New Year Honours 2018
Peter Spencer MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Adviser
“For services to Flood Hydrology and the Economy.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Flood Hydrology and the Economy.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Peter Stewart SPENCER
Adviser, Environment Agency
For services to Flood Hydrology and the Economy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Greater Manchester
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Adviser
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- Greater Manchester
“For services to Flood Hydrology and the Economy.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 542 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 39% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Adviser.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
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Thurso, Caithness
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Crewe, Cheshire
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938840. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 30 December 2017.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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