The father of a police officer killed in a gun and grenade ambush in Manchester has said his daughter would have been proud of his MBE for his work supporting young people who have suffered from violent crime.
Bryn Hughes, whose daughter Nicola was killed in 2012 alongside fellow Pc Fiona Bone in the attack in Tameside, founded the Pc Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund to help young people who have lost a close family member through a violent crime.
He is among 673 New Year Honours recipients - 60 per cent of the total - who are recognised primarily for undertaking outstanding work in their communities in a voluntary or charitable capacity.
Mr Hughes, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, said: “She would be very proud. But I think she'd be laughing. I think she'd buy me some PJs with a medal on it or something as well. She shared my sense of humour so she’d make some fun of it.”
The mother of a nine-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack and air pollution said her daughter Ella would be “overjoyed” that she is being made a CBE.
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, from Lewisham, south east London, has been named for services to public health for her role in campaigning for the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, or “Ella’s law” - named after her daughter who died in 2013 and later became the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death.
The Bill is set to be scrutinised by MPs in the Commons after passing the Lords in early December.
Ms Adoo-Kissi-Debrah said: “(Ella) would be over the moon. It’s an absolute honour and recognition for the campaign.”
Marie McCourt, whose 22-year-old daughter Helen vanished near their home in St Helens, Merseyside, in 1988, is being made an MBE for her campaign to bring in Helen’s Law, making it harder for killers and paedophiles who hold back information on their victims to receive parole.
