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...