronald Arkley Anderson. For services to NHS Catering and to the community in Walsall, West Midlands. • William Ian Appleby. For services to Young People in Birmingham. • David Iain Armstrong, Meteor Multinational Project Director, MBDA. For services to the Defence Industry. • Margaret Bannerman, Mrs. Arnold. For services to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Moray, Nairn and Banffshire. • Linda, Mrs. Arrowsmith, Ministerial Briefing Manager, Department of Health. • Malcolm Ashbrook, Risk Manager, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Mohammad Aslam. For services to the community in Croydon. • Dr. Kanyalal Aswani, General Medical Practitioner, Waltham Forest. For services to Healthcare. • The Reverend Canon Patricia Anne Atkinson. For services to Street Children in South India. • Valerie Ann, Mrs. Attenborough, J.P. For services to the community in Norfolk. • Richard Avard, lately Mapping and Charting Officer, Highways Agency, Department for Transport. • Linda, Mrs. Ayre, Registered Manager, Tow Law Children's Home, Durham. For services to Children. • Paul Victor Bache. For services to the Meat Industry. • John Sinclair Bailey, T.D. For services to the Church of England in Worcester. • Miss Eileen Winifred Bairstow. For services to the Pembrokeshire Counselling Service. • Maureen, Mrs. Baker, Headteacher, Children's House Nursery School, Edinburgh. For services to Early Years Education. • Harold Bales, Lecturer, Gas Industry Training, New College, Nottingham. For services to Further Education and to Skills Training. • Peter Brian Barlow, lately Principal Assistant, Zoology Department, University of Cambridge. For services to Higher Education. • John Edward Barrett, lately Tennis Commentator, BBC. For services to Sports Broadcasting. • Brian Barron, BBC Foreign Correspondent. For services to Broadcasting. • Lieutenant Colonel Francis Charles Batten, D.L. For services to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Dyfed. • Peter Beal, lately Northern Editor, Press Association. For services to Journalism. • Celia, Mrs. Beaumont. For services to Humberside Probation Service and to the Scout Association. • Barbara Mary, Mrs. Bell, lately Chair of Governors, Lady Adrian Special School, Cambridge. For services to Special Needs Education. • George Bell, lately Milkman, Wiseman's Dairy. For services to the community in Gullane, East Lothian. • Helen, Mrs. Bell. For charitable services in Scotland. • Joseph Donald Benoist, lately Section Manager, En-Route Air Space, Civil Aviation Authority. For services to Civil Aviation. • Anthony John Gilbert Berry, J.P., Chair and Co-Founder, North Staffordshire Heart Committee. For services to the community in North Staffordshire. • Dr. Binoy Bhattacharyya, Consultant, West Middlesex Hospital. For services to Medicine. • Marion, Mrs. Birch. For charitable services to Bradford Hospitals. • Rosalind, Mrs. Birchall. For services to the British Red Cross Society in Scotland. • Miss Rosemary Bird. For services providing rural experience on Dartmoor and in the South West for Inner City Young People. • Edna May, Mrs. Bishop. For services to the Women's Royal Voluntary Service in Plymouth. • Alan David Blair, Chief Executive, Wessex Heartbeat Charity. For charitable services in Hampshire. • Marjorie Netta, Mrs. Blamey, Botanical Illustrator. For services to Art. • Ms Susan Margaret Blane, Costume and Set Designer. For services to Drama. • Dr. John Marcus Blatchly, former President, Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. For services to Heritage. • Sandra, Mrs. Blockley, Founder, Lorraine Blockley Cancer Fund. For charitable services. • David Philip Boulter, Consultant, Driver Safety Training. For services to Public Transport. • Judith Margaret, Mrs. Bousfield. For services to the community in Keighley, West Yorkshire. • Aubrey Francis Houston Bowden. For services to the Army Dress Committee. • Richard Munden Bower, Recycling Education Officer, Cornwall County Council. For services to Local Government. • Carol, Mrs. Bowes, Senior Officer, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • David Charles Boyle. For charitable services in Northern Ireland. • Nicolas Leighton Bracegirdle, Grade C1, Ministry of Defence. • Kathleen Theresa, Mrs. Braddock. For services to the community in Rutland. • James Coulter Bradley, lately Leading Seaman, Ministry of Defence. • John Harold Bradley, Fleet Manager, Hampshire Constabulary. For services to the Police. • Miss Jane Bratby. For services to H.M. Prison Armley, Leeds. • Miss Elizabeth Margaret Braund. For services providing rural experience on Dartmoor and in the South West for Inner City Young People. • John Anthony Hugh Bray, Chief Executive, The Bishop's Forum, Cornwall. For services to Young People. • Michael Gerrard Martin Brennan, Head of Learning Development, Queen Mary University of London. For services to Higher Education. • John Ernest Briggs, Actor. For services to Drama. • Frances Grace, Mrs. Bristow. For services to Education and the community in Suffolk. • Douglas Gordon Broadbent, Fundraiser, British Cardiac Patients' Association. For charitable services. • Gill, Mrs. Bromley, Strategic Manager, Kent County Council Libraries and Archives. For services to Local Government. • Cecil Edward Hilary Brooks. For services to the Royal British Legion in Hampshire. • Dr. Janine Brooks, Associate Director for Dentistry, National Clinical Assessment Service. For services to Dentistry. • Robert Michael Brooks, Administration Manager, Preston Crown Court, Her Majesty's Court Service, Department for Constitutional Affairs. • Mary Jane, Mrs. Brown, Treasurer, Northern Ireland Farm and Country Holidays Association. For services to the Tourist and Hospitality Industries. • Maureen Shirley, Mrs. Brown. For services to the community in Trumpington, Cambridge. • Peter Charles Brown. For services to the community in Weasenham St. Peter, Norfolk. • Elizabeth, Mrs. Bryson, Teacher, Euston Street Primary School, Belfast. For services to Education. • Brian James Buck, Court Security Officer, Vale Royal Magistrates' Court, Department for Constitutional Affairs. • Christopher Thomas Bullock, Chief Executive, Institute of Advanced Motorists. For services to Road Safety. • Trevor George Burchick. For services to the community in Greater Manchester. • Terrance John Burns. For services to the community in Gentleshaw, Staffordshire. • Ms Eleri Butler. For services to Domestic Violence Against Women. • John Joseph Buxton, D.L. For services to Conservation in Norfolk. • Miss Marianne Caffrey, IT Systems Engineer, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. For services to Science. • Irene Helen, Mrs. Callaghan. For services to Nursing and to Charity in Angus. • Christine Mary, Mrs. Callund, Founder, Charitable Association Supplying Hospitals. For charitable services in East Berkshire. • Peter Colin Carlsson, Founder, Young People's Forum, Waddington, Lincolnshire. For services to Young People. • Andrew Joseph Carman. For services to disabled people in Warrington, Cheshire. • Robin James Carr, Grade C1, Ministry of Defence. • Wilhelmina, Mrs. Carson, Chair, Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Widow's Association. For services to the Police. • Barbara Vivien, Mrs. Carter, J.P., D.L. For services to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Rochdale, Lancashire • Kevin Cawood, lately Deputy Managing Director, VT Communications. For services to the Ministry of Defence. • Peter Robin Chambers. For services to Disadvantaged Children in Somerset. • John Frederick Chatburn. For services to the community in Hutton, Somerset. • Myrna Edna, Mrs. Chave. For services to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and to the community in Poole, Dorset. • Gladys, Mrs. Chilton. For services to the community in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. • Piara Singh Clair. For services to the community in Leicester. • James Clarke, lately Legal Adviser, Perimeter Issues, Financial Services Authority. For services to the Financial Services Industry. • Stephen Frank Clarke, Non-Executive Director, Accent Group Ltd. For services to the Financial Services Industry in Yorkshire and Humberside. • Joyce, Mrs. Clement. For services to Oxfam in Formby, Liverpool. • Jeffrey Brian Clements, Designer and Conservator. For services to Bookbinding. • Robert Coles, Chair, Little Harrowden Parish Council. For services to the community in Northamptonshire. • Michael Collier, Fishing Vessel Surveyor, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Department for Transport. • Ms Shirley Collins, Folk Singer and Writer. For services to Music. • Pamela Mary, Mrs. Comber. For services to Mental Health in Folkestone, Kent. • Andrew Bruce Compton. For services to the community in Stafford. • George Patrick Constable, lately Grade C1, Ministry of Defence. • Anthea, Mrs. Cooper, Teacher, Collis Primary School, Teddington, Middlesex. For services to Education. • Charles Geoffrey Corkish. For services to the community in the Isle of Man. • Anthony Cosgrove, Grade D, Ministry of Defence. • Ms Julia Couchman, Grade E1, Ministry of Defence. • Philip James Couchman, lately Manager, Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. For services to Conservation. • Robert David Cranna. For services to Norfolk Probation Service. • Gerda Anneliese, Mrs. Craven. For services to the community in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire. • John Crosby, Foster Carer. For services to Children and Families in Rhondda Cynon Taf. • Joy, Mrs. Crosby, Foster Carer. For services to Children and Families in Rhondda Cynon Taf. • John Clifford Culine. For services to the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain and to the community in Spennymoor, County Durham. • Ms Cheryl Helen Maureen Cunningham, Secretary, University of Ulster, Coleraine. For services to Higher Education in Northern Ireland. • Deirdre Aline Michelle, Mrs. Curtis. For services to the community in Toddington, Bedfordshire. • Raymond Henry Daniel Curtis, Foundation Governor, Ampney Crucis Primary School, Gloucestershire. For services to Education. • Joyce, Mrs. Dakin. For services to Victim Support, Leicestershire. • David Godfrey Dallimore, Senior Messenger, Estates Management Group, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Department for Transport. • Professor Amirtham Jebamoney David, Director of Nursing and Professional Development, West Kent Primary Care Trust. For services to the NHS. • Violet, Mrs. Davidson, Administrative Officer, Department of Education, Northern Ireland Executive. • Dr. David Hedydd Davies. For services to Welsh Athletics, in particular Carmarthen Harriers Athletics Club. • Dr. Ivor Davies. For services to the Visual Arts. • Pauleen, Mrs. Davies, J.P., President, Radford Care Group. For services to Older People in Nottingham. • Peter Walters Davies. For services to Red Kite Conservation in Wales. • Robert Hugh Thomas Davies, Solicitor. For services to the Legal Profession and to the community in South East Wales. • Miss Pauline Davis, lately Switchboard Manager, National Assembly for Wales. • Peter Edward Davis. For services to Red Kite Conservation in Wales. • Rheta, Mrs. Davison, Chair, Cutsyke Community Group. For services to Young People in Castleford, West Yorkshire. • Dr. William Donald Davison. For services to Music in Northern Ireland. • Roger Davy, J.P. For services to the community in West Yorkshire. • Wendy May, Mrs. Deakin, Bursar, Cledford Junior School, Middlewich, Cheshire. For services to Education. • Alistair James Dent. For services to the community in Hilgay, Norfolk. • Ms Morag Deyes, Artistic Director, Dance Base. For services to Dance in Scotland. • Gurdarshan, Mrs. Dhanjal. For services to Community Relations in Bristol, in particular to South Asian families with disabled children. • Professor Soraya Dhillon, Chair, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare. • Jean Smith, Mrs. Dixon. For services to disabled people in Easington, County Durham. • Sonia, Mrs. Dixon, African and Caribbean Services Manager, Walsall Libraries. For services to Local Government in the West Midlands. • Norah Alice, Mrs. Dobinson, lately Trainbearer to the Lord Chancellor, Department for Constitutional Affairs. • Brian Dougherty, Co-ordinator, Tullyally and District Development Group. For services to the community in Northern Ireland. • Jessie, Mrs. Doull. For services to the community in Wick, Caithness. • William Hugh Alexander Duncan, J.P., College Secretary and Clerk to the Board of Management, Moray College. For services to Further Education in the Highlands. • Susan Elizabeth, Mrs. Dungey. For services to the Chaplaincy Team, Lister Hospital, Hertfordshire. • Dr. Euan Kennedy Dunn. For services to Marine Conservation. • Peter George Dunstan. For services to the Far Eastern Prisoners of War Association and Far East War Grave Archives. • Ruth Durrell, Administrator, Research Methods Programme, Economic and Social Research Council. For services to Social Science. • Cynthia, Mrs. Dyke. For services to Community Safety in Taffs Well, Rhondda Cynon Taf. • Carl Robert Eddy, Administrative Assistant, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Ms Diana Edmonds, Head, Haringey Libraries, Archives and Museum Service. For services to Local Government in North London. • George Tait Edwards, lately Senior Regional Property Adviser, Learning and Skills Council. For services to Further Education. • Colonel Samuel Mervyn Elder, T.D., J.P., D.L. For services to the Reserve Forces and Cadets' Association in Northern Ireland. • Alan Thomas Elliott, Founder and Director, Forest Fitness Centre. For services to Sport and voluntary community work in the Forest of Dean. • William Elliott, Chair, Mitford Parish Council. For services to the community in Northumberland. • Gordon Ellis, Area Business Manager, Scottish Executive. • John Anthony Ellis, Head, Technology Exploitation Division, Space Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. For services to Science. • Stella, Lady Empey. For services to the community in Northern Ireland. • Jerome Roy Evans, Manager, H.M. Young Offenders' Institution Thorn Cross, Warrington, Cheshire. • Judith Marion, Mrs. Evans, Leader, St. Ives District Rangers, Cambridgeshire. For services to Young People. • Olive Gwendoline, Mrs. Evans. For services to Education and to the community in Monmouthshire. • Sue Prudence Anne, Mrs. Evans, District Nurse. For services to Healthcare and to the community in Burwell, Cambridgeshire. • Susan, Mrs. Bowes-Evans, Chief Commandant, South Wales Police. For services to the Special Constabulary. • John Wallace Kerr Ewart, General Manager, Blackburn Local Employment Scheme. For services to Young People and to the community in West Lothian. • Hilary Joan, Mrs. Farley, lately Headteacher, Gladstone Primary School, Barry. For services to Education in Wales. • Glynis Mary, Mrs. Farrell, Specialist Music Teacher, Holwell Primary School, Hertfordshire. For services to Education. • Anne Mary, Mrs. Faulconer, J.P. For services to The Children's Society. • Angela Nancy, Mrs. Faulding, Specialist Health Visitor, North East Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare. • Elaine, Mrs. Ferguson, Founder, Spark-Space and Right to Write Ltd. For services to People with Dyslexia. • Olive Marion, Mrs. Ferguson. For services to Oxfam in Morningside, Edinburgh. • Florence Arlene, Mrs. Ferry. For public service. • Ms Linda Jean Finnamore, Prison Officer, H.M. Prison and Young Offenders' Institution New Hall, Wakefield, West Yorkshire. • Councillor Barry Fippard, Councillor, Lincolnshire County Council. For services to Local Government in Lincolnshire. • Paul Roland Firman. For services to the community in Martlesham Heath, Suffolk. • Archie Macdonald Fisher, Singer and Songwriter. For services to Traditional Scottish Music. • Leigh, Mrs. Flaherty, Higher Executive Officer, Human Resources Operations, Home Office. • Miss Minerva Millicent Fletcher, Personal Secretary, Government Office for the West Midlands, Department of Trade and Industry. • Paul John Fletcher. For services to Sport and to Charity. • Brian Douglas Flood, Q.P.M. For services to the Police. • Dr. Michael Wilfred Flowers. For charitable services in Yorkshire and Bangladesh. • Elizabeth Marlene, Mrs. Forbes, Captain, 1st Northern Ireland Company, Girls' Brigade. For services to Young People. • Dr. Fiona Mary Ford, General Medical Practitioner and Senior Lecturer, East Lancashire Teaching Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare. • Sue Joan Frances, Mrs. Grayson Ford, Director, Campaign for Drawing. For services to Art. • Peter Bernard Forsdick, Manager, Distribution Services Management, London Underground. For services to Public Transport. • Helen, Mrs. Foster, Founder, Saturday Club for Deaf Children, Isle of Wight. For services to disabled children. • Marian, Mrs. Fraser, Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • Patricia, Mrs. Fry, Head of Education, Training and Careers, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. For services to Science. • Graham Richard John Fryer, Chairman, Driving Instructors' Association. For services to Road Safety. • Robert John Fyffe. For services to the community in Northern Ireland. • Anne, Mrs. Gait. For services to disabled children in Leeds. • Richard Galliford. For services to the Youth of Barnsley and Overseas. • Anne, Mrs. Gandy. For services to the community in Walton, Liverpool. • John Edward Gardner, Events Planning Manager, London Buses. For services to Public Transport. • Georgina Mary, Mrs. Gaskin. For services to the community in Northamptonshire. • Martin John Gebbett, Executive Officer, Environmental Policy Officer, Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber, Department for Communities and Local Government. • Daphne, Mrs. Geer, President, Southern Counties Amateur Swimming Association. For services to Sport. • Michael Geer, Swimming Coach and President, Royal Tunbridge Wells Monson Swimming Club. For services to Sport. • Stephen Paul Gelder, Managing Director, Gelder Ltd., Gainsborough. For services to Business and to the community in Lincolnshire. • Steven George Gerrard, Footballer. For services to Sport. • Dr. Carol Gibbens. For services to the community in Dorset. • Lambert Gibbons, Driver, Government Car and Despatch Agency, H.M. Treasury. • Mary Dorothy Beckford, Mrs. Gibson. For services to the Bomber Command Association. • Miss Rita Rose Gibson. For services to the community in West Bromwich, West Midlands. • Ms Angela Jayne Gidden, Design Director and Founder, Attic 2 Ltd and Director and Co-Founder, Nomad and Nest Ltd. For services to Business in South Wales. *Barry Thomas Gifford, Director, Finance and Administration, Royal National Institute for the Blind. For services to People with Visual Impairment. • Evelyn Mary, Mrs. Gittens, lately School Crossing Warden, Halton Borough Council, Cheshire. For services to Education. • Tibor Gold, Patent and Trade Mark Attorney. For services to Intellectual Property. • June, Mrs. Goodchild. For services to the community in Easterside, Middlesbrough. • Patricia, Mrs. Gordon, Officer, National Insurance Contributions Office, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Stephen Grainger, Chief Executive, Youth Sport Trust. For services to School Sport. • Ivor John Frederick Gray, Youth Football Coach. For services to Sport in Northumberland. • William Grayson. For services to the community in Huddersfield. • Hazel, Mrs. Green. For services to the Welfare of Prisoners in Wakefield. • Barbara, Mrs. Greggains, Lay Representative, Clinical Radiology Patients Liaison Group, Royal College of Radiologists. For services to Healthcare. • John William Grey, Head Shoe Shiner, Virgin Atlantic. For services to Passengers. • Bernadette Philomena, Mrs. Grimes. For services to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in the East Riding of Yorkshire. • Wing Commander Peter Ernest Guiver. For services to the Air Training Corps, London and South East Region. • Brian Guttridge, Naval Tailor. For services to the Armed Forces. • Elizabeth Ann, Mrs. Haddow, Co-Founder, National Holiday Fund. For services to children and Families. • Malcolm Haddow, Director and Trustee, National Holiday Fund. For services to Children and Families. • Roberta, Mrs. Haffey. For services to the Church of Ireland. • Thomas John Hall, Charge Nurse, Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital. For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland. • Ms Ruby Hammer, Co-Founder, Ruby and Millie Cosmetics. For services to the Cosmetics Industry. • Albert Hampson, lately Business Manager, AA Hotel Services. For services to the Hospitality Industry. • Dilys Elvena, Mrs. Hanmer, President, Pembroke and District Committee, Macmillan Cancer Relief. For charitable services. • Mary Terese, Mrs. Hanna, Mid-day Supervisor, St. James's Roman Catholic Primary School, Twickenham, London. For services to Education. • Roy Hanna, Founder and Member, Aghalee Development Association. For services to the Rural Community in Northern Ireland. • Derek Graham Hardwell, Senior Manager, Child Support Agency, Department for Work and Pensions. • Joseph Kenneth Hargreaves. For services to the community in Lancashire. • Thomas George Harland. For services to the British Standards Institution. • Ann Marilyn, Mrs. Harries, J.P., D.L. For services to the Cub Scouts in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea. • Francis Andrew Harrington, Member, Castle Morpeth Borough Council, Northumberland. For services to Local Government. • Bill Harris, Chair and Member, Senior Citizen Forum, Shrewsbury. For services to the community in Shropshire. • Philip Arthur Harris, Assistant Director of Community Services (Housing Operations), Plymouth City Council. For services to Local Government. • Miss Ruth Alison Harte (Mrs. Langrish). For services to Music. • Ms Angela Hartnett, Executive Chef, Connaught Hotel and Restaurant Proprietor. For services to the Hospitality Industry. • Colin Walter Hassall, Drug and Alcohol Team Manager. For services to People who Misuse Drugs. • Richard John Hatton, Boxer. For services to Sport. • Rosemary, Mrs. Hawley, J.P., D.L., Chair, Knowsley Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare in Merseyside. • Rosemary, Mrs. Hayes, lately Grade E1, Ministry of Defence. • Ms Margaret Hazell. For services to the Trade Union Movement in Wales. • Aneurin John Wyn Heath, Paramedic Supervisor, Wales Air Ambulance Service, Swansea. For services to Healthcare. • Brenda Chamberlin, Mrs. Heesom. For services to the Sea Cadet Corps in Gravesend, Kent. • Ms Phiona Jane Hesketh, Probation Officer, H.M. Prison, Kirkham, Lancashire. For services to Diversity. • Gaye Stanford, Mrs. Hessay, Defence Section Translator, British Embassy, Madrid, Ministry of Defence. • David Edward Highley, lately Minerals Geologist. For services to Science. • Harry David Higman, Curator, National Cycle Museum Trust, Llandrindod Wells. For services to the Tourist Industry in Wales. • Margaret, Mrs. Bradbury-Hiles, Chair, Friends of Whitchurch Community Hospital. For services to the community in Shropshire. • Dr. Rowan Hillson, Consultant Physician and Diabetologist, The Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex. For services to Medicine. • Ann Christine, Mrs. Hilton, Teacher, Dame Janet Community Junior School, Ramsgate, Kent. For services to Education. • Penelope Ann, Mrs. Hilton, Learning Facilitator, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Gregory Hinds, Chair of Governors, St. Alban's Roman Catholic High School Pontypool, Torfaen. For services to Education. • Jillian Isla, Mrs. Hinds. For services to the community in Kelvedon, Essex. • Ronald Michael Hitchens, Teacher, Roskear School, Camborne, Cornwall. For services to Education. • Jennifer Ann, Mrs. Hocking, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School. For services to Higher Education. • Mary, Mrs. Hodgson. For services to disabled people in Croydon, Surrey. • Malcolm Joseph Holmes, Senior Archivist, Camden Library. For services to Local Government. • Colin Peter Honey. For charitable services. • Nicholas Peter Hopkinson. For services to Bolton Lads' and Girls' Club and to young people in Bolton. • Kenneth Hopley, lately Area Manager, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, Department of Transport. • Sally, Mrs. Hopson, Retail Managing Director, East Division, Asda Stores. For services to Diversity. • Dr. William Donald Hoskins. For services to Music in East London. • Michael Huber, Grade C1, Ministry of Defence. • Hugh George Hughes. For services to the Sheep Industry in Wales. • Councillor Joseph Clifford Hughes. For services to St. Catherine's Hospice and to the community in South Ribble, Lancashire. • Miss Margaret Anne Hughes. For services to the League of Friends, Oxford Churchill Hospital. • Kay, Mrs. Hurwitz, Violin and Viola Teacher. For services to Music. • Misbah Sultana, Mrs. Hussain. For services to Asian communities in South Yorkshire. • Margaret, Mrs. Hutchins, Nursing Sister, Bellsdyke Hospital, Larbert. For services to Mental Health Nursing in Stirling. • Patricia Jean, Mrs. Hutchison, Senior Officer, Child Trust Fund Office, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Vera Margaret Pamela, Mrs. Ide. For services to the Women's Royal Voluntary Service in Reading. • Roger Mason Ingham. For services to Sport in North Yorkshire. • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Irlam. For services to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Sussex. • Shelagh Dickson, Mrs. Iwanowicz, Human Resources Manager, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Edward Ewart Jackson, Chair, Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts and Chair, Lancashire Wildlife Trust. For services to Conservation. • Elizabeth Joan, Mrs. Jackson, Founder, Great Guns Marketing. For services to Business. • Mary Elizabeth, Mrs. Jackson, Supply Teacher, Shanklin Church of England Primary School, Isle of Wight. For services to Education. • Victoria Irene, Mrs. Jackson, Director, Kingston Recruitment Ltd. For services to Business and to the community in Kingston-upon-Hull. • Evelyn, Lady Jacomb, Chair, Friends of Moorfields Hospital. For charitable services in London. • Ms Darryl Jaffray, lately Director of Education and Access, Royal Opera House. For services to Dance. • Peter Thomas John Jefferis. For services to the community in the West Midlands. • Joanna, Mrs. Jenkins, J.P. For services to the Independent Monitoring Board, H.M. Prison Parc, Bridgend, and to the National Council. • Edwin Gordon Jenner, Council Member, Natural Environment Research Council. For services to Environmental Science. • Enid Lois, Mrs. Johns. For services to the Multiple Sclerosis Society and to the community in Helston, Cornwall. • John Duncan Johnston, lately Harbour Master, Eyemouth. For services to the community in Berwickshire. • Doris May, Mrs. Jones. For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to the community in Anglesey. • Elizabeth, Mrs. Jones. For services to Education and to the community in Flintshire. • Professor Emeritus Gareth Elwyn Jones. For services to Education in Wales. • The Reverend Robert Lynton Jones, University Chaplain, Roehampton University. For services to Higher Education. • Dr. William Richard Bevan Jones. For services to the community in Sawston, Cambridge. • David Anthony Welton Joy. For services to the Environment in the North East. • Thomas Joyce. For services to the community in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. • Beryl Genevieve, Mrs. Juma, Clinical Lead, Leeds Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Service. For services to Healthcare. • Syed Kifayat Hussain Kazmi. For services to the community in Derby. • Richard Alan Keeves, Senior Valuer, Valuation Office Agency, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Kenneth Kelley, Bandmaster, Burghclere Primary School Brass Band, Berkshire. For services to Music Education. • Ms Millie Kendall, Co-Founder, Ruby and Millie Cosmetics. For services to the Cosmetic Industry. • Lewis Thomas Kent, Honorary Treasurer, Oakley Holidays for Young People. For services to Young People. • Alexander John King, Deputy Leader, Kent County Council. For services to Local Government. • Ernest Charles King, Member, London Travelwatch. For services to Public Transport. • Margaret Susanna, Mrs. Knott. For services to the community in Northern Ireland and to Children Overseas. • Dr. Bernard Knowles. For services to the community in West Yorkshire. • Kim Robert Knowles, Executive Director, Midlands Fashion Showcase. For services to the Fashion Industry. • John Hugh Knox. For public service. • Anil Krishnarao Koshti, Nuclear Regulator, Environment Agency. For services to the Environment. • Julia, Mrs. Kury, Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • Ronald Lamb. For services to the community in Durham. • Peter William Lambley, lately Conservation Officer, English Nature. For services to Conservation in Norfolk. • John Henry Lander, Senior Leading Hand Air Frame Fitter, Marshall Aerospace. For services to the Aerospace Industry. • Joseph Charles Lansdell, Foster Carer, West Sussex. For services to Children and Families. • Rita Eileen, Mrs. Lansdell, Foster Carer, West Sussex. For services to Children and Families. • Ivor Lask, lately Optometrist, Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Ronald Anthony Lass, Chair, Cocoa Research Committee. For services to the Food Industry. • Susan, Mrs. Law, Head of Library Service. For services to Local Government in East Lancashire. • Carl Rex Owen Lawrence. For services to Victim Support in Leicestershire and Rutland. • Derek Charles Lawson. For public service and to the community in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire. • Sarah Elizabeth, Mrs. Lee, J.P., D.L., lately High Sheriff of South Yorkshire. For services to the Administration of Justice. • John Leese. For services to the Douglas Macmillan Hospice, Stoke-on-Trent. • John Eugene Lenney (Junior). For services to Music and to Young People in Cardiff. • Ann Elizabeth, Mrs. Lewis, Councillor, Holyhead Town Council. For services to the community in Holyhead, Anglesey. • Heather, Mrs. Lewis, Food, Health and Safety Manager, Rhondda Cynon Taff. For services to Local Government. • Dr. Alan William Lillington, D.L. For services to the community in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. • William Arthur Lindop. For services to the community in The Gambia. • John Joseph Linehan. For charitable services in Northern Ireland. • John William Littlechild, J.P. For services to the community in South Wales. • Jane Helen Violet, Lady Lloyd of Berwick, D.L., Chair, Family Welfare Association. For charitable services. • Sallie Loretta, Mrs. Lockwood. For services to the community in Carlton, North Yorkshire. • Rajyasree, Mrs. Lodh, lately Administrative Officer, Child Support Agency, Department for Work and Pensions. • Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed Lone, J.P., General Medical Practitioner, Middlesbrough. For services to Healthcare. • Ms Jeanette Anne Longfield. For services to Food Policy Issues. • Miss Mary Grace Longsdon. For services to the Fell Pony Society. • Gillian Lesley, Mrs. Lowndes. For services to the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Ysgol Bryn Elian, Colwyn Bay, Conwy. • Peter Gradwell Lund. For services to the community in Oxfordshire. • Lynn Avis, Mrs. Lynch, Consultant Midwife, North Glamorgan NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare. • Thomas Lynch. For services to Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Racing and to Ambulance Service Cycling. • Ms Mary Geraldine Lyons, Chief Executive and Director, Springvale Training Ltd. For services to the community in Northern Ireland. • Ronald John MacAuley. For public service. • James William Ian Macdonald, J.P. For services to the Administration of Justice in Salford. • William Keith MacGillivray, Assistant Chief Officer, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue. For services to the Fire Service National Benevolent Fund. • Norma Ann, Mrs. MacLellan, lately Clerical Assistant and Typist, Caol Primary School, Fort William. For services to Education and to the community in Inverness-shire. • Ruby Irene Dorothy, Mrs. Mallinson. For services to the Women's Auxiliary Air Force Association. • Patricia, Mrs. Mancini. For charitable services in Blackpool, Lancashire. • Angelo Manorajah, Financial Director, Fairbridge. For services to Disadvantaged Young People. • Neale Charles Marney, Supervisor, Newbury Ambulance Station. For services to the NHS. • Robert Norwood Marris. For services to the RAF Association in Hertfordshire. • Harry Marsh, Board Member, Children and Families Court Advisory and Support Service and Vice-Chair, National Children's Bureau. For services to Children and Families. • Alexander Marshall. For services to Bowls. • Dr. Elizabeth Carole Martin, lately Director of Public Health and Medical Director, Kingston Primary Care Trust. For services to Medicine. • Peter Duncan Arthur Marwood, Chair, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Leukaemia Research Fund. For charitable services. • Mary, Mrs. Mathie. For services to Foster Care in Scotland. • Arthur Mathieson, Customer Services Manager, Standard Life. For services to the community in Leith, Edinburgh. • Commander Barry John Mattey, Royal Navy. For services to the Sea Cadet Corps. • Peter Charles Maudlin. For services to the community in Upper Caldecote, Bedfordshire. • David Maughan. For services to Farming in County Durham. • Councillor Walter McAdam, D.L., Councillor, Clackmannanshire Council. For services to Local Government. • Wesley John McCabe. For services to the Communication Industry. • Joan Heather, Mrs. McClelland, University Governor and lately Principal, Castlewellan Primary School. For services to Education in Northern Ireland. • Anthony Maurice McDermott, Leader, Halton Borough Council. For services to Local Government in Cheshire. • John Patrick McDowall, Commander, Counter-Terrorism Command, Specialist Operations, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police. • Maureen, Mrs. McEvoy. For services to the Adoption of Children in Scotland. • Miss Margaret Mary Bridget McEwen. For services to Children Overseas. • Alison, Mrs. McFaul, RSPB Information Warden, Rathlin Island, County Antrim. For services to the Environment in Northern Ireland. • George McGrattan, Principal Teacher of Computing, Garnock Academy, North Ayrshire. For services to Education. • Kevin McKillop, Accommodation Officer, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland, Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland Executive. • Alan McKinney, lately Chief Executive, Scottish Stone Liaison Group. For services to the Stonemason Industry in Scotland. • Sheila Elizabeth Isobel, Mrs. McLaughlin. For services to Music in Northern Ireland. • Pamela, Mrs. McLean, Administrative Officer, Child Support Agency, Department for Work and Pensions. • Ida, Mrs. McMaster. For services to Archaeology in Essex. • Yvonne, Mrs. McQuinn, J.P., Non-Executive Director, former North Kirklees Primary Care Trust. For services to the NHS. • Major Robert Harold Medley, D.L. For services to Ex-Servicemen and Women in Wales. • Jayne Denise, Mrs. Medlicott, Nursing Director, Hospice of the Valleys, Blaenau Gwent. For services to Healthcare. • Malcolm Coubrough Meikle, Member, Wychavon District Council, Fladbury Ward. For services to Local Government. • Dr. Althea Melling, Head of the Centre for Volunteering and Community Action, University of Central Lancashire. For services to Higher Education. • James Duncan Alan Michael. For services to Visually Impaired and Disadvantaged People in the Highlands. • Violet, Mrs. Miles. For services to the community in Milton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire. • David St. John Nasmyth-Miller, Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police. • Kenneth Angus Milroy, Chief Executive, Aberdeen Foyer. For services to Disadvantaged People in Scotland. • Christopher David Minty, Special Projects Officer, Belize, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. For services to the Conservation of the Central American Rainforest. • Ann, Mrs. Mitchell, lately Customer Services Assistant, Refectory, Lauder College. For services to Further Education in Dunfermline. • Elizabeth, Mrs. Mitchell, District Nurse, Dunfermline and West Fife Community Health Partnership. For services to Healthcare. • Lynn Mittell, Radio Presenter and Comedy Music Performer. For services to Entertainment in Wales. • James Andrew Moar, Retained Station Officer, Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Fire Safety. • Anthony Mooney, lately Administrative Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • Phillip Edward Stephen Morgan, Director, Support Services, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Susan, Mrs. Morgan, Macmillan Nurse Specialist for Teenagers and Young Adults, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds. For services to the NHS. • Terrig Goronwy Morgan, lately Chair, National Farmers' Union Milk Committee. For services to the Dairy Industry. • John Keith Mortin, lately Manager, H.M. Prison Manchester, H.M. Prison Service. • Betty, Mrs. Morton. For services to the British Red Cross Society in Lincolnshire. • Moses, Trustee, Brent Community Transport. For services to the community in North London. • David Rhodri Mugridge, Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police. • Christine, Mrs. Mullen, Associate Director, Workforce Strategy NHS North West. For services to the NHS. • Miss Sandra Mullin. For services to the community in Earlesfield Estate, Grantham, Lincolnshire. • Councillor Ronald Munby. For services to the community in Keswick, Cumbria. • Susan Mrs. Murrell. For services to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund, Home Office. • Miss Eileen Myers, Executive Officer, Health and Safety Executive, Department for Work and Pensions. • Dr. Frank Edward Neal, Chair, Rotherham Hospice Trust. For services to Healthcare. • Brian Needham. For services to the Duke of Edinburgh Award and to Young People. • Ronald Beattie Neill. For public service. • Miss Hazel Catherine Newberry. For services to Ballroom Dancing. • Jean Diana, Mrs. Newman. For services to the community in South Somerset. • Lilian, Mrs. Newman, lately Chair, Inverclyde Tourist Group. For services to the Tourist Industry in Scotland. • Roger Edward Newman. For charitable services. • Dr. Jennifer Margaret Newton. For services to Conservation in North Lancashire. • Andrew James Nisbet, Works Manager, Historic Scotland, Scottish Executive. • Kathleen, Mrs. Nisbet, Councillor, Blyth Valley District Council. For services to Local Government in Blyth, Northumberland. • Peter Noot, Woodland Officer, West Sussex, Forestry Commission. • David Norman, Retained Sub-Officer, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Fire Safety. • Yvonne Mary, Mrs. Norton, Chair, West Midlands Lupus Group. For services to Healthcare. • Daniel Terrence O'Connell. For services to Youth Justice and to the community in Cumbria. • Carmen Winifred, Mrs. O'Hagan, Teacher, Northern Ireland Prison Service. • John O'Leary, Councillor, Staffordshire County Council. For services to Local Government. • Audrey, Mrs. O'Neill. For services to the Sport of Baton Twirling. • Miss Linda Joyce Oakley, Director, Ideas21. For services to Invention and Innovation. • Peter William Ogles. For services to the Royal Mail and to St. John Ambulance Brigade in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. • Jean, Mrs. Oliver, Vice-Chair, Parkfield and Mill Lane Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Board. For services to the community in Stockton-on-Tees. • Peter James Stephen Olney. For services to Zoos and to Conservation. • Comfort, Mrs. Omoko, Senior Catering Manager, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police. • Mary, Mrs. Ord. For services to the Huntly and District Macmillan Cancer Research Branch, Aberdeen. • Keith Stuart Osborn, lately Chief Scientist, United Utilities plc. For services to Business and to Public Health. • Ronald Frederick Osborn, lately Director, Osborn and Simmons Ltd. For services to Surgical Instruments Manufacture. • Jean Ellen, Mrs. Outhwaite. For services to the Cub Scouts in Lancashire and Cheshire. • Bridget Carlile, Mrs. Overton, lately Manager, Maidstone Volunteer Bureau. For services to the community in Kent. • Theresa Josephine, Mrs. Owen, Volunteer Services Manager, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS in Merseyside. • William Robert Palmer, T.D., Corporation Tax Manager, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Charles Edgar Park. For services to Raptor Conservation in South West Scotland. • George Parker. For services to the community in Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire. • Dr. John Merfyn Hywell Lloyd Parry. For services to Sports Medicine. • Raymond Harold Parry, Emergency Planning Manager, London Underground. For services to Public Transport. • Geoffrey Lloyd Parsons, Teacher, Vyners School, Ickenham, Hillingdon, London. For services to Education. • Richard John Patterson, lately Chairman, Dorset ME Support Group. For charitable services to those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. • Michael Norman Pearn. For services to the community in Torpoint, Cornwall. • Ann, Mrs. Pearse. For services to the community in Somerset. • Thomas Perrett, Chair, Walsall New Deal for Communities. For services to the community in the West Midlands. • Miss Eve Pettinger, Ballet Teacher, Arts Educational School, Tring. For services to Dance. • Patricia Jane, Mrs. Phillips. For services to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. • Miss Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, Individual Three-Day Event World Champion. For services to Equestrianism. • Stanley William Pike, lately Deputy Headteacher, Bosmere Junior School, Hampshire. For services to Education. • Ms Julia Lucille Plaine, Co-ordinator, Sex Workers' Empowerment, Education and Training Project, Huddersfield. For services to Women. • Sheila, Mrs. Pollitt, J.P., Member, Independent Monitoring Board. For services to H.M. Young Offenders' Institution Lancaster Farms, Lancashire. • Catherine, Mrs. Potter, Specialist Bed Co-ordinator, Medway NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Mary, Mrs. Potts. For services to the community in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. • Bevan Powell, Deputy Chair, Metropolitan Black Police Association. For services to the Police. • Douglas Powell, Warden and Manager, East Mersea Youth Camp, Essex. For services to Young People. Ms Frances Mary Powell. For services to the Tourist Industry in Lincolnshire. • Marguerita, Mrs. Powlesland. For services to the community in Hertfordshire. • Bronwen, Mrs. Preece. For Charitable services to Healthcare in Swansea. • Malcolm Preece, Project Manager, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • Ms Carol Virginia Priestley, Director, International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications. For services to Science in developing countries and emerging economies. • Captain Ronald Pritchard, lately Regional Welfare Officer, Combat Stress. For services to Ex-Servicemen and Women. • Canon Walter Patterson Quill. For services to the community in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. • Brian Alfred Rae. For services to the Meteorological Office and to the community in the Isle of Man. • Gurdial Singh Rai. For services to the Sikh community in Dartford, Kent. • Miss Sybil Evelyn Ralphs, Member, Bagnall Parish Council. For services to the community in North Staffordshire. • Lillian Jane, Mrs. Ramsay, Founder and Director, The Eyeless Trust for Children and Young People Born Without Eyes. For services to Children and Families. • Donald William Randall. For services to Law Enforcement in the City of London. • Percival Rankin. For services to the Royal British Legion in Northern Ireland. • Anthony James Ratcliffe. For services to the Environment in Suffolk. • Dr. Keith Ray, County Archaeologist, Herefordshire Council. For services to Local Government. • Linda Janice, Mrs. Rees, J.P. For services to the Administration of Justice in Port Talbot. • Geraldine, Mrs. Rice, Councillor, Castlereagh Borough Council. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland. • The Reverend William Thomas John Richardson, lately Minister, Hillhall Presbyterian Church, Lisburn. For services to the community in Northern Ireland. • Paul Christopher Ridgeon, Head of Special Projects, OYce of Government Commerce, H.M. Treasury. • Miss Nancy Elizabeth Riegen. For services to the community in Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire. • William Ritchie, Crofter Fisherman. For services to the Environment and to Sustainable Development in the Highlands and Islands. • Ann Adele Susan Maria, Mrs. Roberts. For services to the community in Edenbridge, Kent. • Anne, Mrs. Roberts, Head of Health Visiting and School Nursing, North Glamorgan NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare. • Derek Paul de Villamar Roberts. For services to the History and Sport of Cycling. • Miss Jean McHattie Roberts, Stoma Care Adviser, Sangers (NI) Ltd. For services to Stoma Care Nursing in Northern Ireland. • Christina Waters Clapperton, Mrs. Robertson, lately Head of Department of Business, Management and Computing, Dumfries and Galloway College. For services to Lifelong Learning. • Ms Suzanne Robson. For public service. • Jennifer, Mrs. Rodgers, Administrative Assistant, The Pension Service, Department for Work and Pensions. • Emmanuel Rodriguez, Trombonist. For services to Music. • Eileen, Mrs. Roscoe, Youth Team Manager, Lancashire Learning and Skills Council. For services to Education and to Business. • Dr. Euan James Ferguson Ross, lately Administrator, Chemistry Department, University of Durham. For services to Higher Education. • Keith Raymond Roszell, Vice-Chair, Cornwall Area Committee, Fire Services National Benevolent Fund. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service. • Robert Michael Rothenberg. For services to Business and to the community in London. • Henry Rumbold. For services to Conservation and to the community in Ripon, North Yorkshire. • Philip William Russell, Management Board Member, Workers' Safety Adviser Challenge Fund. For services to Health and Safety in the Construction Industry. • David Sanderson, Chief Executive, Derwent Training Association, North Yorkshire. For services to Young People. • Ms June Kunadu Sarpong. For services to Broadcasting and to Charity. • Laura, Mrs. Sarti, Singing Teacher. For services to Music. • Alison Marjorie Elizabeth, Mrs. Saunders. For charitable services. • David William Saunders. For charitable services. • Derek Duncan Saunders. For services to Ex-Servicemen and Women in Norfolk. • Joseph Harry Saunders, Census Returns Indexer, National Archives and Family Records Centre. For services to Archiving. • Michael Seals, Chair, National Fallen Stock Company • Elvin Royston Sealy, J.P., lately Chair, Airlines Association of Barbados and the Airline Operators' Committee. For services to Civil Aviation. • Kenneth Seed, Principal Officer, H.M. Prison Preston, H.M. Prison Service. • Yvonne Carol, Mrs. Sessions, lately Clinical Service Manager, Learning Disability Services, Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare. • Dr. Ramendra Nath Seth. For services to Rotary International and to the community in Nottinghamshire. • Victor Lockhart Shannon, Senior Principal Engineer, Ultra Electronics Holdings plc. For services to the Defence Industry. • Derek George Sharman. For services to Heritage in Berwick-upon-Tweed. • Raymond Alexander Sharpe. For services to the community in South East Wales. • Ina Simpson, Mrs. Shaw. For services to Stirling Albion Football Club. • Hannah Anne, Mrs. Shearer. For services to Older People in Birmingham, West Midlands. • Ronald Charles Shelley. For services to the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women and to the Jewish community in London. • Ms Jane Shepherdson, Brand Director, TopShop. For services to the Retail Industry. • Paul Edward Siddall, Executive Officer, Disability and Carers Service, Department for Work and Pensions. • David Ross Simpson. For services to the community in Harrow, Middlesex. • John Simpson, Works Operational Manager, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS. • Margaret Anne, Mrs. Sims, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare. • Nirmala, Mrs. Singhvi. For services to the community in Watford, Hertfordshire. • Keith Victor Skipper, D.L. For services to the community in Norfolk. • Offord Slater. For services to the Waste Management Industry and to the Environment in West Yorkshire. • William Barry Slater. For services to the Boys' Brigade in Orkney. • Donald Smallwood, Chair, Preston Road Neighbourhood Development Company. For services to the community in Kingston-upon-Hull. • Peter Alexander Smart, Director of Adult Learning, Chichester College, West Sussex. For services to Further Education. • Adrienne Elizabeth, Mrs. Smith, Assistant Headteacher, The North School, Ashford, Kent. For services to Education. • Ms Lesley Smith, County Secretary, Devon Association of Parish Councils. For services to Local Government in the South West. • Margaret Montgomery, Mrs. Smith. For services to the community in Glasgow. • Irene Matilda, Mrs. Smyth, Recycling Centre Attendant, Magherafelt Recycling Centre. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland. • Samuel Alfred Matthew Smyth, Main Grade Officer, Limited. For services to the Farming Industry. Northern Ireland Prison Service. • Ms Liz Snape, Director, Policy and Political Affairs, UNISON. For services to Diversity. • Roy Malcolm Dudley-Southern, Team Leader and Strategic Planning Manager, Greater Manchester Primary Care Trusts Collaborative Commissioning Team. For services to the NHS. • Miss Barbara Mary Speake, Founder, The Barbara Speake Theatre School and Agency. For services to Drama in London. • Angela, Mrs. Spellman. For services to the community in Newbury, Berkshire. • Anthony Noel Spencer, Chair, North West Housing Forum. For services to Social Housing. • Lieutenant Commander Victor William Spong, Royal Naval Reserve (Ret'd). For services to the Sea Cadet Corps in Newcastle upon Tyne. • Trevor Kenneth Stanbury, Partner, The Milky Way Adventure Park. For services to the Tourist Industry in the South West. • Anthony John Stannard, Head Trainer, Malmesbury Amateur Boxing Club. For services to Sport in Wiltshire. • Thomas Michael Robert Sterry. For charitable services. • Dr. Peter Michael Collinson Stevens. For services to Conservation. • Rosemary, Mrs. Stevenson. For services to the community in Ballantrae, Ayrshire. • Jacqueline June, Mrs. Stimpson, Water Skier. For services to Disabled Sport. • Lynn Maureen, Mrs. Storey, Lead Court Manager, Reading County Court, Her Majesty's Court Service. • David Thomas Streeter, Reader in Ecology, University of Sussex. For services to Higher Education. • Nancy, Mrs. Stuart, Grade B2, Sierra Leone Office, Department for International Development. • John Christopher Sugden. For services to the community in Haslemere, Surrey. • Matthew Tanner, Director, SS Great Britain Trust. For services to Maritime Conservation. • Adelene Jarn, Mrs. Tasker. For services to Community Relations in North Lincolnshire. • Dr. Trevor Taylor, Technical and Projects Director, MBDA UK. For services to the Defence Industry. • Ms Elizabeth Joanna Terry, Managing Director, The Leisure Media Company Ltd. For services to the Publishing Industry. • Nellie, Mrs. Thornton. For services to the community in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. • Gwendoline May, Mrs. Timmins. For services to the community in Kingswinford, West Midlands. • Michael John Tombs, Volunteer Co-ordinator, Volunteer Recognition, National Trust. For services to Heritage. • Simon Manville Topman, Chair, Aston New Deal for Communities and Chief Executive, Acme Whistle Company. For services to Business and to the community in Birmingham. • Edward Traynor. For services to the community in Easterhouse, Glasgow. • Peter Quintrell Treloar. For services to the community in Calne, Wiltshire. • Robert John Trevatt. For services to Homeless People in South Devon. • Dr. John Kenneth Trigg, Vice-Principal, Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form College, Frimley, Surrey. For services to Education. • Miss Florence Irene Tristram, Governor, Oliver Goldsmith Primary School, Southwark, London. For services to Education. • Peter Troy, Head of Humanitarian Response Team. • Paul Keith Trumble. For services to the community in Thanet, Kent. • Fiona, Mrs. Tunstall, Clerical Assistant, St. Brigid's Primary School, Glasgow. For services to Special Needs Education. • William Richard Turnbull, President, Network Russia Scout Fellowship. For services to International Scouting. • Joseph Turner, Grade C2, Ministry of Defence. • Reta Hodge, Mrs. Tweddle. For services to the community in Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear. • Maureen Winifred, Mrs. Tweney. For services to the community in Oxford. • Dr. Paul Anthony Twomey, General Medical Practitioner, Grimsby, North Lincolnshire. For services to Healthcare. • Michael Tyler, Chair of Governors, Osmani Primary School, Tower Hamlets, London. For services to Education. • Miss Mary Norah Barclay Tyrrell, Honorary Secretary, League of Friends, Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Hampshire. For charitable services. • Ms Sylvia Sanderson Usher, Honorary Secretary, Development Education Centre, Hull. For services to Children and to Young People. • Josephine, Mrs. Vary, Senior Youth and Community Learning Worker, Young Women's Outreach Project, Gateshead. For services to Young People. • Derek Reed Varnals, Technical Adviser, British Phonographic Industry. For services to the Music Industry. • Barry Vernon, Senior Physical Education Officer, H.M. Prison Kirklevington Grange, Yarm, Cleveland. • Leslie Vince. For services to the Marfan Trust Charity. • Marion, Mrs. Vincent. For services to the community in Rothley, Leicester. • Susan, Mrs. Wade, Teaching Assistant, Hethersett High School, Norfolk. For services to Education. • Audrey, Mrs. Wales, lately President, Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry. For services to Business and to the community in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. • Michael Walker, General Engineering Manager, SERCO Defence and Aerospace. For services to the Defence Industry. • Peter George Wallis, Non-Executive Director, former Thurrock Primary Care Trust. For services to the NHS. • Lavinia, Mrs. Wallop, Trustee, NSPCC and President, NSPCC Chelsea Branch. For services to Children and Families. • Patricia Eleanor, Mrs. Walls, Chair, Cats Protection Charity. For services to Animal Welfare. • Edith Hazel, Mrs. Ward, Founder, Take Heart Support Group. For charitable services. • Stella Maria, Mrs. Wardell. For services to the community in South West Surrey. • Gillian, Mrs. Waterhouse, Head of Patient and PublicInvolvement, Heart of England NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. • Anne Marie, Mrs. Waters, Watch Manager, RDS, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Fire Safety. • Susan, Mrs. Watkin, lately Chair, Huntington's Disease Association. For charitable services. • Bronwen, Mrs. Watson, Family Learning Co-ordinator, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to Adult Learning. • Marion, Mrs. Watson, T.D., Member, Scottish Community Care Forum Management Committee. For services to the community in Helensburgh and Lomond. • Robert John Frank Watson, Founder, Sobriety Boating Project for Ex-Offenders. For services to Young People. • Nigel John Maple Way, Proprietor, Royal Castle Hotel. For services to the Hospitality Industry in Dartmouth, Devon. • Miss Pearl Wheatley, Chair, Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. For services to Heritage. • Ann Denise, Mrs. White, Communications Higher Executive Officer and Chair, Charities Committee, Home Office. • Ms Faye White, Captain, Arsenal Ladies' Football Club and England. For services to Sport. • Raymond White, lately Principal Scientific Officer, National Gallery. For services to Museums. • Audrey Maire, Mrs. Whitehead. For services to the community in Portsmouth. • Barry Whitelock. For services to Inland Waterways in the North. • Mervyn Whyte. For services to Motorcycle Racing in Northern Ireland. • Willard Wigan, Micro Sculptor. For services to Art. • Terry Wiggins, Sous Chef, House of Commons. • John Henry Wilding. For services to Clock Making. • Gwynneth, Mrs. Wilkes, Head, Diplomatic Team, Valuation Office Agency, H.M. Revenue and Customs. • John Green-Wilkinson, M.C. For services to the community in Winchester. • Marlene, Mrs. Williams, Higher Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. • Heather Rosalind, Mrs. Williamson. For services to the community in Malvern, Worcestershire. • Janet, Mrs. Wilson. For services to the community in Haddington, East Lothian. • Patrick Maurice Wixey. For services to Bird Conservation in Oxfordshire. • Gary Wolstenholme, Amateur Golfer. For services to Sport. • Linda, Mrs. Wood, Personal Assistant, Empire Test Pilots' School, QinetiQ. For services to the Aviation Industry. • Patricia Ann, Mrs. Woodman, Member, North Kevesten District Council. For services to Local Government. • Dr. Jennifer Anne Woolfe. For services to Nutrition. • Janice Margaret, Mrs. Worters, Chief Officer, Voluntary Organisations Development Agency and Chair, North Tyneside Strategic Partnership. For services to the community in the North East. • Professor Michael William David Wren, Consultant Microbiologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Biomedical Services. • Margaret, Mrs. Wright, President, Girlguiding Midlands Region. For services to Young People. • Dr. Nancy Vivien Wylie, Regional Director, Aim Higher West Midlands. For services to Higher Education. • William Hugh Yates, lately Deputy Chair, Suzy Lamplugh Trust. For services to Charity. • Francis Dudgeon Bailey Young, Executive Head, Vice-Chancellor's Office, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education. • John Nixon, Chief Executive Officer, Taipei European School. For services to education in Taiwan. Royal Red Cross Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC) • Lieutenant Commander Alison Jayne Hofman, Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service. • Squadron Leader Patrick George Ferguson (5206623E), Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service. • Flight Sergeant Deborah Jane Jackson (H8234693), Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service. Queen's Police Medal ;ENGLAND AND WALES • Martin Bridger, Chief Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service. • Joseph Michael Edwards, Chief Constable, Sussex Police. • Ms Rose Mary Fitzpatrick, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. • Sir Ronald Flanagan, G.B.E., Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary. • William Geddes, Constable, Avon and Somerset Constabulary. • Ian Gedge, lately Constable, Kent Police. • Richard Gething, Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service. • Ms Catherine Margaret Jackson, Constable, West Yorkshire Police. • Jonathan Simon Kaye, Commander, Metropolitan Police Service. • David McWhirter, lately Chief Superintendent, Thames Valley Police. • Richard Anthony Naylor, Chief Superintendent, Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales. • Patrick Parry, Detective Inspector, Derbyshire Constabulary. • Thomas Jonathan Stoddart, Temporary Chief Constable, Durham Constabulary. • Vincent Anthony Sweeney, Assistant Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police. • Ms Janet Turner, Chief Superintendent, West Midlands Police. • Ms Michele Williams, Chief Superintendent, North Wales Police. • Stephen Edward Wilmott, Detective Chief Superintendent, City of London Police. • Paul John Wood, lately Deputy Chief Constable, South Wales Police. ;SCOTLAND • Malcolm Rae Dickson, Her Majesty's Assistant Inspector of Constabulary. • David Mulhern, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Police Services Authority. • Patrick John Shearer, Deputy Chief Constable, Grampian Police. ;NORTHERN IRELAND • Steven Gareth Callaghan, lately Detective Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland. • Derrick Louden, Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland. Queen's Fire Service Medal ;ENGLAND AND WALES • Peter Hazeldine, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. • Anthony Proctor, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Greater Manchester County Fire and Rescue Service. • Keith Ring, Assistant Inspector, Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate. • Tyrone Anthony Robinson, Watch Manager, London Fire Brigade. • Simon Smith, Chief Fire Officer, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service. ;SCOTLAND • Eileen, Mrs. Baird, Deputy Chief Officer, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service. • Wayne Terrance McCollin, Temporary Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service. The Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal ;ROYAL NAVY • Warrant Officer 2nd Class Alan Starr, Royal Marines Reserve, P997670Q. ;ARMY • Colonel Magnus Von Schutz Cormack, T.D. (505155), late Queen's Own Yeomanry, Territorial Army. • Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Frank Halus, T.D. (514207), The Royal Logistic Corps, Territorial Army. • Major Thomas Finton O'Reilly (557959), General List, Territorial Army. • Lieutenant Colonel David John Reynolds (546097), The Parachute Regiment, Territorial Army. • Brigadier James Alexander John Thomson, O.B.E.,T.D. (496402), late The Cheshire Regiment, Territorial Army. ;ROYAL AIR FORCE • Squadron Leader Alison Margaret Moodie (2625256F), Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Colonial Police Medal • Richard Horace Bosano, Superintendent, Royal Gibraltar Police. • Randolph Osmond Liverpool, Superintendent, Bermuda Police Service. == New Zealand ==

Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) • Dr. Terepai Tuamure-Maoate. For services to the community and the public sector. Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) • Selina, Mrs. Matenga-Napa. For services to sports, youth and the community. British Empire Medal • Matapo Paiere Mokoroa. For services to the community and the public sector. ==The Bahamas==

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG) • Marguerite M., Lady Pindling. For services to politics, community development and charities. Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) • Baltron Benjamin Bethel, C.M.G. For public service, and services to the Church and Education. • Garet Orlando Finlayson, O.B.E. For services to commerce and business. Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) • Alfred Jarette. For services to banking and the public sector management. • Basil Laselles Sands. For services to accountancy, the Anglican Church and the field of diplomacy. • The Right Reverend Gilbert Arthur Thompson. For services to the Church and the community. Order of the British Empire Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) • Bishop Albert H. Hepburn. For services to religion and the community. • Bishop William Michael Johnson. For services to religion, the Church and the community. • Ms Nettica R. Symonette. For services to tourism. • Herbert Leon Treco. For services to industry and the community. Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) • Bruce Charles Braynen. For services to politics, business and the community. • Ms Willimae Bridgewater. For services to trade unions and the community. • Eric Cash. For services to music, art and education. • Ms Linda Ford. For services to sport. • Levi Gibson. For services to real estate. • Leon Rahming. For services to public transport. • The Reverend Dr. John N. T. Rolle. For services to the Church. British Empire Medal (BEM) • Jane Adelia, Mrs. Adderley. For services to business, commerce, politics and the community. • Kenneth Joseph Braynen. For services to politics and community development. • Ms Oraline Butler. For services to politics and community welfare. • John Lochley Cooper. For services to politics and community development. • Ms Millicent Deveaux. For services to politics and community development. • Cecilia Anne, Mrs. Grant. For services to politics and community development. • Gloria Branulah, Mrs. Knowles. For services to business, commerce, politics and the community. • The Reverend Dr. Henry Pratt. For services to politics and community development. • Eric Wilmott. For contribution as a journalist and writer, and services to the community and to the Church in Fox Hill. Queen's Police Medal (QPM) • James Audley Carey. For services to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. • Grafton O. Ifill (Senior). For services to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. ==Grenada==

Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) • Lawrence Lambert, M.B.E. Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) • Gordon Steele. For services to banking. Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) • Horatio Brizan. For services to business. • Jean, Mrs. Robinson. For services to the community. • Cynthia, Mrs.Cruickshank-Telesford. For public service. British Empire Medal (BEM) • Anthony George. For services to art and culture. • Norris Marshall. For services to farming. ==Solomon Islands==

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) • The Honourable Bartholomew Aba'au Ulufa'alu. For services to politics and the community. Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) • Dr. Patrick Paia. For services to medicine. Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) • Shadrach Timothy Fanega. For public service. • Fred Iro Ganate. For public service. • Timothy Riringa Kwaimani. For services to the Judiciary. ==Tuvalu==

Order of the British Empire Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) • Feue Tipu. For public and community service. Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) • Apisaloma Enelise. For public and community service. • Litia Filipo, Mrs. Fakaoti. For public and community service. • Pisila Telii, Mrs. Samuelu. For community service. British Empire Medal (BEM) • Kalena Lameko. For services to the community. • Siotaloto Lusama. For public and community service. • Valoa Samuelu. For public and community service. ==Saint Vincent and the Grenadines==

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) • Bryan Jeeves. For service to the International Financial services sector. Order of the British Empire Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) • Dr. Gideon John Cordice, M.B.E. For services to medicine and health. • Patrick Eugene Prescod, M.B.E. For services to music and education. Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) • Alpian Rudolph Otway Allen. For services to education and the community. • Charles Cornelius James. For services to agriculture and the community. • Pauldric Emmanuel Moses. For services to business. ==Belize==

Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) • Herbert Douglas Robert Lord, O.B.E. For public service. Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) • Myrtle, Mrs. Palacio, M.B.E. For services to the community. • Francis Anthony (Frankie) Reneau, M.B.E. For services to art and entertainment. Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) • William Arthur Neal. For services to arts and entertainment. • David Nicolas Ruiz. For services to teaching, the community and culture. • Ms Rosalie Staines. For services to the community. • Ms Leela Vernon. For services to art and entertainment. ==Antigua and Barbuda==

Queen's Police Medal (QPM) • James Arthur Hill. For services to the Royal Police Force. Queen's Police Medal (QPM) • Baldwin Emanuel Joyce. For services to the Fire Department of the Royal Police Force. ==Saint Christopher and Nevis==

Order of the British Empire Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) • Dr. Mervyn Franklyn Laws. For services to medicine and public health. ==References==