Honours: Order of the British Empire, Civil - DBE and CBE

Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander (DBE)

Abramsky, Ms Jennifer Gita, CBE, Formerly Group dir, BBC Audio and Music. For serv Broadcasting.

Davies, Prof Sally Claire, Dir of Research and Development, Dept of Health. For serv Medicine.

Fradd, Mrs Elizabeth, For serv Nursing.

Hall, Prof Wendy, CBE, Prof of Computer Science, Univ of Southampton. For serv Science and Technology.

Owers, Ms Anne Elizabeth (Mrs Cook), CBE, Her Majesty's ch insp of Prisons. For serv the Criminal Justice System.

Savill, Ms Rosalind Joy, CBE, Dir, The Wallace Collection. For serv the Arts.

Commander (CBE)

Ainslie, Charles Benedict, OBE, Sailor. For serv Sport.

Hervey-Bathurst, James Felton Somers, Formerly pres, Historic Houses Association. For serv Heritage.

Bowd, Nicholas John, Head of Scottish Procurement Dirate, Scottish exec.

Boyd, Mrs Isabelle, Headteach, Cardinal Newman High School, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire. For serv Educ.

Brailsford, David John, MBE, Performance dir, Brit Cycling. For serv Sport.

Bruce, Prof Tina, Visiting Prof of Early Childhood Studies, Roehampton Univ. For serv Early Years Educ.

Buchanan, Alistair, Chief exec, Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. For publ serv.

Cameron, Earl, Actor. For serv Drama.

Caster, Douglas, Chief exec, Ultra Electronics Holdings plc. For serv the Defence ind.

Chance, Michael, Opera singer. For serv Music.

Clark, Thomas Alastair, For serv Central Banking.

Costeloe, Dr Kathleen Louise, Prof of Paediatrics. For serv Medicine in London.

Coughlan, John, Dir of Children's Services, Hampshire Cnty Ccl. For serv Local Govt.

Cramer, Mrs Shirley, Formerly National Ccl Member, Learning and Skills Ccl and Ch exec, Dyslexia Action. For serv Educ.

de Groot, Ms Lucy Manuela, exec dir, Improvement and Development Agency. For serv Local Govt.

Dennis, Prof Colin, For serv the Agri-food ind.

Dingle, David Keith, Chief exec Offr, Carnival UK. For serv the Shipping ind.

Dyson, Ben Paul Oakley, Dir of Primary Care, Dept of Health.

Ebdon, Prof Leslie Colin, Vice-Chancellor, Univ of Bedfordshire. For serv lcl and nat Higher Educ.

Elliott, Keith, Principal, City of Bristol College. For serv Further Educ.

Fleck, Richard John Hugo, chm, Auditing Practices Board. For serv Business and to the Legal Profession.

Flory, David George, Dir-Gen, NHS Finance, Performance and Operations, Dept of Health.

Freeman, John Christopher, Dir, Children's Services, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Ccl. For serv Local Govt.

Gallie, Prof Duncan Ian Dunbar, Official Fellow, Nuffield College, Univ of Oxf. For serv Social Science.

Gibson, Mrs Judith Valerie, Dir of Contact Centres, Jobcentre Plus, Dept for Work and Pensions. For publ and voluntary serv.

Glover, Prof Lesley Anne, Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland. For serv Environmental Science.

Gray, Bryan Mark, MBE, chm, North West Regional Development Agency. For serv Business and to the commty in the North West.

Griffiths, Wynne Philip Morgan, Chief exec, Young's Seafood Limited. For serv the Food ind.

Halliday, Prof Ian, Chief exec, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance and pres, European Science Foundation. For serv Science.

Hamilton, Dr Patricia Anne, Presdt, R College of Paediatrics and Child Health. For serv Medicine.

Hammerson, Mrs Sue, OBE, For charitable serv.

Harris, Hugh Christopher Emlyn, Founder, London First Global Network. For voluntary serv to commty Relations in the City of London.

Hendry, Charles Donald, QFSM, Chief Fire Offr, Kent Fire and Rescue Service. For serv Local Govt.

Holden, Robert David, Chief exec Offr, London and Continental Railways Ltd. For serv the Rail ind.

Holroyd, William Andrew Myers, OBE, Formerly pres, Law Society. For serv the Administration of Justice.

Arwel Hughes, Dr Owain, OBE, Conductor. For serv Music and to Charity.

Hyde, Jeremy Robin Powis, HM Dep ch insp of the Crown Prosecution Service.

Jenkins, Dr John Gordon, Consultant Paediatrician, Waveney and Antrim Hospitals. For serv Medicine in Northern Ireland.

Jones, Peter, For serv Business, Entrepreneurship and to Young People.

Juffs, James, Chief Operating Offr, Debt Management Office, HM Treas. For publ and voluntary serv.

Kamil, His Honour Judge Geoffrey Harvey, Circuit Judge. For serv the Administration of Justice.

Kapur, Tarun, exec Headteach, Ashton-on-Mersey and Broadoak Schools, Trafford. For serv Educ.

Keegan, William James Gregory, For serv Financial Journalism.

Kirkwood, Prof Thomas Burton Loram, Prof of Medicine and dir, Inst for Ageing and Health, Newcastle Univ. For serv Medical Science.

Lowe-Lauri, Malcolm, Formerly Ch exec, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For serv the NHS.

Lee, Dr Melanie, exec vice-pres, UCB and Dep Chair, Cancer Research UK. For serv Medical Science.

Leitch, Ian, Dir of Resources and Governance, Scottish Parliament.

Lennon, Mrs Linda, Area dir, Her Majesty's Courts Service, Ministry of Justice.

Leyser, Prof Henrietta Miriam Ottoline, FRS, Prof of Plant Developmental Genetics, Univ of York. For serv Plant Science.

Lightfoot, Dr Nigel Francis, Chief Adviser, Health Protection Agency. For serv Public Health.

Ludlow, Derek Anthony, MBE, DL, chm, Ludlow Group of Companies. For serv Business and to the commty in Bedfordshire.

Lyon, Mrs Juliet, Dir, Prison Reform Trust. For serv the Welfare of Prisoners.

MacQuarrie, John, Formerly Dep Ombudsman, Office of the Assembly Ombudsman, Northern Ireland. For publ and voluntary serv.

Maxwell, Clive Andrew, For publ serv.

McAllister, Daniel Francis, Area mgr, East Midlands Region, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice.

McCarthy, Richard John, Dir-Gen of Housing and Planning, Dept for Communities and Local Govt.

McKerracher, Colin William, QPM, Ch Const, Grampian Police. For serv the Police.

McLoughlin, Francis, Principal, City and Islington College, London. For serv Further Educ.

Moorhouse, David George, chm, Lloyds Register. For serv the Maritime ind.

Morgan, Terence Keith, Chief exec, Tube Lines. For serv Public Transport.

Murray, Leslie Porter, chm, Tidy Northern Ireland and ltly chm, ARENA Network. For serv the Environment.

Newton, Ms Gillian Mary, Chief exec, Fire Service College, Dept for Communities and Local Govt.

Norgrove, Michael William, Dir of Excise, Stamps and Money Business, HM Revenue and Customs.

Parker, Michael David, Formerly Ch exec Offr, Brit Nuclear Fuels plc. For serv the Energy ind.

Parker, Stephen, For publ serv.

Parsons, cclr David, Leader, Leicestershire Cnty Ccl and chm, East Midlands Regional Assembly. For serv Local and Regional Govt and to the Voluntary Sector.

Paul, Nicholas Campbell, chm, Advantage West Midlands. For serv Business.

Pearson, David Lee, OBE, For serv Equestrianism and to Disabled Sport.

Pine, Courtney, OBE, For serv Jazz Music.

Plant, Robert Anthony, Singer and Songwriter. For serv Music.

Potts, Paul John, exec chm, Press Association. For serv Journalism.

Priest, John David, Dep Strategic Sourcing dir, Corporate IT, Dept for Work and Pensions. For publ and voluntary serv.

Prince, David, Formerly Ch exec, Standards Board for Eng. For serv Local Govt.

Raff, Emeritus Prof Martin Charles, FRS, For serv Life Sciences.

Rafferty, Prof Anne-Marie, Dean, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery. For serv Healthcare.

Roberts, David Evan, MBE, Swimmer. For serv Disabled Sport.

Roberts, Dr Sue, Formerly National Clinical dir for Diabetes. For serv Healthcare.

Roberts, Prof Thomas Michael, Formerly Ch exec, Central Science Laboratory, Dept for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Schluter, Dr Michael Gerald Galton, For charitable serv through the Relationships Foundation and the Jubilee Centre in Camb.

Scott, Finlay McMillan, Chief exec, Gen Medical Ccl. For publ serv.

Shackleton, Ms Deborah Frances, Group Ch exec, Riverside Housing Group. For serv the Housing Sector.

Sharp, Prof Isobel Nicol, Formerly pres, Inst of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and Partner, Deloitte. For serv the Accountancy Profession. Sinclair, Charles James Francis, Formerly Ch exec, Daily Mail and Gen Trust. For serv the Newspaper ind.

Singh, Dr Indarjit, OBE, Dir, Network of Sikh Organisations (UK). For serv Inter-Faith and commty Relations.

Slade, Andrew Michael, For publ serv.

McKenzie Smith, Dr Ian, OBE, For serv theArts in Scotland.

Snowball, Ms Priscilla, Chair and Ch exec, Abbott Mead Vickers Group. For serv the Advertising ind.

Tanner, David Whitlock, OBE, Performance dir, GB Rowing Team. For serv Sport.

Templeton, Prof Alexander Allan, Prof of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Univ of Aberdeen. For serv Medicine.

Thomas, Jeremy Jack, Producer. For serv the Film ind.

Thornton, Commodore Robert Charles, R Fleet Auxiliary.

Thorp, Mrs Rosemary, For serv Educ and to Internat Development.

Upton, Robert, Sec-Gen, R Town Planning Inst. For publ serv.

Vaizey, Lady Marina Alandra, For serv the Arts.

Vaux, John Esmond George, Formerly Speaker's Counsel, House of Commons.

Venables, Prof Anthony James, Formerly ch Economist, Dept for Internat Development.

Watson, Anthony, chm, Strategic Investment Board Limited. For serv Economic Development in Northern Ireland.

Wells, Prof Peter Neil Temple, Research Prof and Sen Scientific dir, Inst of Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Univ of Cardiff. For serv Healthcare Science.

Wiggins, Bradley Marc, OBE, Cyclist. For serv Sport.

Wilkinson, Prof Paul, For publ serv.

Woods, Prof David Charles, Principal Adviser, City Challenge. For serv Educ.

Younger, James Samuel, Formerly chm, Electoral Commn. For publ serv.