New Year Honours: Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

Alder, Roy Kenneth, Dir, exec Support, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. Allan, John Murray, Chief exec, Exel and pres, Freight Transport Association. For serv Freight Transport.

Baker, Colin Herbert, Gen sec, National Federation of Subpostmasts. For serv the Post Office. Barnes, Mrs Mair, For serv the Retail Sector and to Business. Bernard, Ms Carol Vanessa, Ch Offr, Northamptonshire Probation Area. For serv the National Probation Service. Blair, Richard David (Sandy), Formerly dir, Welsh Local Govt Association. For serv Local Govt. Blake, Prof Quentin Saxby, OBE, Illustrator. For serv Children's Literature. Bond, Prof Senga, Prof of Nursing Research and hd, School of Population and Health Sciences, Univ of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. For serv Nursing. Bowker, Steven Richard, Formerly chm and Ch exec, Strategic Rail Authority. For serv the Rail ind. Boyd, Stewart Craufurd, QC, Dep Chair, Financial Services Authority. For serv the Finance Sector. Bradley, Peter Richard, Chief exec, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. For serv the NHS. Bramley, Dr Robert Keith, Formerly ch Scientist, Forensic Science Service, Home Off. Brown, Gerard Anthony, Solicitor Advocate. For serv the Justice System in Scotland. Burland, Prof John Boscawen, FRS, Emeritus Prof of Soil Mechanics, Imperial College, London. For serv Geotech Engineering.

Caller, Maxwell Marshall, Chief exec, London Borough of Hackney. For serv Local Govt. Clare, John Charles, Chief exec, Dixons. For serv the National Employment Panel and to Business. Clarke, Mrs Mary, Dir of Nursing, City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust. For serv Nursing. Clarke, Prof Roger Howard, chm, Internat Commn on Radiological Protection. Cole, Graham Nigel, Dir, Govt Affairs, GKN plc. For serv the Aerospace ind. Cooke, Richard Charles, Regional dir, Northern Eng, Inland Revenue. Cornish, Dr John Philip, Formerly hd, Building Control Division, Development Dept, Scottish exec. Coughlan, Mrs Jill Vivienne Kelsall, Headteach, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, Islington, London. For serv Educ. Cozens, Andrew, Formerly pres, Association of Dirs of Social Services. For serv Social Work. Creedon, Roger, Chief exec, Electoral Commn. For serv Elections. Cuthbert, Stephen Colin, Chief exec, Port of London Authority and Chair, UK Maj Ports Group. For serv the Ports ind.

Daltrey, Roger Harry, For serv Music, the Entertainment ind, and to chty. Denunzio, Antonio, Presdt and Ch exec Offr, ASDA. For serv the Retail ind. Donnai, Prof Dian, Prof of Medical Genetics, Univ of Manchester and Clinical dir, North West Genetics Service. For serv Medicine. Dudley, Ms Helen, Dir, Human Resources, Dept for Constitutional Affairs. Dunlop, Prof William, Formerly pres, R College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. For serv Medicine. Duval, Robin Arthur Philip, Formerly dir, Brit Board of Film Classification. For serv the Film ind.

Everall, Paul Fletcher, Head, Building Division, Office of the Dep Prime Minr. Fillingham, David James, Formerly dir, NHS Modernisation Agency. For serv the NHS. Garside, Prof John, Formerly Principal and vice-Chancellor, Univ of Manchester Inst of Science and Technology. For serv Higher Educ. Gray, Simon James Holliday, Writer. For serv Drama and Literature. Griggs, Patrick John Spear, Formerly pres, Chair, Comite Maritime Internat. For serv the Maritime ind.

Handcock, Peter Michael Roland, Chief exec, Tribunals Service, Dept for Constitutional Affairs. Harris, Dr Anthony George, OBE, Chair, West Midlands Rural Affairs Forum. For serv Agriculture and to the Environment. Harris, John Eric, MBE, Chair, Alba plc. For serv Business and to Charity. Heathcote, Dr Frederic Roger, Chief exec, Employment Tribunals Service. Hedges, Michael Irving Ian, QPM, Formerly ch Constable, South Yorkshire Police. For serv the Police. Hedley, Philip David, Formerly Artistic dir and Ch exec, Theatre R, Stratford East, London. For serv Drama. Hey, Prof Anthony John Grenville, Prof of Computation, Univ of Southampton and dir, UK e-Science Programme. For serv Science. Holden, Patrick, Dir, Soil Association. For serv Organic Farming. Holland, Peter, DL, Vice-Chair, Association of Police Authorities. For serv the Police. Hoyle, Jonathan Wilson, Sen Civil Servant, MOD. Hughes, Christopher John, Formerly Ch exec, Learning and Skills Development Agency. For serv Educ and Training. Iversen, Prof Susan Diana, Pro-vice Chancellor, Univ of Oxf. For serv Higher Educ and to Science.