Question follow-through · 121749

Bank Notes: Design

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Bank of England still has a sitting Banknote Character Advisory Committee.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
27 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Bank of England still has a sitting Banknote Character Advisory Committee.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Banknote Character Advisory Committee, whose members had a five-year term starting in 2015, advised the Governor of the Bank of England on the choice of field and character for the current £20 and £50 banknotes. In July 2025 the Bank of England asked ...

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