Queen Revokes Honours

The Queen has accepted the Honours Forfeiture Committee’s advice regarding the cancellation and annulment of honours awarded to the Following.

Mr Henry Duncan Blackley to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 15th June 2002.

Mr John Stewart Briggs to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 14th June 2003 after being convicted of nine charges of indecent assault on children under the age of sixteen. He was sentenced to a total of eight years in prison.

Mr Daniel Harold Bryant to be stripped of a BEM awarded on 15th June 1985 after being convicted of ten charges of indecent assault on children under the age of sixteen. He was sentenced to a total of six years six months in prison.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

Guy Clark, Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.

Mr Alan Kenneth Sorensen

New Deputy Lieutenant of East Lothian

Major Michael Williams MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of East Lothian.

Mr James Saunders Raitt Frics

Life Peerage for Former MEP for the North East of England

Mr Martin John Callanan has been granted the title of Baron Callanan, of Low Fell in the County of Tyne and Wear. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for Former Leader of Bristol City Council

Ms Barbara Lilian Janke has been granted the title of Baroness Janke, of Clifton in the City and County of Bristol. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Liberal Democrat.

Life Peerage for Former MEP for the West Midlands

Mr Michael Maurice Cashman CBE has been granted the title of Baron Cashman, of Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords for Labour.

Life Peerage for Former Leader of Kirklees Council

Ms Kathryn Mary Pinnock has been granted the title of Baroness Pinnock, of Cleckheaton in the County of West Yorkshire. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Liberal Democrat.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County and City of Bristol

Mary Prior MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the County and City of Bristol has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County and City of Bristol.

Mr Robert Bourns
Colonel Jane L Thompson TD PhD APFS
Mr David Constantine MBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire

Dr Ingrid M Roscoe, Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire.

Mr Jasbir Singh Athwal
Mr Stephen Peter Boardman MBE
Mr Balbir Singh Panesar

New Deputy Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire

Sir John Peace, Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire.

Dr Jaswant Bilkhu
Mr Trevor Lee Fletcher
Mr Charles Philip Liell Francklin
Mrs Christine Goldstraw OBE JP
The Hon. Sir Robert Henry Thoroton Hildyard
Mrs Heather Henshaw MBE
Mrs Nicola June Weston

Life Peerage for Government Special Adviser

Ms Arminka Helic has been granted the title of Baroness Helic, of Millbank in the City of Westminster. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for Chairman of Penguin Random House UK

Dame Gail Ruth Rebuck DBE has been granted the title of Baroness Rebuck, of Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords for Labour.

Life Peerage for Chairman of the Pakistan Britain Trade and Investment Forum

Ms Nosheena Shaheen Mobarik CBE has been granted the title of Baroness Mobarik, of Mearns in the County of Renfrewshire. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for Former Leader of Sheffield City Council

Mr Paul James Scriven has been granted the title of Baron Scriven, of Hunters Bar in the City of Sheffield. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Liberal Democrat.

Life Peerage for Former Deputy Secretary General of the Labour Party

Mr Christopher John Lennie has been granted the title of Baron Lennie, of Longsands in the County of Tyne and Wear. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords for Labour.

Life Peerage for Vice-Chairman of West Ham FC

Ms Karren Rita Brady CBE has been granted the title of Baroness Brady, of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for Former Director of Political Operations to the Conservative Party

Mr Andrew Timothy Cooper has been granted the title of Baron Cooper of Windrush, of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for Former Chief Executive and Chairman of Marks and Spencer

Sir Stuart Alan Ransom Rose has been granted the title of Baron Rose of Monewden, of Monewden in the County of Suffolk. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for Chair of Tech City UK

Ms Joanna Shields OBE has been granted the title of Baroness Shields, of Maida Vale in the City of Westminster. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for Co-Chairman of the Conservative Candidates Committee

The Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Chisholm has been granted the title of Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen, of Owlpen in the County of Gloucestershire. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.