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Honours

Lords · Question HL118 · Tabled 18 Jul 2024 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 1 Aug 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Blunkett

To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each region or nation of the UK in the Birthday Honours 2024; and what percentage of the population of each such region or nation that number represents.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Twycross, 1 Aug 2024

Corrected 22 Nov 2024 by Baroness Twycross

There are currently 63 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. Information is only held on 41 living recipients. Honours data is routinely destroyed by the Cabinet Office in accordance with our data retention policy for honours and not all the nomin...