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Bank Notes: Design

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 119974

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions with the Bank of England on the potential impact of the removal of historic British figures from the new series of banknotes on British national identity.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

The Bank of England is entirely responsible for the design, production, issue and distribution of banknotes. HM Treasury has not discussed the change of design with the Bank of England.

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