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Bank Notes: Design

Commons · Question 20990 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2026

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Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Deposited Paper reference DEP2026-0505, committed on 9 July 2026, entitled Letter dated 13/07/2026 from Victoria Cleland, Chief Cashier and Senior Advisor to the Governors, Bank of England in respo

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Answered by Lucy Rigby, 9 Sep 2026

As set out in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between HM Treasury and the Bank of England, the Bank of England is entirely responsible for the design, production, issue and distribution of banknotes.www.gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-u...