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Bank Notes: Design

Commons · Question 121750 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 27 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Bank of England on the removal of historic figures from UK bank notes.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 27 Mar 2026

As set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between HM Treasury and the Bank of England, the Bank of England is entirely responsible for the design, production, issue and distribution of banknotes. HM Treasury has not discussed images for banknote desig...