New Year Honours 2002
Hal John Harold Simpson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Disabled People.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2002
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New Year Honours 2002“For services to Disabled People.”
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“For services to Disabled People.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 740 times in the New Year Honours List 2002 — about 57% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2002
Abdul Karim Shakoor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Art in Manchester.”
Adrian Watt Ions
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community, especially the Alnwick International Music Festival, in Northumberland.”
Advice Bureau in Kingston-upon-Thames
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Surrey
Agnes Quinn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community, especially Disabled Children, in Merseyside.”
Agnes Rennie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Crofting in Lewis and Harris.”
Agnes Wilma Head
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Guiding in Alnwick, Northumberland.”
Ajeet Singh Gill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community, especially Lions Clubs International, in Leicestershire.”
Alan Daysh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alan Garth Copcutt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Alan John Rowe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community, especially Hospiscare, in East Devon.”
Alan Kilbey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Alan Robert Montgomery Cahill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Albert Percival Humphries
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Fire Service.”
Alec Gordon Blackburn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Alessie McCrossan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community.”
Alexander Macrae Duffy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the St John Ambulance Brigade in Nottinghamshire.”
Alison McNeil
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Agriculture in Dumfriesshire.”
Allan Bryant Crawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Allen Fyffe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Mountaineering.”
Allison Stewart Melville
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Guiding in Methven, Perthshire.”
Amanda Jane Sizer Barrett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Export.”
Amelia Victoria Wright
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the War Widows Association.”
Andrea Theresa Bryan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Andrew Bennett Ingram
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Henley and District Agricultural Association, Oxfordshire.”
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2002 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2001.
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