§ 34. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the similarity in format between £1 notes, £5 notes and £10 notes, if he will direct the Bank of England to differentiate them respectively in size and colour.
§ Mr. CallaghanCurrent Bank of England £1, £5 and £10 notes are already differentiated in both size and colour.
§ Mr. HughesDoes the Chancellor realise that even in these affluent days one does not want to make the mistake of giving away a "fiver" or a "tenner" for a "one-er", which is very easily done, having regard to their similarity, and will he, therefore, change the form of these notes in order to prevent such unfortunate error?
§ Mr. CallaghanI never expected to live to hear a Scottish Member say that it was easy to give away a £5 note instead of a £1 note.