Written Question·Treasury·UIN 121750

Bank Notes: Design

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

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

Lucy Rigby
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...
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