Dylan, Bob, aka Robert Alan Zimmerman (he was born Jewish), received an honorary doctorate of Music from St. Andrews, Scotland in June 2004.
Dylan holds also an honorary degree from Princeton University (1970).
Brosnan, Pierce, actor (James Bond), Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the Dublin Institute of Technology, an Honorary Doctorate from the University College Cork.
Here are a couple of links for you:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/~/media/assets/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/publications/reports/annualreport/2008/co_finances%20pdf.ashx
You'll see from this that Cabinet Office expenditure has, and is planned to, reduce.
The projected cost for the current financial year is £136m.
Suffolk Police alone cost £101m for the last financial year:
The Merseyside Police budget for 2006/07 was £324m.
http://www.merseysidepoliceauthority.gov.uk/assets/_files/documents/mar_08/mpa__1205834661_budget0708.pdf
I can't be ar*ed to look any further but hopefully this puts your mind at rest