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Awards

Community, voluntary and local services

There are DBEs for Barbara Stocking, the Chief Executive of Oxfam GB who has played a key leadership role across the international development sector and Hilary Blume, who established the Charities Trust and Card Aid and went on to launch the Association of Charity Shops.

And Knighthoods for Dr James Anderson, the chairman of the foot and mouth inquiry in 2001 and the 2007 review and an advisor to the government on a range of complex IT and other matters and Paul Stephenson, Deputy Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police who has led the way in creating a performance culture where expectations are high.

And there are Knighthoods for MPs Alan Beith and Peter Viggers, in recognition of their services to Parliament.

Education

There is a Damehood (DBE) for Professor Janet Finch, Vice-Chancellor of Keele University, a ground-breaking sociologist who has also contributed to higher education in an extraordinary series of achievements.

And there are Knighthoods for William Atkinson, Head of Phoenix High School, Hammersmith, who has galvanised the wider community, in the most challenging of circumstances, to become pro-active in the education of its children; James Bone, Professor of English literature at the University of Liverpool and internationally known for his work in romantic studies; William Moorcroft, who merged two establishments into the new Trafford College and has transformed it through inspirational leadership to become the first FE College to be assessed outstanding; Dr Philip Hunter, the Chief Schools Adjudicator who has led his team to establish a national reputation for clear-sighted and impartial decisions.

Health

The wide range of awards include a Damehood (DBE) for Mrs Donna Kinnair, Director of Clinical Leadership at Southwark Primary Care Trust and the first nurse to co-chair the Health Care for London Children's Workstream setting an example to others to follow.

There are Knighthoods for Leonard Fenwick, Chief Executive of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust which has been described as the best of its category in England; Nicholas Wald, Professor of Environment and Preventive Medicine at Queen Mary, University of London who has delivered major advances in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine that has changed practice worldwide.

Industry and the economy, science and technology

There is a DBE for Mrs Clara Furse, the first woman head of the London Stock Exchange. Her success in defending the Exchange against a string of unwanted approaches has won unanimous plaudits from many users.

And there are Knighthoods for Moir Lockhead, who turned First Group, a Scottish regional bus company into an international transport group; Michael Snyder who has made a towering contribution to the City of London Corporation ensuring that it is the world's leading international financial and business centre and William Sargent, co-founder of Framestore who spends half his working week in public service including running the Better Regulation Executive.

Arts and media

There is a CH for Lord Richard Rogers, one of the most influential British architects of our time, responsible for such high-profile projects as the Pompidou Centre, Lloyds of London, the Millennium Dome and the Welsh National Assembly. And he has been chosen as the architect of Tower 3 to replace one of the World Trade Centre towers.

And Damehoods (DBEs) for Margaret Drabble, one of the UK's foremost writers recognised internationally as being an important figure at the centre of the UK's literacy culture; Monica Mason, who has been responsible for the reinvention of the Royal Ballet protecting its unique heritage and Joan Bakewell, one of the great pioneers of TV journalism and a highly respected figure in the world of media and the arts.

And there is Knighthood for Mark Elder, the distinguished international operatic and orchestral conductor.

There are CBEs for Des O'Connor, one of only a handful of British entertainers to be acclaimed internationally on stage and television; Lynda Le Plante, a significant force in TV drama who has enjoyed success throughout the world with shows such as Fox, Minder and The Sweeney; Gerald Scarfe, the caricaturist best known for his savagely grotesque portraits of politicians and other public figures; Richard Shepherd, one of the most celebrated wildlife artists in the world donating proceeds from sales to charities involved with conservation of wildlife; Maria Thorpe, regarded as one of the most outstanding piano teachers of our time; Marina Warner, the renowned novelist, historian and cultural critic and Victoria Wood, one of the best known and most accomplished sitcom writers and performers in Britain.

Awards for sport

There is a CBE for Bill Beaumont, who has played a major part in developing Rugby Union around the globe and Joe Calzaghe, one of the greatest British boxers of all time and the unbeaten world champion for 11 years.

And there are OBEs for Lawrence Dallaglio, recognised as one of the world's best back-row rugby players and John Surtees who has made a major contribution to motor racing over many years.

Statistics

In total, 959 people have been recommended to the Prime Minister for an award by the specialist honours committees:

• 87% are at OBE and MBE level
• of these people at MBE and OBE level, some 76% were involved in charitable or voluntary work, or undertaking extra - curricular activities linked to or in addition to their professions
• there are 393 successful women candidates in this list, including 10 Dames, 15 CBEs and 2 CBs. This represents 41% of the total, a record high
• the number of successful candidates from minority communities is 8.2%, up from 6% in the last list
• 7.3% of the candidates indicated that they were disabled under the Disability Discrimination Act.