The full New Year honours list 2022 as Chris Whitty is knighted

At the forefront of the New Year honours list are the medical chiefs who have led the charge against the Covid-19 virus and ongoing pandemic.

While the honours list recognises achievements and contributions across a variety of fields, like art, sport, politics and more, nearly one in five of those named on the 2022 honours list are for Covid-related services, according to the Cabinet Office.

This is everything you need to know about the New Year honours list 2022.

Knighthood for Chris Whitty

The medical chiefs leading the UK’s battle against coronavirus have been recognised in the New Year Honours list after a year that saw a relentless rollout of the vaccination programme.

England’s chief medical officer (CMO), Professor Chris Whitty, deputy CMO, Jonathan Van-Tam, and Wales’ and Scotland’s CMOs, Frank Atherton and Dr Gregor Smith, have been given knighthoods.

There are also damehoods for UK Health Security Agency chief Dr Jenny Harries, and Dr June Raine, chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), after a year in which the threat of new variants arose and more than 130 million vaccinations were administered.

The Government’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, who was originally knighted in the 2019 New Year Honours list, is elevated to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.

The Cabinet Office said nearly one in five (19%) of the honours are for Covid-related service.

Scientists have played a central role in keeping the public informed during briefings throughout the year in response to Covid-19 and are being recognised for services to public health and science.

Sir Patrick said: “I am really pleased to see so many outstanding scientists and engineers recognised in this year’s honours, including those that have been working tirelessly as part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.”

And the MHRA chief, Dame June, said: “I am enormously honoured by this recognition of the substantial contribution which the MHRA has made to the nation’s response to Covid-19 over the last two years.

“This is thanks to the dedication and commitment of all our talented staff, who work so tirelessly to make sure vaccines, therapeutics and medical devices are safe and effective for people across the UK.”

Who else is being honoured?

A number of athletes are also included on the list, including Team GB’s Olympians and Paralympians who took gold in Tokyo.

Cyclists Jason and Laura Kenny are thought to be the first married couple to be recognised on the same honours list.

Teenage tennis sensation Emma Raducanu has added another title after winning the US Open in September, as she can now say she is a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

Diver Tom Daley, who won gold in the 10m synchro, will be made an OBE, while his partner, Matty Lee, will be made an MBE.

Strictly Come Dancing star Adam Peaty will be made an OBE and there is an MBE for Tom Dean after both swimmers won Olympic gold.

Seven-time Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft, who has been made an OBE after winning two golds in wheelchair racing, urged more disabled children to take up sports in school.

In the world of entertainment, Daniel Craig has been given a special diplomatic honour after his final outing as James Bond in No Time To Die.

The departing 007 is made a companion of the Order of St Michael and St George – which is styled CMG and was also conferred on the fictional spy in the film series and Ian Fleming’s books.

Actresses Joanna Lumley and Vanessa Redgrave are to be made dames, while James Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli will be made a CBE.

Lumley, who is being honoured for services to drama, entertainment and art, said: “I am astonished and thrilled and touched beyond words to receive this colossal honour.

“It comes as a complete and unexpected surprise, and is the kindest and most beautiful present imaginable.”

Diversity member Ashley Banjo and former Spice Girl Mel B are both to be made an MBE.

The full list of New Year Honours 2022

ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF HONOUR

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Lord Frank Field Of Birkenhead DL. For Public and Political Service. (London, Greater London)

Sir Paul Maxime Nurse. For services to Science and Medicine in the UK and Abroad. (Oxford, Oxfordshire)

KNIGHTS COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH (KCB)

Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance. Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Government Office for Science. For services to Science in Government. (London, Greater London)

Professor Christopher John MacRae Whitty CB. Chief Medical Officer for England. For services to Public Health. (London, Greater London)

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Dr Vivienne Cox CBE. Independent Non-Executive Director and Workforce Engagement Director, GSK and Chair, Rosalind Franklin Institute. For services to Sustainability, and to Diversity and Inclusion in Business. (Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire)

Dr Jennifer Margaret Harries OBE. Chief Executive, UK Health Security Agency. For services to Health. (Monmouth, Monmouthshire)

Sylvia Lloyd Heal. For Political and Public Service. (Egham, Surrey)

Laura Rebecca Kenny CBE. For services to Cycling. (Marton, Cheshire)

Sara Khan. Lately Lead Commissioner, Commission for Countering Extremism. For services to Human Rights and Counter Extremism. (Watford, Hertfordshire)

Emily Lawson. Lately Chief Commercial Officer, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to the NHS, particularly during Covid-19. (Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire)

Diane Elizabeth Lees CBE. Director General, Imperial War Museum. For services to Museums and Cultural Heritage. (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire)

Joanna Lumley OBE. For services to Drama, to Entertainment and to Charitable Causes. (London, Greater London)

Professor Julie Elspeth Lydon OBE. Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of South Wales. For services to Higher Education. (Stroud, Gloucestershire)

Dr June Munro Raine CBE. Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. For services to Healthcare and the Covid-19 Response. (Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire)

Vanessa Redgrave CBE. Actress. For services to Drama. (London, Greater London)

Professor Sarah Marcella Springman CBE. Rector and Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, ETH Zurich. For services to Engineering and to International Sports Administration. (Egham, Surrey)

Professor Helen Jayne Stokes-Lampard. Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Chair, National Academy of Social Prescribing. For services to General Practice. (Tamworth, Staffordshire)

Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

The Right Honourable Professor Ajay Kumar Lord Kakkar. For services to Healthcare and Public Service. (London, Greater London)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy. For Political and Public Services. (Rutherglen, Lanarkshire)

KNIGHTS BACHELOR

Dr Francis Atherton. Chief Medical Officer, Welsh Government. For services to Public Health. (Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan)

The Rt. Hon. John Dominic Battle. For Political and Public Service. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)

John Boorman CBE. Film Director. For services to Film. (Abroad)

Jan Petrus du Plessis. Executive Chairman, BT Group. For services to Telecommunications and Business. (Penn, Buckinghamshire)

Professor Anthony Finkelstein CBE. Lately Chief Scientific Adviser, National Security. For Public Service. (London, Greater London)

The Rt. Hon. Robert Goodwill MP. Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby. For Political and Public service. (York, North Yorkshire)

Professor Robin William Grimes FRS FREng. Lately Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence Nuclear. For services to UK Resilience and International Science Relationships. (London, Greater London)

David Winton Harding. For services to Philanthropy. (London, Greater London)

Professor John Anthony Hardy FRS. Chair of the Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease, University College London. For services to Human Health in Improving Understanding of Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases. (London, Greater London)

Jason Francis Kenny CBE. For services to Cycling. (Marton, Cheshire)

Ian Livingstone CBE. For services to the Online Gaming Industry. (London, Greater London)

Peter Edward Murray CBE. Founding and Executive Director, Yorkshire Sculpture Park. For services to the Arts. (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)

Professor Jonathan Stafford Nguyen-Van-Tam MBE. Deputy Chief Medical Officer. For services to Public Health. (Lincolnshire)

Dr Douglas Edwin Oakervee FrEng CBE. Chair, Independent Review of HS2. For services to Transport and Infrastructure Delivery. (Newmarket, Suffolk)

Horace Shango Ové CBE. Film Maker and Photographer. For services to Media. (London, Greater London)

Mark Trevor Phillips OBE. For services to Equality and Human Rights. (London, Greater London)

Professor Shakeel Ahmed Qureshi. Professor of Paediatric Cardiology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals Foundation Trust. For services to Paediatric Cardiology and Charity. (London, Greater London)

The Rt. Hon. Peter John Robert Riddell CBE. Lately Commissioner for Public Appointments. For Public Service. (London, Greater London)

William Anthony Bowater Russell. Lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to Financial Innovation, Culture, and Wellbeing in the City of London particularly during Covid-19. (Thriplow, Cambridgeshire)

Professor Gregor Ian Smith. Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government. For services to Public Health. (Hamilton, Lanarkshire)

Alistair Spalding CBE. Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Sadler’s Wells Theatre. For services to Dance. (London, Greater London)

William David Wiggin (Bill Wiggin) MP. Member of Parliament for North Herefordshire. For Political and Public service. (Upton Bishop, Herefordshire)

Dr Nigel David Wilson. Chief Executive, Legal and General. For services to the Finance Industry and Regional Development. (London, Greater London)

ORDER OF THE BATH

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Ruth Bailey. Lately Director of Human Resources, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. For services to Human Resources. (London, Greater London)

Gareth Neil Davies. Director General, Aviation, Maritime, International and Security Group, Department for Transport. For Public Service. (London, Greater London)

Elizabeth Jean Ditchburn. Director General, Economy, Scottish Government. For services to the Scottish Economy. (Stonehouse, Lanarkshire)

Catherine Megan Frances. Director General, Local Government and Public Services, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. For services to Local Government. (London, Greater London)

Brian Mark Hutton. Lately Clerk of the Journals, House of Commons. For services to Parliament. (Lewes, East Sussex)

John-Paul Marks. Director General, Work and Health, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Welfare Reform. (London, Greater London)

Madelaine McTernan. Director General, Vaccine Taskforce. For services to the Covid-19 Response. (London, Greater London)

Richard James Pengelly. Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Service and Permanent Secretary, Department of Health Northern Ireland. For services to Health and to the Government. (Belfast, City of Belfast)

Joanna Susan Rowland. Director General, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to the Economy during Covid-19. (Fareham, Hampshire)

Elizabeth Jane Russell. Director General, Tax and Welfare, HM Treasury. For services to the Economy during Covid-19. (Northallerton, North Yorkshire)

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Adesola Olumide Adetosoye OBE. Chief Executive, Bromley Council. For services to Children’s Welfare. (London, Greater London)

Charles Edward Alexander. Chair, Opera Rara, Chair of the Board, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and lately Lead Non-Executive Board Member, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. For voluntary and charitable services to the Arts, to Culture and to Health. (London, Greater London)

Timothy Edward Douglas Allan. For services to Business, Charity and the Arts. (Muckhart, Clackmannanshire)

Professor Myles Robert Allen. Professor of Geosystem Science, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Change Attribution and Prediction and Net-Zero. (Oxford, Oxfordshire)

Edmund John Seward Anderson. Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director, National Savings and Investments. For services to the Financial Sector and Public Life in Yorkshire. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)

Professor Jonathan Richard Benger. Chief Medical Officer, NHS Digital. For services to the NHS. (Bristol, City of Bristol)

Professor Phillip Thomas Blythe FREng. Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport. For services to Science and Engineering in Transport and Government. (Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear)

Sandra May Bowker (Sandra Wallace). Co-Chair, Social Mobility Commission. For services to Law, Professional Services and Social Mobility. (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands)

Barbara Dana Broccoli OBE. Film Producer. For services to Film, to Drama, to Philanthropy and to Skills. (London, Greater London)

Jonathan Broomfield. Director, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For Public Service. (Grantham, Lincolnshire)

Linda Brown. Chief Executive Officer, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. For services to Justice and the Victims of Crime. (Kirkcaldy, Fife)

Lisa Jane Burger. Executive Director and Joint Chief Executive, National Theatre. For services to the Arts. (London, Greater London)

Roger Burnley. Chief Executive, Asda Stores Ltd. For services to the Food Supply Chain. (Mirfield, West Yorkshire)

Kirsty Johnstone Bushell. National Vice Chairman SSAFA. For voluntary service to the Armed Forces. (Marshfield, Gloucestershire)

Dr Elizabeth Kelly Cameron OBE. Director and Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce. For services to the Promotion of Scotland and UK International Trade. (Gourock, Renfrewshire)

Julia Charles (Julie Jaye Charles). For services to Equality, to Intersectionality and to People with Disabilities. (London, Greater London)

Martin John Coles. Chief Executive, Marine Society and Sea Cadets. For services to Young People and Maritime Education. (Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire)

Jenny Coles. Director of Children’s Services, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to Children’s Social Care. (Dunstable, Bedfordshire)

Steven Martin Cooper. Co-Chair, Social Mobility Commission. For services to Banking and Social Mobility. (London, Greater London)

Andrew Peter Cosslett. Lately Chairman, Rugby Football Union. For services to the Rugby Football Union. (London, Greater London)

Leora Anne Cruddas. Chief Executive, Confederation of School Trusts, London. For services to Education. (Leicester, Leicestershire)

Jody Alan Cundy OBE. For services to Cycling. (Manchester, Greater Manchester)

John Andrew Dawson. Chief Executive Officer, Oxford BioMedica. For services to UK Life Science. (Leatherhead, Surrey)

Countess Sally Jean De la Bedoyere. Lately Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross. For services to Animal Welfare. (Horsham, West Sussex)

John Stephen Denholm. Chairman, J & J Denholm Ltd. For services to the Maritime Sector and Charities. (Balfron, Stirling and Falkirk)

Esmeralda Devlin OBE. For services to Design. (London, Greater London)

Professor James Diggle. Emeritus Professor of Greek and Latin, University of Cambridge. For services to Classical Scholarship. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

Alison Jane Duckles. Head, Learning and Development, Laing O’Rourke. For services to Education. (Wellingborough, Northamptonshire)

Rebecca Ann Ellis. Director, Northern Ireland and Ireland, Cabinet Office. For Public Service. (London, Greater London)

Martin MacLean Fairbairn. Lately Chief Operating Officer, Scottish Funding Council. For services to Education. (Larbert, Stirling and Falkirk)

Professor Kevin Andrew Fenton. Regional Director, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department for Health and Social Care, and Regional Director, Public Health, NHS London. For services to Public Health. (London, Greater London)

Dr John Anthony Fingleton. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fingleton Ltd. For services to the Economy and to Innovation. (London, Greater London)