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Honours List: Order of the British Empire, MBE (A-J)

Friday 31 December 2010 01:00 GMT
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Dr Tariq Abbasi. Director, Greenwich Islamic Centre. For services to Community Cohesion in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. (London, DA6)

Mrs Heather Abbott. For services to the community in Holyhead, Anglesey. (Anglesey)

John James Adams. For services to the Fishing Industry in South Wales. (Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan)

Mrs Barbara Elizabeth Alexander. For voluntary service to the British Red Cross Society in Lancashire. (Carnforth, Lancashire)

Mrs Heather Anita Allen. For services to the Voluntary Sector. (Harpenden, Hertfordshire)

Mrs Nora Damaris Allen. For services to HM Prison Featherstone, Wolverhampton and to the community in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. (Walsall, West Midlands)

Miss Debra Allott. Senior Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)

Paul Anderson. Chief executive Officer, UK Centre for Carnival Arts. For services to the Arts. (London, N4)

Andrew Georgios Andreou. Executive assistant, Universities and Skills Group, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. (London, BR1)

Mrs Elizabeth Andrews. For services to Disabled Children and their Families. (London, W2)

Mrs Joyce Andrews. For voluntary service to Wimbledon and Merton Swimming Club. (London, KT4)

Mrs Carol Armstrong. Higher Officer Intelligence and National Operations, Border Force, UK Border Agency, Home Office. (Down)

David John Asker. Head, Learning and Skills, HM Prison Wandsworth, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice. (London, W3)

Peter Mark Astley. Head of Public Protection, Warrington Borough Council. For services to Consumers in the North West. (Warrington, Cheshire)

Thomas Hume Attenburgh. For voluntary service to the Scouts in Edinburgh. (Edinburgh)

Mrs Shirley Austin. Formerly Occupational Therapy Technician. For services to Healthcare in Hampshire. (Andover, Hampshire)

Sydney George Badland. For services to the community in North Wales. (St Asaph, Denbighshire)

Anthony Bagnall. Farm Foreman, HM Prison Bullingdon, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice. (Bicester, Oxfordshire)

Miss Kathleen Bailey. Formerly Judges' Lodgings manager and Chef, HM Courts Service, West Midlands, Ministry of Justice. (Wolverhampton, West Midlands)

Jaswinder Bains. Chief executive, Ashram Housing Association. For services to Social Housing and to Community Cohesion in the West Midlands.

David Mitchell-Baker. For services to the community in Mid-Surrey. (Surrey)

Peter George Baker. Security Vetting Officer, Department of Health. (London, RM12)

Dr Qadir Bakhsh. For services to Community Cohesion in the East of England. (Buckhurst Hill, Essex)

Mrs Miriam Philomena Baldock. For services to West Bletchley Community Association, Milton Keynes. (Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire)

Harold Mike Barnaby. For services to Visually Impaired People in Lincolnshire and Overseas. (Lincoln, Lincolnshire)

Miss Wendy Barnes. Assistant Personal secretary, Private Office, HM Revenue and Customs. (London, SE27)

Miss Elizabeth Jane Barron. Curriculum manager for Science and Sport, Inverness College. For services to Science Engagement. (Inverness-shire)

Mrs Jean Bartlett. For services to the Aylesbury Estate, London Borough of Southwark. (London, SE17)

Miss Helen Marie Batty. Higher Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. (Halifax, West Yorkshire)

Ronald Keith Beadle. For voluntary service to St. John Ambulance in Suffolk and London District. (Woodbridge, Suffolk)

John Beattie. Councillor, Castlereagh Borough Council. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland. (Newtownards, Down)

Dr Jane Elizabeth Beaumont. Director of Accreditation, United Kingdom Accreditation Service. For services to Industry. (London, W5)

Dr Roger Hugh Beeching. For services to the community in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. (Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire)

Ms Shaben Begum. Director, Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance. For services to Healthcare. (Joppa, Edinburgh)

Mrs Alexandra Victoria Bell. For services to people with Learning Disabilities in Northamptonshire. (Kettering, Northamptonshire)

Gordon Robert Bell. For services to the community in the London Borough of Hackney. (London, N16)

John Balderston Bell. For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion Scotland in West Lothian. (Bo'ness, West Lothian)

Mrs Lesley Benham. Team Leader, Melcombe Day Hospital. For services to Dementia Care in Weymouth, Dorset. (Dorchester, Dorset)

Mrs Beryl Jane Bennett. Deputy chief executive and director of International and Corporate Affairs, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. For services to Women's Health. (Biddenham, Bedfordshire)

Mrs Glennis Anne Bentley. For voluntary service to Young People in Peterborough, Cambridgshire. (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire)

Dr Anthony Noble Bethell. For services to the community in Dronfield, Derbyshire. (Dronfield, Derbyshire)

Dr Jill Bethell. For services to the community in Dronfield, Derbyshire. (Dronfield, Derbyshire)

Mrs Eileen Bewick. Network Support Office Team manager, Network Support Office, Durham, HM Revenue and Customs. (Blaydon, Durham)

Robert Irvine Cussins Bieber. For services to the Voluntary Sector. (London, SW19)

Mrs Patricia Selina Birley. Co-Founder, Vindolanda Trust. For services to Roman Heritage in Northumberland. (Northumberland)

Mrs Eileen Betty Roe-Bishop. For services to Classical Music and to Composition.

Mrs Sally Bishop. Private secretary, Research and Development Directorate, Department of Health. (London, DA15)

Ms Susan Biss. Higher Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. (Witney, Oxfordshire)

Ms Margaret Bissett. For charitable services to the Beatson Oncology Centre, Glasgow. (Glasgow)

Mrs Jennifer Guy Tripp-Black. For charitable services in North London.

Mrs Frances Allen Blackbourne. For services to the community in Northern Ireland. (Muckamore, Antrim)

Miss Norma Blaine. For services to Athletics. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

Kofi Sarpong-Boachie. Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. (London, SE15)

Clive Bonnett. Senior Clinical Specialist, West London Mental Health Trust and Broadmoor Hospital. For services to Healthcare. (Crowthorne, Berkshire)

Gavin Booth. For services to the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. (London, W4)

Ronald Trevor Booth. For services to the community in Nottingham. (Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire)

Mrs Judith Anne Borland. For voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help in Cambridgeshire. (Ely, Cambridgeshire)

Paul Boskett. For services to Cheshire Youth Service. (Crewe, Cheshire)

Mrs Elizabeth Robertson Macdonald Bow. For services to the community in Nairn and in the Highlands. (Nairn)

Mrs Anne Bowen. Managing director, Ardclinis Outdoor Adventure. For services to the Tourist Industry in Northern Ireland. (Antrim)

The Reverend Christopher Bower. For services to the community in Northern Ireland. (Down)

Mrs Norma Boyes. Administration Officer, Rural Payments Agency, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. (Workington, Cumbria)

Mrs Gillian Boyle. Higher Officer, Customer Contact Directorate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, HM Revenue and Customs. (Consett, Durham)

Martyn Bracegirdle. Formerly chairman, Cheshire and Warrington Connexions Partnership. For services to Young People. (Antrobus, Cheshire)

Mrs Yvonne Braithwaite. For voluntary service to Macmillan Cancer Support in Cambridgeshire. (Cambridgeshire)

David Brindle. Director of Resources, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to the Police. (Preston, Lancashire)

Mrs Mary Bromiley. Equine Physiotherapist. For services to Equestrian Sport. (Exmoor, Somerset)

Mrs Elizabeth Sarah Broomhead. For voluntary service to Netball. (Buxton, Derbyshire)

Gary Brown. Fiscal Crime Liasion Officer, British Embassy, Bucharest, HM Revenue and Customs. (London, EC3R)

Dr Lydia Akrigg Brown. President, Veterinary Benevolent Fund. For services to the Veterinary Profession. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)

Peter Brown. Director, Fairfax House. For services to Heritage in York. (York, North Yorkshire)

Ms Sonia Brown. For services to Black and Minority Ethnic Women. (London, UB6)

Ms Elizabeth Anne Buchanan. Commercial Partners director, VisitScotland. For services to the Tourist Industry. (Troon, South Ayrshire)

Mrs Jean Ann Buck. For services to Wildlife Conservation in the Isle of Man. (Isle of Man)

Mrs Anne Elizabeth Buckingham. For services to Beekeeping in Surrey. (Farnham, Surrey)

Stephen Burrows. Head of Security, Royal Courts of Justice, HM Courts Service, Ministry of Justice. (Clacton, Essex)

Melvyn Edward Butcher. Chairman of Governors, Leagrave Primary School, Luton. For voluntary service to Education. (Luton, Bedfordshire)

Mrs Cecilia Butler. For services to Older People in the Isle of Arran, Ayrshire. (Isle of Arran, Ayrshire and Arran)

Ms Laraine Callow. Director of Deafworks. For services to Deaf and Hearing Impaired People. (London, EC2A)

Professor Stuart William Cameron. Chief Engineer, Doosan Babcock. For services to Mechanical Engineering. (Clydebank, Dunbartonshire)

Mrs Stella Canwell. Formerly chief Examiner for A-level English Literature, Assessment and Qualifications Alliance Examination Board. For services to Education. (Kendal, Cumbria)

Mrs Alice Carnduff. For voluntary service to Save the Children in Paisley, Renfrewshire. (Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire)

Ms Catherine Carnegie. Managing director, Triage Central Ltd. For services to Unemployed People in Forth Valley, Fife and Tayside. (Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk)

Mrs Jacqueline Carrier. Grade D, Ministry of Defence. (Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire)

Ms Margaret Jean (Molly) Carson. For public service. (Belfast, )

Joseph Carvill. For voluntary service to St. John Ambulance in Northern Ireland. (Belfast)

Paul Andrew Caswell. Police Youth Diversionary Officer, Humberside Police. For services to the community in North East Lincolnshire. (South Humberside, Lincolnshire)

George Hill Chambers. For services to Jazz Music in Northern Ireland. (Newtownabbey, Antrim)

Mrs Linda Mary Chapman. Formerly Tonbridge Field Officer, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. For services to Young People in Kent. (Tonbridge, Kent)

Peter John Soloman Child. For services to People with Visual Impairment in Norfolk. (Norfolk, )

Mrs Eileen Gertrude Chisholm. For services to the community in North Somerset. (Weston-super-Mare, Somerset)

Peter Nicolas Chisholm. Formerly Headteacher, Yehudi Menuhin School, Cobham, Surrey. For services to Music Education. (Lewes, West Sussex)

Ms Zahida Chohan. Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. (London, SW17)

Gulam Mustafa Choudhury. For services to the Bangladeshi community in Greater Manchester. (Gatley, Greater Manchester)

Michael Mark Chrimes. Head Librarian, Institution of Civil Engineers. For services to Engineering. (London, E4)

Ms Marie Hazel Clark. For services to the community in Hendon and in the East End of Sunderland. (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)

Mrs Angela Clarke. For services to the community in Hammersmith, West London. (London, W6)

David Clarke. Chief executive, British Computer Society. For services to the IT Industry. (Hungerford, Berkshire)

Mrs Rosemary Clarke. Director, Bookstart Gifting Programmes. For services to Education. (Worcestershire)

Andrew Coggins. For services to Contemporary Dance and to Disadvantaged People. (London, E5)

Mrs Jane Elizabeth Colclough. Lead Custodian, Rhuddlan Castle, Welsh Assembly Government. (Denbighshire)

Mrs Marie Eleanor Collins. For voluntary service to Sport in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. (Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire)

Mrs Stephanie Collis. Community Outreach Officer, Sparrow Farm Infant/Nursery School, Feltham. For services to Education in the London Borough of Hounslow. (London, TW7)

Ms Alison Comley. Service director, Safer Bristol, Bristol City Council. For services to Local Government. (Kingswood, Bristol)

Ms Vivien Consalvey. Personal assistant, Commercial Directorate, Manchester, HM Revenue and Customs. (Eccles, Greater Manchester)

Miss Susan Constantinidies. For services to Cypriot People. (London, N8)

Gordon Francis Cook. For voluntary service to the RAF Association in Surrey. (Woodham, Surrey)

Ms Margaret Cooke. For services to the community in Merseyside. (Runcorn, Cheshire)

Mrs Christine Susan Cookman. For services to the community in Stillington, North Yorkshire. (York, North Yorkshire)

Mrs Lynne Cooper. For services to the Voluntary Sector. (Bournemouth, Dorset)

Leonard Stephen Corby. For services to the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. (Runcorn, Cheshire)

Mrs Elinor Cordiner. For services to the Drinking Water Inspectorate. (Pershore, Worcestershire)

David Courtney. Foster Carer, Kent County Council. For services to Families. (Broadstairs, Kent)

Mrs Patricia Courtney. Foster Carer, Kent County Council. For services to Families. (Broadstairs, Kent)

Peter Damien Cox. For services to Community Arts in Rhayader, Powys. (Rhayader, Powys)

Howard Crabb. Production manager, Marshall Aerospace. For services to the Defence Industry. (Ely, Cambridgeshire)

Mrs Evelyn Ann Crabtree. For services to the community in Hinckley, Leicestershire. (Hinckley, Leicestershire)

Mrs Daphne Susan Creed. For services to the community in Hardington Mandeville, Somerset. (Yeovil, Somerset)

Christopher Andrew Creevy. For services to the community in London. (London, E17)

Mrs Lindsay Jane Cross. For services to the West End Refugee Service in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Peter Jeremy Crouchley. Chief Engineer, Goodrich Corporation. For services to the Aerospace Industry. (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire)

Mrs Gillian Margaret Cruddas. Chief executive, Visit York. For services to the Tourist Industry. (York, North Yorkshire)

Mrs Eleanor Beryl Cryer. For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Slough, Berkshire. (Slough, Berkshire)

Miss Stephanie Ella Maureen Currie. For services to the City of London Corporation and to Charity. (London, EC2Y)

Group Capt John Phillip Dacre, DL. For voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help in Grampian. (Elgin, Moray)

Russell Dacre. Formerly director, Open Youth Trust, Norwich. For services to Young People. (London, SW15)

Mrs Jean Margaret Miller Dagnall. For services to the Clevedon and District Archaeological Society, Somerset. (Clevedon, Somerset)

Malcolm Danby. For voluntary service to School Football in Teesside. (Cleveland, Durham)

Mrs Wendie Darlington. Director of Fundraising, Claire House Hospice. For charitable services in the North West. (Neston, Cheshire)

Robert Allen David. For services to the community in Tatsfield, Kent. (Westerham, Surrey)

Lt Cdr Donald William Wallace Davies. R.N. (Retd). For voluntary service to the Sea Cadet Corps. (Lydd, Kent)

Paul Andrew Davies. For services to Wheelchair Rugby. (Bargoed, Caerphilly)

Stephen John Dayman. Chief executive, Meningitis UK. For services to Healthcare. (Bristol)

George Frederick Denford, BEM. For services to the communities in Hartcliffe and Withywood, Bristol. (Bristol)

Douglas Blair Denwette. For voluntary service to the community in Fife. (Kirkcaldy, Fife)

Dharambir Singh Dhadyalla. Sitar Player and Teacher. For services to Indian Music. (Leicestershire)

Sarup Singh Dhandia. Indian Artist. For services to Art in Leicester. (Leicestershire)

Ms Carolyn Dhanraj, JP. For services to the Public and Voluntary Sectors. (Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire)

Mrs Surinder Kaur Dhillon. Director, Southwark Race Equality Council. For services to Community Relations. (Coventry, West Midlands)

Ronald Gardiner Dickie. For services to the community in Durham. (Durham)

Jim Dickson. For services to the community in Portadown, Northern Ireland. (Craigavon, Armagh)

Ms Olywn Ditchburn. Programme director, Leamington and Warwick West Children's Centres, Warwickshire. For services to Families. (Coventry, West Midlands)

Raymond Frederick Harry Dixon. Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ministry of Defence. (Plymouth, Devon)

Mrs Shauna Mary Dixon, TD, DL. Deputy chief executive, NHS Oldham. For services to Healthcare. (Heywood, Lancashire)

John Shaw Donaldson. Formerly head of Immigration and Emergency Services, Glasgow City Council. For services to Local Government. (Renfrewshire)

Mrs Lesley Dooley. Senior Officer, Charity, Assets and Residence, Liverpool, HM Revenue and Customs. (Sefton, Merseyside)

Mrs Margaret Douglas. For voluntary service to the Riding Group for the Disabled, South Hams. (Ivybridge, Devon)

John Dumbleton. Formerly Honorary Company secretary and Solicitor for the BLISS Charity. For services to Healthcare. (Guildford, Surrey)

Leonard William Dunbar. Senior Officer, HM Prison Whitemoor, Cambridgeshire, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice. (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire)

Mrs Angela Joy Dupont, DL. Chair, Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare. (Dorset)

Selwyn Dafydd Eagle. Formerly Fish Culture Officer, Environment Agency Wales. For services to Conservation. (Hay-on-Wye, Powys)

Mrs Isabella McNair Edgar. For voluntary service to Highland and Scottish Country Dancing. (Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute)

Mrs Jill Edgington. Leader, International Wives' Group. For voluntary service to International Students. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

Bryan Kelsey Edgley. For services to the Agricultural Industry and to the community in Buckinghamshire. (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire)

Mrs Madeline Edmonds, JP. For services to the Arts and to the community in the Test Valley, Hampshire. (Stockbridge, Hampshire)

Mrs Margaret Ann Edmunds. Formerly Area manager, Road Haulage Association, Northern Region. For services to the Road Haulage Industry. (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)

Mrs Carolyn Tracy Edwards. Grade C1, Ministry of Defence. (Chorleywood, Hertfordshire)

Mrs Jean Margot Edwards. For services to the Voluntary Sector. (Beaminster, Dorset)

Raymond Sydney Edwards. Chief executive Officer, Limbless Association. For services to Disabled People. (Sandhurst, Berkshire)

Mrs Suzanne Edwards. For services to the community in South Staffordshire. (Tettenhall, Staffordshire)

Mrs Caroline Margaret Elliott. For voluntary service to the Trinity Theatre in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. (Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent)

Ian Frederick Elton. Formerly Deputy head, National Dog and Technical Support Group, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice. (Mansfield, Nottinghamshire)

Mrs Betty Cynthia Emmerson. For services to the community in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. (Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk)

Bernard Charles Engel. For services to the community in Hertfordshire. (Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire)

Dr Andrew Entwistle. Member, Universities/Users Teaching and Research Action Partnership. For services to Higher Education. (Leamington Spa, Warwickshire)

Mrs Teresa Esan. Director of Employability and Employer Engagement, City and Islington College, London. For services to Further Education. (London, RM7)

Mrs Bronwen Evans. For services to the Minsterley and District Eisteddfod and to the community in Minsterley, Shropshire. (Shrewsbury, Shropshire)

Mrs Maria Therese Evans. For services to Animal Health and to Wildlife Conservation in Pembrokeshire. (Pembrokeshire)

Mrs Valerie Teresa Everitt. For services to the Women's Royal Voluntary Service. (Bournemouth, Dorset)

Gary John Fagg. For services to the community in New Romney, Kent. (New Romney, Kent)

Miss Dorothy Fairburn. Regional director, Country, Land and Business Association. For services to Rural Affairs in the Yorkshire and Humber Region. (Thirsk, North Yorkshire)

Roy Fairhead. For voluntary service to Ash Citizens' Advice Bureau, Surrey. (Windlesham, Surrey)

Terence Farley. For services to Football Referees. (Newton Aycliffe, Durham)

Mrs Mary Anne Feakes. For services to the community in Garboldisham, Norfolk. (Diss, Norfolk)

Professor Peter Harold Fentem. For services to Stroke Medicine. (Essex)

Martin Ferris. Head, Clinical Audit and Effectiveness, NHS Sheffield. For services to the NHS. (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)

Mrs Charlotte Fielder. Higher Executive Officer, Heathrow Detection, UK Border Agency, Home Office. (Old Windsor, Berkshire)

Ms Carlene Firmin. Senior Policy Officer, Race on the Agenda and chief executive Officer, Gag Project. For services to Girls' and Women's Issues. (London, N9)

Dr John Fish. For services to the Fishing Industry and to the Marine Environment. (Aberystwyth, Ceredigion)

Dr Terence Philip Flanagan. Landscape Artist. For services to Art internationally. (Belfast)

Mrs Gillian Margaret Fletcher. Tutor, National Childbirth Trust. For services to Healthcare. (Henfield, West Sussex)

The Reverend Margaret Fletcher. For services to the community in Thurstaston and in Irby, Wirral. (Chester, Cheshire)

Miss Jean Forbes Floodgate. For services to Continuing Professional Development. (Littlehampton, West Sussex)

Mrs Carol Flower. Occupational Therapy assistant, North Somerset Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare. (Bristol, Somerset)

Councillor David William Folkes. For services to the community in Broadway, Worcestershire. (Worcestershire)

Mrs Patricia Ann Fordham. Chair, Phoenix Community Housing. For services to the community in the London Borough of Lewisham. (London, SE6)

Ian Forsyth. For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion Scotland. (Hamilton, South Lanarkshire)

Mrs Constance Winifred Foster. For services to the community in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

John Foster. Chairman, Barnsley Work and Skills Board. For services to Unemployed People in South Yorkshire. (Barnsley, South Yorkshire)

Mrs Pauline Foster. For services to the community in Thixendale, North Yorkshire. (Malton, North Yorkshire)

Albert Francis. For charitable services in South Wales. (Burry Port, Carmarthenshire)

Mrs Lesley Meriel Franklin. Leader, Stonehouse Gang Youth Group. For services to Young People in Weoley Castle, Birmingham. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

Raymond James French. For services to Rugby League. (St Helens, Merseyside)

Brian Gardner. Head of Education Resources, North Ayrshire Council. For services to Education. (Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire)

David Neville Gentry. Formerly Safety manager, Faculty of Science, Imperial College London. For services to Science. (Purley, Surrey)

Robert William Gettings. For services to the community in Leeds, Yorkshire. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)

Ms Kristina Glenn. For services to the community in the London Borough of Islington. (London, N8)

Mrs Patricia Margaret Goldsmith. For services to the community in Hertford. (Hertford, Hertfordshire)

Professor Joyce Goodman. Professor and Dean of Education, University of Winchester. For services to Higher Education. (Warminster, Wiltshire)

Mrs Lynn Goossens. Higher Executive Officer, Child Support Agency, Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, Department for Work and Pensions. (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Anthony David Gorham. For services to Disabled People in Surrey. (Ash Vale, Surrey)

Ms Elizabeth Gosling. Formerly Operational manager, Looked After Children's Planning, London Borough of Islington. For services to Local Government. (London, N15)

Iain Grafton. Superintendent, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. For services to the Police. (Ivybridge, Devon)

Mrs Alny Mary Graham. For services to the Children's Hearings System in Scotland. (Haddington, East Lothian)

Miss Ruth Ann Graham. Grade E1, Ministry of Defence. (Dungannon, Tyrone)

Lewis George Grant. Veterinary manager, Meat Hygiene Service, Food Standards Agency. (Bedale, North Yorkshire)

Mrs Amanda Jane Gray. Director, Eccleshall Biomass Ltd. For services to the Bioenergy Industry. (Staffordshire)

Mrs Fenella Zoe Gray. For services to the community in Bampton, Oxfordshire. (Bampton, Oxfordshire)

Mrs Ellen Dorothy Greaves. For services to the Heritage of Rochdale.

Christopher Michael Green. Founder, Active Training and Education Trust. For voluntary service to Education. (Malvern, Worcestershire)

Lindsay Neil Green. Administrative director, Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre. For services to Science. (London, EN2)

Mrs Catherine Greenlees. For services to Christian Aid. (Preston, Lancashire)

Frederick Donald Patrick Greenslade. For services to Local Government in Cornwall. (Truro, Cornwall)

Ms Susan Gregson. For services to the community in the London Borough of Barnet. (London, NW11)

Mrs Pamela Jean Grethe. For services to the community in Hertford. (Hertford, Hertfordshire)

Mrs Sylvia Grice. For services to Swimming and to the community in Ripon, North Yorkshire. (Ripon, North Yorkshire)

John Henry Morgan Griffiths. Leader, St. Edmundsbury Borough Council. For services to Local Government in Suffolk. (Bury St Edumnds, Suffolk)

Frederick James Grounds, DL. For voluntary service to the East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. (March, Cambridgeshire)

Mrs Gillian Mary Ellen Habbin. For services to the community in Ringwood, Hampshire. (Ringwood, Hampshire)

Mrs Brenda York Hackett. Marketing director, Lindisfarne Ltd. For services to the Drinks Industry. (Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland)

Mrs Ann Hadfield. For services to the community in Bedford. (Bedfordshire)

Ms Jane Halestrap. Senior Executive Officer, Eco Towns Programme Team, Department for Communities and Local Government. (Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire)

Dr Elizabeth Hall. For services to Healthcare and to the community in Colchester, Essex. (Colchester, Essex)

Mrs Margaret Eleanor Yvonne Hall. For services to the community in Northern Ireland. (Antrim)

Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton. For voluntary service to the Victoria and Albert Museum. (London, SW15)

Tony Hardiman. Chairman, National Insulation Association. For services to the Energy Industry. (Merseyside)

James William Harkness. Managing director, North Lancashire Training Group Ltd. For services to Business and to Vocational Training. (Accrington, Lancashire)

Phillip Harrison. For services to the British Sub Aqua Club. (Denbigh, Denbighshire)

Mrs Jeanette Hart. For services to the community in North Birmingham. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

Mrs Morag Mary Hart, JP, DL. For voluntary service to Girlguiding in Scotland. (Glasgow)

Martyn Hastings. For services to The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme in Dorset and Kenya. (Weymouth, Dorset)

Harry Collins Hatrick. For services to Heritage in Northern Ireland. (Belfast)

Brian Michael Hazell. For charitable services overseas through the Suzy Fund. (Wakefield, West Yorkshire)

Mrs Donna Charmaine Henry. For services to the community in the London Borough of Lambeth. (London, SW2)

Mrs Barbara Mary Herdman. Secretary, League of Friends of the Berwick Hospitals. For voluntary service to Healthcare. (Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland)

Peter Herdman. Chairman, League of Friends of the Berwick Hospitals. For voluntary service to Healthcare. (Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland)

Mrs Debbie Hewitt. Formerly Non-Executive director, Office of Government Commerce. For services to Business and to the Public Sector. (Hough, Cheshire)

Anthony William Higgs. Senior Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. (Redditch, Worcestershire)

Graham High. For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion in Somerset. (Taunton, Somerset)

Dr Brian William Hill. Head, School Engineering and Science, Northern Regional College. For services to Further Education and Training in Northern Ireland. (Ballyclare, Antrim)

Miss Sheila Hill. For services to Women's Cricket. (London, HA4)

Herman Hirschberger. For services to the Jewish community and the Kindertransport Evacuees. (London, HA7)

David Hitch. For services to Cumbria Constabulary. (Penrith, Cumbria)

Michael Brett Hockney. For voluntary service to ABF The Soldiers' Charity. (London, TW1)

Anthony John Hodgkiss. Deputy chairman, Pensions Advisory Service. For public service. (Newton Abbot, Devon)

Mrs Paula Audrey Holden. For services to the community in Wellington, Shropshire. (Telford, Shropshire)

Mrs Elizabeth Anne Hollins. School Crossing Warden, Warwickshire Council. For services to Education. (Nuneaton, Warwickshire)

Ms Lakshmi Holmstrom. Writer and Translator. For services to Literature. (Norwich, Norfolk)

Mrs Pauline Jean Homeshaw. For services to the community in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. (Taunton, Somerset)

Councillor Brian Royston Hood. Monmouthshire County Council. For services to Local Government. (Abergavenny, Monmouthshire)

Michael Howard Horan. For voluntary service to the Army Cadet Force in Surrey. (London, SM1)

Roger Malcolm Hosking. For services to Young People in HighFields Happy Hens Care Farm, Derbyshire. (Etwall, Derbyshire)

Councillor David William Houseman. For services to Local Government in Leicestershire. (Syston, Leicestershire)

Alasdair Houston. Executive chairman, Gretna Green Group. For services to the Tourist Industry in Dumfriesshire. (Lockerbie, Dumfries)

Mrs Glenda Howells. For services to the Salvation Army and to the community in Maesteg and Port Talbot. (Penybont Ar Ogwr, Bridgend)

Mrs Janet Mary Howitt. For services to People with Visual Impairment and to the community in Devon. (Exmouth, Devon)

Denis Colin Hoyes. For services to the community in Lincolnshire. (Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire)

Derek Reginald Spencer Huggett. Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. (Radstock, Somerset)

Mrs Mair Hughes. For services to the community in Morriston, Swansea. (Swansea)

Mrs Mary Teresa Hughes. Formerly Executive Officer, Communities Group, Department for Communities and Local Government. (Radlett, Hertfordshire)

Mrs Ann Humes. For services to the community in the North East. (Chester Le Street, Durham)

Matthew Humphreys. Chairman, EC1 New Deal for Communities Board. For services to the community in Central London. (London, EC1V)

James Alexander Hunter. Formerly General-secretary, Heathrow Operators Committee. For services to the Aviation Industry. (London, UB6)

Mrs Margaret Hunter. For services to the community in Thorpe Market, Norfolk. (Norwich, Norfolk)

Yaqoob Hussain. For services to Young People in the North West. (Blackburn, Lancashire)

Peter Murray Irving. For services to the community in Drummore, Wigtownshire. (Wigtown)

Gordon Jackson. For services to the Scottish Ambulance Service and to the community in Hawick, Roxburghshire. (Roxburgh, Borders)

Robert Jackson. For voluntary service to Cricket in the North East. (Burnopfield, Durham)

Charles James. For services to the GMB Union and to the community in Leeds. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)

Ms Elizabeth Meryl James. Band D, Transport and Strategic Regeneration Group, Department for the Economy and Transport, Welsh Assembly Government. (Cardiff)

Mrs Mary James. For services to the community in Tilsbury, Wiltshire. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)

Mrs Sandra James. For services to Nursing in Guernsey and in the UK. (Guernsey, Channel Islands)

Ms Jean Jarvis. Chief executive, South Shropshire Furniture Scheme. For services to Social Enterprise. (Ludlow, Shropshire)

Mrs Linda Margaret Jasper. Founder and director, Youth Dance England. For services to Dance. (Guildford, Surrey)

Michael Henry Jeffries. For voluntary service to Amateur Drama and to Charity in Tayside. (Perth and Kinross)

Ivor Jess. For services to Disability Sport in Northern Ireland. (Antrim)

Marcus Jewell. For services to the community in Plymouth, Devon.

Peter Howard Jewell. For services to the community in Bodmin, Cornwall. (Bodmin, Cornwall)

John Martin Johnson. Briefing and Secretariat manager, Child Support Agency, Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, Department for Work and Pensions. (Richmond, North Yorkshire)

Professor Eric Raymond Johnson. Founder, Staffordshire Film Archive. For services to the Arts. (Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire)

Samuel Hague Johnson. For services to Hearing Impaired People in Tameside. (Cheadle, Greater Manchester)

David George Johnston. For public service. (Bangor, Down)

Iain Love Johnston. For services to the Hospitality and Tourist Industries in the Isle of Arran. (Brodick, Ayrshire and Arran)

Miss Margaret Irene Johnston. Formerly Administrator, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge. For services to Higher Education. (Cambridgeshire)

Miss Carol Jane Cecilia Jones. Head of Flight Operations, Cobham Aviation Services. For services to the Defence Industry. (Oxfordshire)

David Walter Jones. For services to Ploughing in Wales. (Cardigan, Ceredigion)

Ms Diana Jones. For services to Carers in the London Borough of Lewisham. (London, SE13)

Ms Donna Jones. For services to Young People in Sheffield. (South Yorkshire)

Mrs Gaye Jones. Foster Carer, Sefton Children's Services. For services to Families. (Bootle, Merseyside)

Ian Jones. For services to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute in Llandudno, Gwynedd. (Gwynedd)

Ms Linda Dorothy Jones. Faculty Senior Projects manager and Operational manager, Physics Department, Imperial College London. For services to Higher Education. (London, SW15)

Peter Jones. Foster Carer, Sefton Children's Services. For service to Families. (Bootle, Merseyside)

Mrs Ruby Yun-Yuet Murray-Jones. Head, Hounslow Chinese School. For services to the Chinese community in the London Borough of Hounslow. (London, Tw1)

Miss Sheelagh Lloyd Jones. For services to the NHS in Wales. (Cardiff)

Terence James Jones. For services to the community in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.

Trevor Graham Lloyd Jones. Chief executive, Young Bristol. For services to Young People. (Somerset)

Professor Tudor Bowden Jones. For services to Science. (Oadby, Leicestershire)

Stephen Jordan. Watch manager, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Operation Florian in Macedonia. (Manchester, Greater Manchester)

Nobby Jutla. Constable, Hertfordshire Police. For services to the Police. (Watford, Hertfordshire)

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