OBEs N - Y

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, CIVIL

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

OBE
Andrew Nelson. Executive chairman, IQE. For services to the Electronics Industry. (Cowbride, The Vale of Glamorgan)
Roy Noble. Radio Presenter. For services to the community and to Charities in Wales.
(Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff)
Humphrey Thomas Norrington. For charitable services. (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire)
Michael Gordon Noyland. Assistant director, HM Board of Inland Revenue. (Bradley, West Yorkshire)
Antony Stuart Nunn. Marine Underwriter. For services to the Marine Insurance Industry.
(Shaftesbury, Dorset)
Derek Charles Oakey. Head, Branch B, Criminal Justice Division, Lord Chancellor's Department.
(Oxted, Surrey)
Robin Francis Leigh Oakley. For services to political journalism. (London, SE11)
Ben Okri. Writer. For services to literature. (London, WC2H)
Hugh Stephen Roden Orde. Deputy assistant commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police. (London)
Miss Linda Ormiston. Opera Singer. For services to Opera. (Strathaven, Lanarkshire)
Wayne Otto. For services to Karate. (London, E9)
David Andrew Arlwydd Owen. Chief executive, Medical Research Council Technology. For services to Medical Research and Technology Transfer. (Ludlow, Shropshire)
Peter Craig Paisley. For services to Local Government and to the community in Glasgow. (Rhu, Dunbartonshire)
William Brian Parker. Principal Community Education Officer, Coventry, West Midlands. For services to Education. (Coventry, West Midlands)
Professor Christine Pascal. Chair, Early Childhood Education, Centre for Research in Early Childhood, University College Worcester. For services to Early Years Education. (Nr Bromsgrove, Worcestershire)
Ms Naina, Patel. Founder and director, Policy Research Institute on Ageing and Ethnicity. For services to Ethnic Minority Elderly in the UK and Europe. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Mrs Meena Pathak. Product Developer, Patak Spices. For services to the Food Industry.
(Haydock, Lancashire)
Mrs Ann Payne. Lately head of Manuscripts, British Library. For services to Manuscripts Scholarship. (London, N1)
Mrs Fiona Natalie Peel. Chair, Gwent Health Authority. For services to the NHS. (Cardiff)
Ms Arlene Phillips. Choreographer. For services to dance. (London, NW3)
John Leigh Phillips. For services to agriculture in Wales. (Builth Wells, Powys)
Miss Sally Joyce Phillips. For services to Family Planning Services in Cornwall.
Mrs Anne Pigott. For services to the National Association of Prison Visitors. (Newton Abbot, Devon)
John Joseph Pike. Lately Chair, Greater Nottingham TEC. For services to Education and Training. (Edwalton, Nottinghamshire)
Peter David Poore. For services to Save the Children. (Eye, Suffolk)
Colin Preece. Accountant, House of Lords. (Burgess Hill, West Sussex)
John Stephen Rowland Pugh. Head, Business Services Division, Health and Safety Executive, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. (Ormskirk, Lancashire)
Mrs Christine Reid. Member, North Wiltshire District Council. For services to Local Government. (Corsham, Wiltshire)
Mrs Anne Barbara Ridler. Author. For services to Literature. (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
John Finbar Riordan. Medical director, North West London Hospitals Trust. For services to Medical Management. (London, W5)
Professor Lewis Duthie Ritchie. For services to General Practice and Primary Care Medicine in Scotland. (Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire)
Col Alan Clive Roberts, MBE, DL. For services to the community in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
(Morley, West Yorkshire)
Dennis Arthur Roberts. For services to the Royal Star and Garter Home. (Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire)
Mrs Anna Robertson. For services to the British Red Cross Society in Devon. (Nr Newton Abbot, Devon)
Edward Heron Robson. Director, Teaching Company Directorate. For services to Competitiveness.
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Ms Yvonne Rose. Governor, East Yorkshire College, East Yorkshire. For services to Further Education. (Bedale, North Yorkshire)
Richard Henry Sedgwick. Grade 7, Benefits Agency, Department of Social Security. (Whickham, Tyne and Wear)
David Shakespeare. Leader, Buckinghamshire County Council. For services to Local Government.
(High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire)
Alan Shearer. For services to Association Football. (Northumberland)
Mrs Lilias Mulgrave Sheepshanks. For services to the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook.
(Woodbridge, Suffolk)
Mrs Sylvia Sheridan. Founder, Independent Media Support Ltd. For services to Broadcasting.
(Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire)
Arnold Joseph Simanowitz. For services to Victims of Medical Accidents. (Lewes, East Sussex)
The Very Rev Colin Bruce Slee. Dean of Southwark. For services to the community. (London, SE1)
Mrs Andrea Pamela Smith. Chair, Lincolnshire Careers Guidance Services. For services to Training. (Boston, Lincolnshire)
Brian Smith. Chief executive, Lite-On Ltd. For services to Education and Training. (Bangor, Down)
John Louis Charles Raymond Shurmer-Smith. Dean, Faculty of the Environment, University of Portsmouth. For services to Higher Education. (Southsea, Hampshire)
Mrs Mary Catherine Smith. Founder Member and lately Chair, Knowle West Against Drugs. For services to the community in Knowle West, Bristol. (Knowle West, Bristol)
Ian Alexander Snedden. Head, Fire Services and Emergency Planning Division, Scottish Executive. (Edinburgh)
Ms Susan Sommers. Outreach Services manager, Thames Reach Housing Association. For services to Homeless People in London. (London, NW1)
William Howard Speirs. For services to Trade Relations with China. (Ringwood, Hampshire)
Ian Stark, MBE. For services to Equestrian Sport.
Roger Stephenson. For services to Architecture. (Altincham, Cheshire)
John Watt Stevenson. Chairman, Scottish Dental Practice Board. For services to NHS Dental Services in Scotland. (Ellon, Aberdeen)
Ms Moira Stuart. Presenter, BBC. For services to news broadcasting. (London)
Mrs Carolyn Swain. Lately Principal manager, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. For services to Education. (Sutton, Surrey)
Alan William Taylor. Area director, HM Board of Inland Revenue. (Sidcup, Kent)
Eric Raymond Taylor. Chairman, Rehab Scotland. For services to the Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities. (Whitecraigs, Renfrewshire)
John Taylor. Director, European Supply Chain, Unilever. For services to the Chemical Industry. (Wirral, Merseyside)
John Pearce Thackray. Managing director, Kapitex Healthcare Ltd. For services to the Health Care Industry. (Ripon, North Yorkshire)
Neil Thomason. Senior Civil Servant, Ministry of Defence. (London)
Bernard Tidball. Editorial Supervisor of the Vote, House of Commons. (Bromley, Kent)
Lord Tryon, DL. For services to the Salisbury Cathedral Trust. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Christopher Paul Turner. Principal, Brixham Community College, Devon. For services to Education. (Nr Kingsbridge, Devon)
Kenneth Vowles. Executive director, UK Power Operations, Scottish Power. For services to the Electricity Industry. (Busby, Renfrewshire)
Robert James Walker. Director of Operations, Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency, Scottish Executive. (Edinburgh)
David McDonald Warren. For services to the North Highland College and to the community in Thurso, Caithness. (Thurso, Caithness)
William Ernest Warren. Head, Intelligent Client Services, PACE, HM Treasury. (Holland on Sea, Essex)
Robert Andrew Watson. For services to the Meat Industry. (Dungannon, Tyrone)
Robert Drennan Watson. Founding chairman, Scottish Environment Link. For services to Environmental Management. (Alford, Aberdeenshire)
Dermot Roger Marriott Weatherup. For services to Heritage Preservation. (Armagh)
Hubert Maurice William Weedon. Guitarist. For services to music.
David Charles Whalley. For services to Regeneration in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)
Ms Kate Whiteford. Artist. For services to Art. (London, SE27)
The Rev Canon David John Whittington. For services to the community in Stockton-on-Tees.
(Durham City, Durham)
Mrs Julia Whybrew. Personnel Officer, ES Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry.
(Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire)
John Widdrington. Business manager, Vickers Defence Systems. For services to the Defence Industry. (Ryton, Tyne and Wear)
Michael Anthony Widdrington. Senior Assembly Counsel, National Assembly for Wales. (Cardiff)
John Arthur Wilkinson. For services to the community in Salford, Greater Manchester.
(Worsley, Greater Manchester)
Dennis Sidney Cyril Williams. Grade B2, Defence Procurement Agency, Ministry of Defence.
(Stoke Bishop, Bristol)
Mrs Elisabeth Evan Williams, JP. For services to the Administration of Justice in North East England. (Stocksfield, Northumberland)
Peter James Wilson. Director, Projects and Estates, Tate Gallery. For services to Museums.
(Twickenham, Middlesex)
Professor Thomas Black Wilson. Principal, Glasgow College of Building and Printing. For services to Further Education. (Bishopbriggs, Glasgow)
William Thompson Wright. For services to Industry and to the community. (Ballymena, Antrim)
Keith Dunckley Yates. Chief executive, Stirling Council. For services to Local Government.
(Aberfoyle, Stirling and Falkirk)
Paul Young. Chief Fire Officer, Devon Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the Fire Service. (Cullompton, Devon)
Peter Andrew Young. Deputy director and chief Scientist, Home Office. (Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire)