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Bank Notes: Design

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeWomen and EqualitiesTabled Answered 25 June 2026UIN 10697

The question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Bank of England's Banknote imagery advisory group minutes - October 2025, meeting held on 14 October 2025, Item 3, published on 17 April 2026, what engagement the Cabinet Office has had with the Bank of England on the banknote design and imagery.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

There has been no engagement between Cabinet Office or Equalities Ministers and the Bank of England on banknote design and imagery. Officials in the Office for Equality and Opportunity engaged with a Bank of England counterpart in August 2025 in relation to their consultation on this topic as part of normal due process.

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