Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 January 2012 (HL14630), 30 January 2012 (HL14978), 10 July 2014 (HL828) and 28 July 2014 (HL1115), what were the relevant figures for the awards of Knighthoods and Damehoods in the 2015 New Year honours lists.
The information requested concerning the number of honours recipients described as holding the title of Professor in the New Year 2015 honours list at Knighthood/Damehood levels is in the public domain at www.london-gazette.co.uk. Percentages are as follows:
| Number of recipients at Knight/Dame | Number of Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor | Percentage of Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor |
NY 2015 | 38 | 12 | 32% |