New Year Honours: Order of the British Empire

Officer (OBE)

Acred, Mrs Julie Karen, Chief exec, Southern Derbyshire Acute Services NHS Trust. For serv the NHS. Andrews, David Colin, Consultant, Careers Educ and Guidance. For serv Careers Educ. Andrews, John, chm, Low Incomes Tax Reform Group. Armstrong, Mrs Lynda Anne, Dir, New Business Development, Shell UK. For serv the UK Oil and Gas ind. Ayling, The Rev Susan Pamela, Policy Adviser, Inland Revenue.

Backley, Stephen James, MBE, For serv Athletics. Barker, Mrs Judith Stager Ramsey, Adviser, London Drug Prevention Advisory Service, Govt Office for London. Bartlett, Robert, Sen Lawyer, HM Customs and Excise. Baughan, Michael Francis, Chief exec, Learning and Teaching Scotland. For serv Educ in Scotland. Bawa, Babu Singh, cclr, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Ccl. For serv the commty in Sandwell. Baxter, Raymond Frederic, Co-Founder and Hon Adml, Association of Dunkirk Little Ships. For serv Heritage. Beardon, Mrs Leonora Antoinette, Sen Teaching and Research Associate, Camb Univ School of Educ. For serv Mathematical Educ. Beattie, Keith, Chief Engineer, London Underground Limited. For serv Safety. Beddall, Clive, Lately Editor, The Grocer magazine. For serv the Food ind. Beevers, Prof Clifford, Prof, Mathematics, Heriot-Watt Univ. For serv Higher Educ. Benfield, Graham, Chief exec, Wales Ccl for Voluntary Action. For serv the Voluntary Sector in Wales. Bennetts, Rab, For serv Architecture. Beswetherick, Mrs Natalie, Head, Physiotherapy Services, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust. For serv Physiotherapy. Bettinson, John Richard, For serv the commty in Birmingham. Biss, Edgar, chm, Tellermate plc, Cardiff, South Wales. For serv Exports. Blakemore, Michael, Theatre and Film dir. For serv Drama. Blethyn, Ms Brenda, Actress. For serv Drama. Blofeld, Henry, Cricket Commentator. For serv Sports Broadcasting. Boden, Ms Marie Louise, Chief Nurse, Univ College London Hospitals Trust. For serv Nursing. Bolt, Ranjit, Translator. For serv Literature. Bottomley, Roger Martin, For serv Sport. Boulton, Leonard James, Operations dir, Remploy. For serv the Employment of Disabled People. Bradley, Edmund Thomas, Lately Team Leader and Project Sponsor, Stonehenge Improvement, Dept for Transport. Broom, Douglas James, Lately hd of Events and Technical Services, COIormation Communications. Brotia, Mrs Dilys, Lately Headteach, Torriano Junior School, Camden, London. For serv Educ. Brydges, Douglas George, Presdt, Internat Meat Trade Association and Meat Training Ccl. For serv the Meat ind. Buckeridge, Anthony Malcolm, Writer. For serv Literature. Burge, Susan Mary, Consultant Dermatologist, Oxf Radcliffe Hospital. For serv Dermatology. Burgess, Victor Thomas, Lately Headteach, Elliott School, Wandsworth, London. For serv Educ. Burnett, Miss Nancy Agnes Sinclair, Assistant ch Nurse, R Marsden NHS Trust. For serv Nursing. Burnside, Mrs Stella, Chief exec, Altnagelvin Hospital Health and Social Services Trust. For serv Health Care. Butterwick, Mrs Mary, Founder, Butterwick Hospices. For serv the Hospice Movement.

Cairns, Mrs Margaret, Lately Headteach, Bailey Green Primary School, North Tyneside. For serv Educ. Cameron, Samuel, For serv the Shipbuilding ind. Campbell, Ms Georgina Elizabeth, For publ serv. Campbell, Melfort Andrew, For serv ind in Scotland. Caplin, Stanley Bobbie, For charitable serv. Challis, Mrs Christine Joyce, Sec and dir of Administration, London School of Economics and polit Science. For serv Higher Educ. Chalmers, David Watson Penn, Dir and Dep Ch exec, Dunfermline Building Society. For serv Housing in Scotland. Hyde-Chambers, Fredrick Rignold, Dir, The ind and Parliament Trust. Chesshire, Prof John Harvey, chm, EAGA Charitable Trust. For serv Energy Efficiency. Chesworth, John Coventry, Artistic dir, National Youth Dance Company. For serv Dance. Clark, Prof David Geoffrey, For serv Scientific Research. Clark, Francis John, Sen Engineer, Brit Maritime Technology. For serv the Shipbuilding ind. Clarke, Prof John Innes, DL, chm, Cnty Durham Foundation Grants Committee. For serv the commty in Durham. Cloke, Peter, Head, Children and Young People's Team, Govt Office for the South West. Close, James William, Dep dir, Victoria and Albert Museum. For serv Museums. Cobbe, Hugh Michael Thomas, Lately hd of Brit Collections, Brit Library. For serv Libraries. Cobbold, Nicholas Sydney, For publ serv. Cole, Stephen Henry, Lately Grade B1, MOD. Colman, Prof David Robert, Lately hd, School of Economic Studies, Univ of Manchester. For serv Agricultural Economics. Cooper, Michael, Head of Minerals, Valuation Office, Inland Revenue. Cotton, Robert, Chief exec, Brit Hospitality Association. For serv the Tourism and Hospitality Industries. Coulter, Brian George, Chief exec, Fold Housing Association Limited. For serv Housing in Northern Ireland. Craig, Stuart, Production Designer. For serv the Brit Film ind. David, Prof Ann Rosalie, Prof of Egyptology, Univ of Manchester. For serv Egyptology. Davis (Jasper Carrott), Robert, Entertainer. For charitable serv. Dawe, Ms Fiona, Chief exec, YouthNet UK. For serv the Voluntary Sector. Dent, Prof John Barry, Lately Principal, R Agricultural College, Cirencester. For serv Higher Educ and Agriculture. Dickinson, Mrs Kyra, For serv the Brit Red Cross Society in Northumbria. Donaldson, Alexander Ivan, Lately hd, Pirbright Laboratory of the Inst for Animal Health. For serv Veterinary Science and Internat Disease Control. Druce, Nigel, Dir, Social Services, Cornwall Cnty Ccl. For serv Social Care. Durie, Thomas Peter, MBE, GM, DL, For serv the commty, especly to the R Hospital for Children in Bristol. Durrani, Prof Tariq Salim, Dep Principal and Prof of Signal Processing, Univ of Strathclyde. For serv Electronics Research and Higher Educ. Dyer, James Archibald Thomson, Medical commr and dir, Mental Welfare Commn for Scotland. For serv Mental Health in Scotland.

Elliot, Mrs Alison Janet, Convenor, Scottish Churches Forum, Action of Churches Together in Scotland. For serv the Church of Scotland and Ecumenical Relationships. Ely, Philip Thomas, Member, Legal Services Commission. For serv Publicly Funded Legal Services. Evans, William Samuel Huw, Principal, Llandrillo College. For serv Further Educ. Fawbert, David John, Lately Headteach, The Chase Technology College, Malvern, Worcestershire. For serv Educ. Fitt, Michael John, Dep Ch exec and dir of Parks, The R Parks. Fletcher, Stuart Barron, Chief exec, Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust. For serv the NHS. Fox, Mrs Christine, Dep dir, Inland Revenue. Fox, Edward, Actor. For serv Drama. Fry, Alan Grahame, QPM, Lately Dep asst commr, Met Pol Service. For serv the Police.

Garland, William, Dep exec dir, commty Service Volunteers. For serv Young People. Gatward, The Rev Gordon, Dir, Arthur Rank Centre, Stoneleigh. For serv the Farming commty. Gillvray, John Robert, mgg dir, Farrans Ltd. For serv the Construction ind. Godfrey, James Eric, chm, Scottish Crop Research Inst. For serv Agricultural Research. Godsell, Ms Gillian Anne, Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist, The Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham Univ Hospital NHS Trust. For serv Nursing. Godwin, Timothy John, Dep asst commr, Met Pol Service. For serv the Police. Graham, Carys Mair, Consultant commty Paediatrician. For serv Child Protection in North Wales. Graham, Robert George, For serv ind and to the commty. Griffiths, Mrs Anne, City Hall Project Sponsor, Office of the Dep Prime Minr.