Honours List: Order of the Bath

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David Nicholson, CBE. Permanent secretary and chief executive of the NHS. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

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Christopher Bolt. Arbiter, London Underground Public Private Partnership Agreements and lately chairman, Office of Rail Regulation, Department for Transport. (Somerset)

Lawrence Conway. Formerly director, Department of the First Minister, Welsh Assembly Government. (Cardiff)

Ms Gloria Linda Craig. Director, International Security Policy, Ministry of Defence. (London, SW14)

Mrs Elizabeth Anne Jackson. Director, Child Well-being, Children and Families Directorate, Department for Children, Schools and Families. (London, SW19)

Ms Helen Kilpatrick. Director-General, Financial and Commercial, Home Office. (Chichester, West Sussex)

William Francis Sebastian Rickett. Director-General of Energy, Department for Energy and Climate Change. (London, N1)