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Honours System (Reform)

: Indeed there is. As I am sure my hon. Friend has seen, the report includes a statistical appendix that gives some figures on the distribution of awards, not only by region but by other characteristics. One of the reasons for wanting a seriously reformed honours system is that those are exactly the considerations on which we would expect the honours system to report on a regular basis. We should be told how well those who run the system are doing to ensure that honours are distributed fairly across the population, including on geographical grounds.