Honours
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the average time taken to process nominations for national honours.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
Processing the large number of nominations for national honours can be lengthy but it is critical to ensure the integrity of national honours is maintained. Verifying information about nominees can take time to ensure the independent process has been completed to the standards expected.
Of course we are always looking at ways to use technology to improve and speed up processes, including in honours.
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