Knighthood for Sir Ian Dudson

That this House congratulates His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Sir Ian Dudson, on being made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for services to the Crown in the December 2024 New Year’s honours list; acknowledges his exemplary service to the county of Staffordshire and all the people who live, learn and work there since his appointment as Lord-Lieutenant on 29 March 2012; notes that Sir Ian Dudson is already a Commander of the Order of the British Empire; gives thanks to Lady Dudson for her committed service to the county of Staffordshire; recognises Sir Ian’s previous service as Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire since 2001, High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 2010-11 and Pro-Chancellor of Keele University and Chair of Council from 2005-2012; celebrates his service as President of nine Staffordshire based organisations: Douglas Macmillan Hospice, Tennis Staffordshire, Staffordshire Community Foundation, Staffordshire Branch CPRE, Scouting Staffordshire, SSAFA Staffordshire, St John County Priory Group and Lichfield Festival; and sends its best wishes to Sir Ian and Lady Dudson for the years ahead.