Written Question·Treasury·UIN 81885

Bank Notes: Design

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65148 on Bank Notes, whether (a) her Department or (b) the Bank of England has an equality, diversity and inclusion policy on the (i) design of and (ii) selection o

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The Bank of England is responsible for all aspects of banknote design and character selection, as set out in the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1954 and the 2025 Memorandum of Understanding between HM Treasury and the Bank of England, which can be found onli...
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