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Bank Notes: Design

Commons · Question 121749 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 27 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Bank of England still has a sitting Banknote Character Advisory Committee.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 27 Mar 2026

The Banknote Character Advisory Committee, whose members had a five-year term starting in 2015, advised the Governor of the Bank of England on the choice of field and character for the current £20 and £50 banknotes. In July 2025 the Bank of England asked ...