Basingstoke MP becomes Dame in Queen's Birthday honours

The MP for Basingstoke Maria Miller has received a top award in the Queen's Birthday honours.

She becomes a Dame, officially known as a Dame commander of the order of the British Empire (DBE) for parliamentary and public services.

The Conservative MP has served Basingstoke since 2005.

Other regional awards go to the following:

OBE

Professor Parveen Yaqoob the deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Reading for services to further education.

John George Marnock. Police Staff and Chair, National Surveillance User Group, Thames Valley Police. For services to Policing. (Thatcham, Berkshire)

Alistair Charles McAuley. For services to Business, the Construction Industry and to Charity. (Marlow, Buckinghamshire)

Simon John Shepherd. Director, The Butler Trust. For services to HM Prison and Probation Service. (Wallingford, Oxfordshire)

CBE

Dr David Gordon Sweeney. Executive Chair, Research England. For services to Higher Education. (Maidenhead, Berkshire)

Vanessa Ann MacDougall. Lately Director, International Economics Unit and the G7 Taskforce, Cabinet Office. For Public Service. (Hartley Wintney, Hampshire)

Frances Ismay Wadsworth. Deputy Further Education Commissioner. For services to Education. (Newbury, Berkshire)

MBE

Tom Dyson the head of Olympic and Paralympic performance delivery at British Rowing for services to Paralympian rowing. Mr Dyson lives at Sindlesham near Reading.

Suman Raj Shrestha. Professional Lead, Royal College of Nursing and Nurse Consultant in Critical Care, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Critical Care Nursing. (Crowthorne, Berkshire)

Susan Hill a Training Unit Manager with the Metropolitan Police Service for services to Policing. Mrs Hill lives in Basingstoke.

Christine Mary Blackmore. Foster Carer, Hampshire County Council. For services to Fostering. (Stockbridge, Hampshire)

Charlotte Jane Every. Assistant to the Clerk Assistant, House of Commons. For services to Parliament. (Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire)

BEM

Indraprasad Limbu. Broadcast Technician, British Forces Broadcasting Service. For services to the Armed Forces. (Basingstoke, Hampshire)

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