Question follow-through · 10697

Bank Notes: Design

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 w

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Women and Equalities
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
25 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    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 w

  2. 25 Jun 2026

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  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    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 ...

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