Q. Honours

Honours

(asked on 3rd July 2014) - View Source

Questioner

Lord Jopling
(Conservative - Life peer)

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those in each of the six-monthly honours lists who have been awarded Knighthoods over the last five years were styled Professor.

Answered by

Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

This question was answered on 10th July 2014

The information requested concerning the number of honours recipients in the last five years at knighthood level described as holding the title of professor can be found in The London Gazette at www.london-gazette.co.uk.

The percentage of recipients meeting the criteria in each honours list is as follows.

Knighthoods and damehoods

Honours List	Recipients at that level	Recipients described as professor	Percentage of recipients at that level
NY 1991	36	4	11%
BD 1991	33	5	15%
NY 1992	33	2	6%
BD 1992	36	3	8%
NY 1993	37	4	11%
BD 1993	33	2	6%
NY 1994	33	8	24%
BD 1994	36	8	22%
NY 1995	32	7	22%
BD 1995	35	7	20%
NY 1996	34	8	24%
BD 1996	31	5	16%
NY 1997	35	2	6%
BD 1997	25	6	24%
NY 1998	29	6	21%
BD 1998	35	8	23%
NY 1999	34	5	15%
BD 1999	33	5	15%
NY 2000	51	13	25%
BD 2000	33	6	18%
NY 2001	32	5	16%
BD 2001	34	10	29%
NY 2002	32	10	31%
BD 2002	33	6	18%
NY 2003	31	7	23%
BD 2003	33	7	21%
NY 2004	34	7	21%
BD 2004	32	7	22%
NY 2005	30	7	23%
BD 2005	27	7	26%
NY 2006	30	6	20%
BD 2006	28	7	25%
NY 2007	30	9	30%
BD 2007	29	9	31%
NY 2008	27	9	33%
BD 2008	26	7	27%
NY 2009	27	6	22%
BD 2009	25	9	36%
NY 2010	26	8	31%
BD 2010	26	10	38%
NY 2011	30	10	33%
BD 2011	30	9	30%
NY2012	37	13	35%

TOTAL	1373	299	22%

CBE

Honours List	Recipients at that level	Recipients described as professor	Percentage of recipients at that level
NY 1991	99	4	4%
BD 1991	105	8	8%
NY 1992	107	8	8%
BD 1992	94	8	8%
NY 1993	101	7	7%
BD 1993	93	6	6%
NY 1994	98	15	15%
BD 1994	101	14	14%
NY 1995	108	14	14%
BD 1995	102	12	12%
NY 1996	101	15	15%
BD 1996	103	14	14%
NY 1997	109	9	9%
BD 1997	98	15	15%
NY 1998	95	12	12%
BD 1998	92	11	11%
NY 1999	99	18	18%
BD 1999	106	18	18%
NY 2000	148	16	11%
BD 2000	108	18	18%
NY 2001	102	18	18%
BD 2001	101	19	19%
NY 2002	99	13	13%
BD 2002	106	21	21%
NY 2003	106	14	14%
BD 2003	107	11	11%
NY 2004	104	12	12%
BD 2004	105	17	17%
NY 2005	101	15	15%
BD 2005	100	14	14%
NY 2006	100	14	14%
BD 2006	98	13	13%
NY 2007	100	26	26%
BD 2007	104	12	12%
NY 2008	96	15	15%
BD 2008	101	17	17%
NY 2009	109	16	16%
BD 2009	104	14	14%
NY 2010	107	18	18%
BD 2010	107	16	16%
NY 2011	101	14	14%
BD 2011	94	16	16%
NY2012	94	24	24%

TOTAL	4413	611	14%

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